• Bring the richness of diversity to BD-CMM characterizations of the BD environment and process improvement
• Enable extension of BD-CMM capability levels and improvement paths to an increasing range of business types, industries, and marketplaces
• Have the unique opportunity to shape future versions of the BD-CMM and participate in BD-Institute initiatives, research, and development

Effective March 9, 2009, the BD-Institute joined with six other non- profit organizations to form the International Business Development Council (IBDC). The IBDC mission is to connect professional and trade associations involved in the life-cycle of business development. The six other founding organizations are:

• Association for Strategic Planning (ASP)
• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP®)
• International Association of Contract &Commercial Management (IACCM)
• International Project Management Association's (IPMA) U.S. affiliate, American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm)
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
• Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)

In addition to participating in the IBDC, the BD-Institute enjoys a strategic alliance with the Society for Business Development Professionals (SBDP) and has working relationships with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

	Society of Business Development Professionals 805 W. 10th Street, Suite 400 Austin, Texas 78701-2727 USA
www.sei.cmu.edu	Software Engineering Institute 4500 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2612 USA
www.ipma.ch	International Project Management Association P.O. Box 1167, 3860 BD Nijkerk The Netherlands