Partner With CDI

If You Have the Network, We Have the Methodology

The best regional partnerships start with a question: Can I demonstrate the value of systemic transformation to my network that leads to client opportunities?

If your answer is “yes” — if you possess the relationships, credibility, and conviction to develop operational excellence within your territory — then CDI offers a proven methodology and evidence-based support structure that equips you to deliver excellence transformations that sustain — and build a practice worth owning.

What Successful Partners Bring

This isn’t simply about earning fees from a few projects. It’s about building a practice substantial enough to generate significant income during your active years — and create lasting value beyond them. The client relationships you cultivate become assets, not merely transactions.

We’re not seeking individuals who need us to teach them how to sell. We’re seeking those who already have market presence and client relationships, and who want a proven methodology to deliver transformations that truly last.

CDI brings the methodology. You bring the market. The combination is what makes transformations happen at scale.

Transformation Experience, Market Presence and Trust Network

  • Established professional relationships in your target industry or geography
  • Credibility that opens doors to business leaders and decision-makers
  • Understanding of local business culture, decision processes, and buying dynamics

Beyond market access, successful CDI partners bring three capabilities that determine whether a practice grows or stalls:

Business Development Capability

  • Able to articulate operational excellence value in business terms, avoiding consultant jargon.
  • Able to navigate complex B2B sales cycles from initial conversation to signed contract.
  • Able to develop and maintain client relationships beyond servicing referrals.

Implementation Expertise

  • Able to leverage significant operational excellence experience and understand frontline realities over theory.
  • Able to build client confidence through genuine expertise and honest assessments.
  • Commitment to client success over programme completion.

Entrepreneurial Commitment

  • Willingness to invest time and effort in building your regional practice.
  • Ability to manage the natural uncertainty of performance-based economics.
  • Drive to convert your market knowledge into sustainable client relationships.

What CDI Brings to the Partnership

Independent consultants and regional firms offer industry expertise, strong client relationships, and proven implementation skills. However, without a documented methodology, growth is restricted by limited knowledge transfer and scalability.

CDI provides six things no independent practitioner can build alone:

A Complete Transformation Methodology

CDI’s documented, integrated system, MDW, lets associates deliver results consistently. This empowers you to scale faster and increase your market impact.

25 Years of Implementation Learning

Gain proven, practical know-how from 3500+ global implementations — insights you can use to achieve reliable results.

A Global Knowledge Network

Join a global network for shared problem-solving and expertise, all supported by a single proven methodology, to improve your effectiveness.

Credibility and Brand

Build credibility and unlock new business with a methodology recognised in 150+ case studies and leading thought leadership.

A Structured Development Pathway

Access comprehensive training, certification, and ongoing support to continually improve and deliver exceptional results.

Protected Network and Competitive Positioning

CDI partners own and retain their network relationships. CDI will not compete directly in your space or introduce competing partners without your knowledge and agreement.

Two Distinct Models

CDI partners through two models — one for independent practitioners, one for established firms. Both require the same commitment to methodology and client outcomes.

PARTNERSHIP MODEL 1

You work independently or lead a small practice.

This model targets independent consultants or small practice leaders with strong implementation credentials and a notable market reputation. It enables them to systematise their delivery using a globally supported methodology.

PARTNERSHIP MODEL 2

You lead an established firm with existing client infrastructure.

This model is designed for well-established consulting or professional services firms with a solid client base. It allows them to expand their services by incorporating operational excellence transformation through a proven methodology, without needing to develop one themselves.

What CDI Provides

We help you deliver more value to clients by licensing MDW implementation rights in a specified territory, based on your performance.

We train and certify your team in the complete MDW methodology to drive transformation and client outcomes.

Ongoing mentorship and development are provided by experienced CDI practitioners.

You gain access to the full CDI knowledge base, including case studies, implementation guides, assessment tools, and thought leadership.

We collaborate on marketing and sales efforts to help you attract and retain clients, co-brand materials, and supply client resources as required.

Join a global peer network for shared learning and problem-solving.

What CDI Expects

An established firm with existing client relationships and market presence.

A full commitment to developing authentic MDW capability; using MDW solely for marketing is not permitted.

Adherence to quality standards aligned with CDI’s methodology and values.

Investment in training and developing your team’s MDW implementation skills.

Transparent reporting of implementation outcomes to maintain an evidence base.

Genuine commitment to growing MDW’s presence in your territory through your market relationships.

How It Works

01

Initial Conversation
Share your market, network, and goals. Understand CDI’s offering and partnership criteria. Jointly decide on alignment—no pressure.

02

Mutual Assessment
Both parties evaluate suitability. Confirm if CDI’s approach matches your market and objectives. Review your network and business development strength. Proceed only when confidence is mutual.

03

Trial Partnership (24 months)
Apply MDW within your network, develop client engagements, and demonstrate your capability to deliver lasting transformation.

04

Partnership Advancement
Following a successful trial, partners that exceed targets progress to Regional Partner status, gain protected territory, improved economics, and practice autonomy to foster regional growth.

05

Regional Development
Manage your region independently. Access ongoing updates, global expertise, and CDI support as your business develops. Lead your regional market independently — with CDI’s global knowledge network, ongoing development, and peer community behind you.

The Right Partnership Changes Everything

For the right practitioner, a CDI partnership is not a licensing arrangement. It is the foundation of a practice — one built on a methodology that works, a network that supports, and client relationships that sustain.