What do you learn at the Strategic Level?
Strategic level is the third and final level of the CGMA Professional Qualification and consists of three subject areas and the Strategic level case study exam.
The Strategic level focuses on long term strategic decision making. You will be able to support organisational leaders to craft strategy; evaluate and manage risks that might prevent organisations from successfully implementing strategy; value organisations; and source financial resources required to implement of strategy.
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Blueprints
For the first time, under the updated 2019 Professional Qualification, CIMA has published examination blueprints based on the syllabus which set out what is examinable in each of the nine Objective Tests and three Case Study exams. The Blueprints are published annually, and provide information about the format, structure and weightings of the assessments.
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Objective Tests
Format: computer based
Availability: on demand at any of the 5,000 Pearson VUE centres around the world
Length: 90 minutes
Marking: computer marked
Results: provisional result available immediately followed by confirmation no more than 48 hours later
Further information
Objective Tests are comprised of a range of items including short multiple choice questions, number entry questions, drag and drop questions and other formats. They test all component learning outcomes across the whole subject.
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