Skills Mastery and Certification Center

Skills Mastery and Certification Preparation
ASAP Certification of Achievement – Alliance Management (CAAM)
Exam Preparation Workshop Schedule and registration

An experiential learning and skills mastery workshop to help alliance professionals prepare for the CAAM examination.  The CAAM examination doesn’t just test for knowledge. It also tests the ability to apply best practices and principles to alliance management situations and to choose the best course of action in solving a difficult situation, in other words, the skills it takes to do the job. This full day workshop will focus on team problem solving within the context of case study scenarios, simulating the situations alliance managers face everyday and challenging participants to apply what they know. Scenarios reflect the competencies that are specified in the CAAM Detailed Content Outline. See the Course Syllabus for details on what is covered in the workshop.

Take the competencies self assessment (xls) to evaluate your skill level and readiness to take the CAAM exam.

Who should attend

Partner managers who wish to:

• sharpen their skills and competencies
• enhance their understanding of alliance management best practices
• successfully complete the CAAM Exam, and
• advance their careers

How you will benefit

• Inventory your skills and identify gaps
• Review a common vocabulary in alliance management practices
• Exercise the application of skills and knowledge of alliance management
• Participate in collaborative, team, problem solving exercises (just like real life)
• Supported by concept models and tools which participants can apply

What to expect

The workshop format is experiential in nature based on scenarios and case study discussions versus an instructional format.  It is intended to draw heavily upon the experiences and expertise of the participants to discuss options, approaches, and alternatives for real world situations.

Workshop consists of six case scenarios which map to the CAAM Detailed Content Outline supported by conceptual models developed by Phoenix Consulting Group.  Attendees break into small collaborative groups to “solve’ the problems presented in each of the scenarios thus applying their knowledge and judgment in creative, joint problem solving exercises. Scenarios are constructed so that paired teams can represent each of two alliance teams in working out alliance management solutions.

Tools provided:

• 50+ question competency self-assessment tool (xls)
• Sample questions and practice exam
• Glossary of alliance management terms
• Compendium of supplemental study references
• Alliance best practice models and course materials
• Six alliance management scenarios to test your mastery

Schedule and registration