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The Firm

As an independent Professional Consulting Firm, Ward Management Group Pty Ltd was initially founded in 1983 in Melbourne and since then over 350 Australian and International clients have commissioned more than 1500 individual consulting projects from the firm.

Ward Management Group specialises in a hands on, results oriented approach, based on the application of established and proven methodologies combined with relevant operational management experience.

Ron Ward MBA, CMC Principal

Ron is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), one of less than 300 in Australia and has been a member of t he Australian Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) for over 20 years. Ron specialises in assisting his clients across many industries, business types and also with all levels of Government.

Ron has, during his consulting career, served as a Senior Management Consultant and at Director Level with 2 of the largest Global Accounting Firms in their melbourne and Brisbane offices.

Ron's involvement with his clients and helping them to achieve their business goals (3 have won major State and National Awards over the last year) plus his support as a long term mentor on the Qld Government Mentoring 4 Growth Program has lead to his appointment as a Small business Solutions provider with the Queensland Government and also as Preferred Supplier to Indigenous Business Australia (IBA).

Adrian Ward BBus(Sustainability), Associate Consultant

Adrian Ward began his professional career in the carbon / sustainability space while studying a Bachelor of Business in Sustainable Enterprise Management at the University of Queensland. During this time he took up a role in guiding the university’s business sustainability and carbon related courses, and, developing a collaborative partnership program with industry. Adrian also acted as a tutor and assistant lecturer in “Environmental Markets & Emissions Trading” and currently maintains a seat on the executive board of UQ SMART program, and, the Australian Institute of Sustainable Enterprise Management (AISEM).

Adrian has engaged in carbon & sustainability consultancy on a local, national and international level. He has played a lead role in coordinating numerous teams to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions, assess environmental management systems, and, develop climate change strategy with respect to Australian and International standards, such as: NGA Factors (NGERS), the GHG protocol, ISO14064, ISO19011 and ISO14001. Adrian’s keen interest in cleantech start-ups (mostly energy) has led him to work on a number of related projects to deliver climate change related research and strategic recommendations. He also maintains a high-level of interest in the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market where he has had experience developing Project Design Documents (PDD).

Professional Membership

Management Consultants play a crucial role in the development of Australian organisations. By providing advice and assistance, consultants aid industry in determining and achieving their objectives.

The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) is the professional body representing management consultants in Australia. The Institute's mission is to represent and promote the management consulting profession, set and maintain internationally recognised standards and develop members.

The Institute is the awarding body of the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation. CMC is the mark of competency for the management consulting profession and indicates that a management consultant meets certain requirements of character, education and experience. The CMC designation is recognised internationally.

Code of Professional Conduct

The Institute of Management Consultants Code of Professional Conduct requires that all members maintain the high standards of ethical conduct expected of all professional persons. Thus, any member of The Institute will be subject to disciplinary proceedings if their behavior brings discredit to the Management Consulting profession or The Institute.
Members must act with integrity which is defined as - moral and ethical soundness; fairness; equity; ability to distinguish between right and wrong; honesty; dependability; freedom from corrupting influence or practice; strictness in the fulfillment of both the letter and the spirit of agreements made - regardless of personal consideration.

Members will refrain from and discourage public or personal criticism of another member's work, recognizing that The Institute provides means for adequate discussion and constructive criticism within the profession.