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CSCA: Strategy and Competitive Analysis · review course

CSCA-01 · Professional qualifications

CertiFi's review course for IMA's Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis (CSCA) exam. Twelve lessons follow the three domains of the CSCA Content Specification Outline (strategic analysis, creating competitive advantage, and strategy implementation and performance evaluation) and close with a dedicated lesson on the written case study, supported by a bank of original practice questions and a final CertiFi review exam.

Who it's for

Finance and accounting professionals, including CMAs and CPAs, preparing to sit IMA's CSCA exam.

What you'll be able to do

  • Analyse industries, competitors and internal capabilities with the frameworks tested in the CSCA
  • Evaluate business-level, corporate-level, global and functional strategies for creating and sustaining competitive advantage
  • Apply marginal analysis, customer profitability, capital budgeting and scenario techniques to strategic alternatives
  • Link strategy to risk management, financial plans, funding needs, performance measures and governance
  • Plan and write well-organised, evidence-based answers to the CSCA case study under exam timing

Lessons

  1. 1The CSCA exam and the strategic planning process6 min video
  2. 2The external environment and industry analysis6 min video
  3. 3Competitor analysis, competitive intelligence and disruption5 min video
  4. 4Internal analysis: resources, capabilities, value chain and financing5 min video
  5. 5Competitive advantage and business-level strategy5 min video
  6. 6Corporate-level strategy: integration, alliances, diversification and M&A5 min video
  7. 7Global strategy, functional strategies and sustaining advantage5 min video
  8. 8Analysing strategic alternatives5 min video
  9. 9Risk management and enterprise risk management5 min video
  10. 10Strategy implementation and financing growth5 min video
  11. 11Performance measurement, governance and ethics5 min video
  12. 12The CSCA case study: integrating the syllabus5 min video