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CIMA Strategic Level

A full CIMA Strategic level plan: current rules checked, E3, P3 and F3 booked and passed, topic work for each subject, the Strategic case study from pre-seen to results, and the experience and membership steps to CGMA.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for CIMA Strategic Level, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

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🎓 Finance & Business Certifications

CIMA Strategic Level

Finishing CIMA at the Strategic level: objective tests on strategic management, risk and financial strategy, the Strategic case study and the experience needed for the CGMA designation.

  1. Strategic level syllabus and exam rules check
  2. Strategic level eligibility and CIMA account check
  3. Study budget for fees, tuition and membership
  4. Tuition and study materials choice for E3, P3 and F3
  5. Weekly hours budget for the final level
  6. Order of the three tests and a dated route to the case study
  7. Booking the first Strategic objective test
  8. Bridging Management level knowledge into Strategic subjects
  9. Weekly Strategic study blocks
  10. Strategic error log with spaced retests
  11. Weekly timed objective test question set
  12. Daily recall cards for models, formulae and risk frameworks
  13. Monthly route review and learning outcome ratings
  14. Question bank and mock score log
  15. Business and financial press habit for strategic awareness
  16. Keeping E3, P3 and F3 warm until the case study
  17. Organisational ecosystems and strategic analysis (E3)
  18. Strategic options, choice and evaluation (E3)
  19. Digital strategy and disruption (E3)
  20. Leading and implementing strategic change (E3)
  21. Enterprise risk management and risk governance (P3)
  22. Strategic and reputational risk responses (P3)
  23. Internal control, internal audit and fraud risk (P3)
  24. Cyber risk and cyber security governance (P3)
  25. Financial objectives, dividend policy and capital structure (F3)
  26. Raising long-term equity and debt finance (F3)
  27. Currency and interest rate risk management (F3)
  28. Business valuation for acquisitions and disposals (F3)
  29. Last fortnight before each Strategic objective test
  30. Objective test day plan, at a centre or at home
  31. Missed test review and retake plan
  32. Strategic case study competencies and the senior adviser role
  33. Booking the Strategic case study sitting
  34. Past Strategic case study worked against the marking guide
  35. Pre-seen analysis pack for the Strategic case study
  36. Industry research for the pre-seen sector
  37. Writing for a board under exam time pressure
  38. Full timed Strategic case study mock
  39. Final three weeks before the Strategic case study
  40. Case study results day and the retake decision
  41. Practical experience record for the CGMA designation
  42. Membership application for ACMA and CGMA
  43. First membership year CPD plan and annual declaration
  44. Strategic level alongside a senior finance role
  45. Strategic level as a graduate with little senior exposure
  46. Study leave and sponsorship request for the final level
  47. Returning to CIMA after a long break
  48. Board paper at work using Strategic level frameworks
  49. Team risk register refresh using P3 tools
  50. Route from ACMA to FCMA

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Strategic level syllabus and exam rules check

Before any study plan, you need CIMA's current word on what the Strategic level contains and how it is examined, because syllabus updates, fees and booking rules change and second-hand summaries go stale. One hour on the official syllabus and exam pages gives you the learning outcomes for E3, P3 and F3, the objective test and case study formats, and anything announced about the next syllabus change.

First tasks

  • Download the current Strategic level syllabus from the CIMA website
  • Note the objective test format, booking route and retake rules on one page
  • Copy the next four Strategic case study windows into your calendar
  • Check CIMA's site for any announced syllabus change or transition rules
  • Recheck CIMA's Strategic level rules and fees pages for changes @recurring(quarterly)

Strategic level eligibility and CIMA account check

Booking fails at the worst moment when an exemption has not been applied, a Management level result has not reached your record or the annual subscription has lapsed. Logging in and checking your CIMA account against the progression rules confirms which Strategic exams you can book today and which you cannot yet.

First tasks

  • Log in to your CIMA account and save a copy of your exam record
  • Compare the record with CIMA's progression rules for the Strategic level
  • Raise any missing result or exemption with CIMA and keep the reference
  • Pay the annual CIMA subscription before its renewal date @recurring(yearly)

Study budget for fees, tuition and membership

Finishing CIMA costs more than three exam fees: there is the case study fee, tuition and question banks, the annual subscription, a possible retake and, at the end, membership. Pricing the whole route once, and knowing what your employer will cover, stops a surprise bill from pushing a sitting back by a whole window.

First tasks

  • List every Strategic level fee from CIMA's current fee pages
  • Add tuition, question bank and mock costs from your chosen provider
  • Ask your employer in writing which costs they will fund
  • Set each payment against a pay date in your calendar

Make it yours.

Install CIMA Strategic Level, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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