ISO 20700 Guidelines for management consultancy services it's
a standard developed for use as a guideline for people or organizations for the
effective management of management consulting services. This standard was
developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 280. ISO 20700 was published for
the first time in June 2017.
ISO 20700,
Guidelines for Management Consultancy Services, aims to help management
consultancy service providers (MCSPs) and their clients improve transparency
and understanding of their consultancy assignments, in order to achieve better
results. The appropriate application of this International Standard enables the
service providers to reduce risk in management consultancy assignments, bring
valuable expertise to an organization when initiating organizational growth
and/or change and provide better value to its clients.
ISO 20700
is applicable to all MCSPs regardless of size or the operation field, including
associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, partnerships
etc. While focusing on the importance of understanding and meeting client’s
needs, the standard gives an opportunity to MCSPs to protect innovation and
differentiation.
The ISO
20700:2017 adopt the following structure:
1.
Purpose
2.
Normative
references
3.
Terms
and definitions
4.
Principles
5.
Contracting
6.
Execution
7. Closure
User questions & answers