Certification
CSAP
Certification
CSAPCertified Strategic Alliance Professional
7+ years experience in alliance management
Demonstrate your advanced expertise in building and managing high-performing, complex partnerships.
The Certified Strategic Alliance Professional (CSAP) designation is the advanced credential for experienced practitioners. Demonstrate your knowledge and judgment in applying alliance management principles and best practices across partnership strategy, formation, governance, and operations.
The CSAP exam emphasizes adapting the principles and best practices outlined in the ASAP Handbook of Alliance Management to the unique dynamics of each collaboration. It tests your mastery of the full alliance life cycle:

“The CSAP certification has strengthened my credibility as an alliance leader and demonstrated my commitment to continuous learning and best practices. For anyone serious about alliance management and leadership, I highly recommend becoming involved with ASAP and pursuing certification."
— Philip Sailer, CSAP, CA-AM, Executive Director, Storage Solutions Engineering, IBM
CSAP requirements
To take the CSAP exam, you must:
- Have 7+ years of alliance management experience
- Achieve the Certified Alliance Management Professional (CA-AM) credential
- Earn at least 30 professional development hours (PDH) since earning your CA-AM
- Complete the Alliance Strategy & Leadership course
CSAP exam costs
- $875: Full price
- $699: Member price (20% discount)
CSAP exam details
- Format: Online, proctored, multiple-choice
- Questions: 150 scenario-based questions
- Passing score: 102 correct answers
Each question presents a real-world scenario and asks you to select the best answer.
Maintain your certification
CSAP certification must be renewed every three years. Renewal requires:
- Earning 30 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
- Paying a modest renewal fee
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Interested in CSAP certification? Register for an upcoming Alliance Strategy and Leadership course,
a prerequisite for taking the CSAP exam.
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Become an ASAP member for 20% off of the CSAP exam and all prerequisites.
“CSAP certification demonstrates a commitment to the alliance management profession, continuous learning, and personal development. It validates your ability to understand and apply alliance management best practices, and creates a common foundation among CSAP-certified professionals.”
— Christoph Huwe, Ph.D., CSAP, CA-AM, Senior Director, Strategic Alliance Management, Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals