Certification
CA-AM

3+ years experience in alliance management

Demonstrate your expertise in building and managing more effective partnerships.

Join over 2,200 professionals who have earned CA-AM certification. Demonstrate your knowledge of alliance management principles, best practices, and their application to real-world partnerships.

The CA-AM exam focuses on your overall competency in both the processes and fundamental principles of alliance management, as outlined in the ASAP Handbook of Alliance Management. It covers the entire alliance life cycle:

CA-AM requirements

To take the CA-AM exam, you must:

CA-AM costs

Bundled price for both the Applied Alliance Management course and the online CA-AM exam:

CA-AM exam details

  • Format: Online, multiple-choice
  • Questions: 85 scenario-based questions
  • Completion time: 90 minutes on average
  • Passing score: 59 correct answers

Each question presents a real-world scenario and asks you to select the best answer.

Maintain your certification

CA-AM certification must be renewed every three years. Renewal requires:

  • Earning 30 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
  • Paying a modest renewal fee

Get started now

Interested in CA-AM certification? Register for an upcoming Applied Alliance Management course,
a prerequisite for taking the CA-AM exam.

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Become an ASAP member for 20% off of the CA-AM exam, Applied Alliance Management course, and ASAP Handbook of Alliance Management.

CA-AM FAQs

You will be issued a certificate upon successfully passing the CA-AM exam and be recognized with your designation across all ASAP platforms.
Your certification is not tied to your ASAP membership status; however, you must renew your certification every three years and meet the renewal requirements.
If you do not pass the CA-AM  exam, you have the opportunity to retake it once within a specified period of time. Contact ASAP for more information.
Only those who have passed the CA-AM exam and met the renewal requirements can use the CA-AM designation. 
ASAP only indicates whether an individual is certified or not. Scores are confidential and not publicly shared.
Scores are provided electronically within minutes after exam submission. Category performance overview is given, but no questions/answers revealed.