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APM Advanced Performance Management

Design, evaluate and improve performance management systems at strategic level.

Paper Overview

Advanced Performance Management (APM) builds on Performance Management (PM) to test your ability to design and evaluate performance management systems at strategic level — critically assessing whether the right things are being measured and whether the system supports the strategy, not just calculating variances.

APM is considered one of the most intellectually demanding optional papers, chosen by students targeting consulting, business advisory, strategy or CFO-track roles.

Exam Format

Format Computer-Based Exam (CBE) — Session-based
Duration 3 hours 15 minutes
Pass Rate (Dec 2025) Approximately 41%

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