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Certification Prep

ISM CPSM® Supply Management Professional — Prep

ISM CPSM® 供应管理专业人士备考

Code CT-CPSMFormat Exam prepAwarding body ISMDuration 5 or 10 days

Overview

ISM CPSM® Supply Management Professional — Prep is part of our Certification Prep portfolio (Exam prep). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation. This course prepares candidates for the ISM examination; the credential itself is awarded by ISM.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind ISM CPSM® Supply Management Professional — Prep.
  • Apply ISM CPSM® Supply Management Professional — Prep methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Work through mock exams and question analysis to master the exam format and timing.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Professionals preparing for the ISM examination

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Exam orientation and diagnostics

  • ISM CPSM® Supply Management Professional — Prep: eligibility, application and exam format
  • Body of knowledge and reference documents
  • Diagnostic test and personal study plan
  • Sourcing and category management
Day 2

Domain review I

  • Negotiation and contracting
  • Financial analysis and cost management
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 3

Domain review II

  • Supplier relationship management
  • Risk and compliance
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 4

Domain review III

  • Leadership and transformation
  • Sourcing and category management
  • Calculations and scenario questions
  • Weak-area clinic
Day 5

Mock exam and exam strategy

  • Full timed mock exam
  • Answer review and coaching
  • Exam-day strategy and time management
  • Study plan to the exam date

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Deep dive I

  • Sourcing and category management
  • Negotiation and contracting
  • Advanced question sets
Day 7

Deep dive II

  • Financial analysis and cost management
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Advanced question sets
Day 8

Deep dive III

  • Risk and compliance
  • Leadership and transformation
  • Case-based questions
Day 9

Second mock exam

  • Full timed mock exam 2
  • Item analysis by domain
  • Targeted revision
Day 10

Final review and next steps

  • Rapid review of key formulas and rules
  • Application and exam booking support
  • Continuing education and recertification
  • Certificate of attendance

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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