ICMCI trustees have adopted the following standards to define the CMC and its method of award. 

• Competency Framework
• Common Body of knowledge (CBK) 
• Presentation on the CBK (D. Shepherd - 1998) 
• Reciprocity between Member Institutes
• CMC Certification process Standard
• CMC Certification process Standard - matrix

In addition there is a standard on Accredited Consulting Practices (ACP) which can be seen on the page for ACP