Name of the Guild:
National Guild of Professional Consultants Acronim: NGPC Data of creation: 20 January 2000
Mission
of the Guild is to encourage of strengthening
and prosperity of national economics through development
of consulting services in the space Business-Consulting-State.
The main objectives of the Guild
are:
to provide businessmen, consultants and officials with
effective interaction;
to develop consulting activities and
improve the quality of consulting services in Russia.
Activities of the Guild:
In order to achieve its objectives, the Guild:
creates favourable environment for
effective interaction between officials, businessmen and
consultants;
organises integrated
and complex services for clients;
forms the Data Base
with modern and successful technologies and methods
of consulting activities;
develops metodology,
methods and technologies of integrated consulting;
organises conferences,
seminars, workshops and presentations;
organises training of
the consultants, exchanging of experience;
represents the common
interests of its members, and those of the
profession as a hole;
makes proposals and
statements in cases that fall within its scope of
activities;
co-operates with
related national and foreign associations and
organisations;
helps the consultans
and consulting firms in developing, implementing and
assessment of their projects;
develops a
system of professional and ethical standarts and
safequards the compliance of its members.
The Guild guarantees:
reliability in
the professional activity and interacting between
partners of the Guild;
advantage
of strategic partnerships;
"safety" of interaction.
WHO
CAN BECOME MEMBERS
OF THE GUILD
Consulting firms
Independent consultants
Organisations and individuals who take interest
in the consulting profession, agree with and support
the objectives of the Guild, although their activities
cannot be classified as consulting. Conditions
of Membership 1. Independence: They must
be independent to the extent of being able to
provide unbiased professional services to their
clients. 2. Expertise (for consultants).
3. Ethics: Members must declare
their commitment to the Code of Ethics of the
Guild and to the highest professional and ethical
standarts envisaged therein. 4. Experience: Members must prove
to have been in the consulting or other business
for at list 3 years. 5. Qualification: Members must
demonstrate a superior level of intellectual
and technical knowledge achieved by obtaining
a university/institute degree and collecting
sufficient experience in the field of activity.
ORGANS
OF THE GUILD
The highest organ of the Guild
is the General Assembly. The Guild holds at least
one General Assembly every year.
The operation of the Guild is managed by the Council
consisting of the President, two Vice Presidents
and seven Council Members.
The General Assembly elects the Council for three
years.
The Executive board is managed by Director General.
TERMS
AND DEFINITIONS
Term: Professional
Consulting Definition: Independent advice and assistance
about management issues. It typically includes
identification and investigation of problems and/or
opportunities, recommendation of appropriate actions
and assistance in their implementation.
Areas of consulting:
1. Corporate strategy and organisational development
2. Financial and administrative systems
3. Human resources
4. Production and service management (including
technology, logistics, R&D and quality assurance)
5. Marketing and corporate communication
6. Information technology and systems
7. Project management
8. Audit
9. Legal advices
10. Economic and environmental studies
Term: Consulting company Definition: It is a company with more
than 60% of its earnings coming from consulting
activities provided for clients who have no
organisational relationship with its parent
company (or group of companies) or its founding
public body.
Term: Independant consultant Definition: Self-employed professional
performing consulting in any of the above listed
areas and possessing the necessary qualification
and experience.
to provide businessmen, consultants and officials with
effective interaction;