CMA Part 2 preparation in Dubai by LIFS: 3 months, live classes twice weekly at the JLT campus or online, full mock exams, and the Pass-Assure™ guarantee.
Exam: 4 hours | 100 MCQs + 2 essays | Passing score 360/500 | Prometric centres in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah.
CMA Part 2 covers Strategic Financial Management across 6 sections: Financial Statement Analysis (20%), Corporate Finance (20%), Decision Analysis (25%), Risk Management (10%), Investment Decisions (10%), and Professional Ethics (15%). The exam is 4 hours with 100 MCQs and 2 essay questions.
Most candidates find Part 2 slightly more challenging due to the quantitative nature of financial analysis, corporate finance, and decision analysis. With LIFS's structured preparation and 93.9% pass rate, both parts are very achievable.
3 months at LIFS Dubai with classes twice a week. IMA recommends 150–170 hours of total study.
Yes — IMA allows the parts in any order. Candidates with strong financial-analysis backgrounds sometimes start with Part 2.
Decision Analysis (25% of Part 2) covers cost-volume-profit analysis, marginal analysis, relevant costs, make-or-buy decisions, pricing strategies, and linear programming. It is the highest-weighted section — LIFS dedicates extra class time to it.
Prometric testing centres in Dubai during three windows: January–February, May–June, and September–October.