Classroom tuition in Doha for CMA Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics, one of the two exams for the IMA’s CMA certification.
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CMA Part 1, Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics, is one of the two exams for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification from IMA (USA). It covers how finance teams plan, budget, measure performance, manage costs and control risk, and how they use technology and data analytics.
Leaders Training Centre teaches CMA Part 1 in the classroom at its centre in Doha, Qatar.
IMA divides Part 1 into six topics. The percentage is each topic’s share of the exam:
External Financial Reporting Decisions (15%): financial statements; recognition, measurement and valuation
Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting (20%): strategic planning, budgeting concepts and methods, forecasting, the annual profit plan
Performance Management (20%): cost and variance measures, responsibility centres, performance measures
Cost Management (15%): costing systems, overheads, supply chain management, business process improvement
Internal Controls (15%): governance, risk and compliance; system controls and security
Technology and Analytics (15%): information systems, data governance, finance transformation, data analytics
Source: IMA’s CMA Content Specification Outlines, effective 1 September 2024. Check the current outline on IMA’s website before your exam.
A four-hour exam: 100 multiple-choice questions in three hours, then a one-hour second section.
IMA has announced that case-based questions replace essays in the second section from the September/October 2026 testing window. Check the format for your sitting with IMA.
You must answer at least 50% of the multiple-choice questions correctly to move on to the second section.
Scores run from 0 to 500; 360 is the pass mark.
The CMA (Certified Management Accountant) is awarded by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants, part of IMA (USA). Candidates must pass both Part 1 and Part 2.
The parts are designed to overlap as little as possible, so you can study them in either order. The other part is CMA Part 2: Strategic Financial Management.
IMA assumes candidates already know how to prepare financial statements, and understand business economics, the time value of money, statistics and probability.
Accountants and finance staff aiming for the CMA
Budget, planning and FP&A analysts
Cost accountants and performance reporting staff
Internal control and finance systems staff
Classes run in the classroom at our centre in Doha. Contact an advisor for the next Part 1 batch, timings and fees.
You register for the CMA program and book your exams through IMA. Leaders provides the tuition. For the whole qualification, see CMA in Qatar.
Six topics: external financial reporting decisions, planning, budgeting and forecasting, performance management, cost management, internal controls, and technology and analytics.
A four-hour exam: 100 multiple-choice questions in three hours, then a one-hour second section.
No. IMA designs the two parts to overlap as little as possible, so you can take them in either order. An advisor can help you choose based on your background.
Yes. Leaders Training Centre teaches CMA Part 1 in the classroom in Doha. Contact an advisor for the next batch, timings and fees.
Tell us a little about yourself and an advisor will contact you about batch timings, fees and eligibility. No obligation.
Sat–Thu: 09:00–22:00Fri: 08:00–22:00
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