CIMA and The Hackett Group Launch First Ever

CIMA and The Hackett Group Launch First Ever Life-Long Learning Program for Global Business Services and Shared Services Sector:

 CIMA and partner Hackett Group to create a new professional body, The Association of Global Business Services certified professionalsMIAMI AND LONDON The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) today announced the first of more development program career official Global Business Services (GBS) and shared services sector. This follows the announcement of a strategic partnership between the two companies earlier this year. To enhance their cooperation and support to GBS, CIMA and The Hackett Group formalized its alliance with the creation of a new professional organization, professional certificates Association Global Business Services sector.
 Based on the classification Global Business Services in conjunction brand launched in April, the program will introduce two new levels over the next year, each with a title and the corresponding description. At each level, the new development program teaches the skills and competencies required by employers to achieve the highest standards of excellence. The three levels will now be: The Certificate of Global Business Services (ONGC), now available, replacing the rating of Global Business Services; the degree Global Business Services (SPMD) available in the summer of 2016, designed for those mid-level; and Higher Diploma in Global Business Services (ADGBS) available in the spring of 2016, for those at the executive level.

Participants in these programs also have access to a new knowledge center, providing access to documents, such as case studies, frameworks and performance measures of The Hackett Group, CIMA, and other organizations. The knowledge center is designed to help participants through the exams and learning throughout life, with the additional hardware unlocked as complete individuals certification of all levels.

 Ted Fernandez, president and CEO of The Hackett Group, said: "The world is changing rapidly GBS from beyond attention to the simple functions and transactional work to offer an integrated approach of business services, and a focus on a greater knowledge of these skills focused on strategic thinking and analysis, data modeling, people management and change management. Our new program is designed to help support this evolution, allowing the leaders of GBS to equip their staff with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed.

"These training programs provide value in a range of ways," Fernandez said. "To the leaders of GBS, our training and certification offerings provide the ammunition that can help convince senior management who are willing to take on more complex and responsible process. These programs are also a great way for organizations to recognize GBS more efficient and improve the retention of key personnel. For GBS staff, this represents an exceptional opportunity for development, and to improve career mobility. Finally, our programs are a great way to subcontractors for competitive differentiation " .

Charles Tilley FCMA, CGMA, CEO of CIMA, said: "As the largest and the first professional body of management accountants world, supports CIMA members and students in 179 countries through our intensive training and rigorous practice education and continuous professional development services we are. Proud to be applying our experience now GBS sector. Professional GBS need the skills and knowledge to provide the kind of sophisticated strategic service that the sector is evolving towards council. We have helped teams management and worldwide gather the information they need to inform strategy formation and implementation and will support organizations of GBS in their attempt to do the same.

"Until now, organizations of GBS and its employees were unable to reach their full potential due to lack of specialized training. With this new step in the partnership with CIMA The Hackett Group, we respond to this clear need. As the first and only organizations that provide education for the sector in the long run, will help professionals GBS to achieve and maintain levels of world-class performance and ultimately better enable and support business strategies that serve. "