Code
of Professional Conduct for Member of the
National Guild of Professional Consultants (NGPC)
according to international standards
Principle 1 Satisfying clients' demands
A member must always prioritize satisfying clients' requests
and interests.
A member will accept only assignments which the member has the skills and knowledge to perform
to satisfy clients' demands; a member will not arrogate
and will provide references from other clients, if necessary.
A member will ensure that before accepting any engagement, a mutual understanding of the objectives, scope,
work plan, and fee arrangements has been established;
any subsequent corrections will be a subject of the preliminary
discussion and agreement with a client.
A member will treat client information as confidential and will neither take personal advantage of privileged information gathered during an assignment, nor enable others to do
so.
A member ensures that advices, decisions and
recommendations will be rested upon careful, unprejudiced consideration
and examination of all available and relevant facts and
experience; all his recommendations will be realistic, realizable
and clear for clients.
Principle 2 Honesty, independence, objectivity
Consultant must avoid any actions or situations that
are incompatible with his professional obligations or
can someway let down the consultant. Consultant
will not conform personal interests in his/her
recommendations.
Consultant will disclose any special relations, circumstances
or business interests that could affect judgments
or objectivity of the consultant ( including negative
influence, or to client's or other's opinion, could affect
including negative influence) during performance of a concrete
task.
Consultant will provide no services to clients neither
in conditions incompatible with professional
responsibilities of the consultant nor in cases that can someway let down the consultant.
In conflicting cases or situations of potential conflict
of interests consultant must (depending on the
situation) exit the task or remove a source of a conflict,
or explain oneself and receive agreement of concerned parties
to execution or resumption of the contract.
Consultant will inform his/her client about any
important limitations concerning contract's benefits
expecting by the client.
Consultant will show no short-term benefits in prejudice of
long-term prosperity of the client not informing client
about possible consequences.
Principle3 Responsibility to profession and the National Guild of
Professional Consultants
Consultant's actions must always be aimed at strengthening
of the reputation, public recognition of a profession
and NGPC.
Consultant will fulfill NGPC's requirements of a continual
professional self-improvement so as to provide actual
level of knowledges and skills.
Consultant must respect professional responsibilities and
qualification of all people with whom he works.
Consultant will conduct negotiations about conclusion of agreements
and professional service payment using only ethic and
professional approaches accepted in NGPC.
Consultant must conform to requirements of the
profession "management consultant".
