Certified Strategic Alliance Professional (CSAP)
The Certified Strategic Alliance Professional (CSAP) certification is the advanced level of certification for experienced practitioners that measures judgment as much as it measures knowledge in the individual's command of the full alliance life cycle. It distinguishes elite practitioners who have mastered the full alliance life cycle and joins the ranks of senior alliance leaders renowned for driving significantly higher rates of partnership success.
With extensive experience and sharp business acumen, CSAPs leverage best practices from The ASAP Handbook of Alliance Management: A Practitioner's Guide to strategically adapt to the unique dynamics of each collaboration. As a CSAP, you'll be in a highly distinguished group of alliance leaders who have expertise in exercising sound judgment and applying advanced alliance management principles across the entire partnership life cycle, from strategy and formation to governance and operations.
“The CSAP drastically increases the likelihood of alliance success. With an 80% chance or more, this person will be able to handle anything that arises in an alliance." ~ Philip Sailer, CSAP, Executive Director, Storage Solutions Engineering, IBM
CSAP Prerequisites
- 7-10 years of alliance management experience
- Current Certified Alliance Management Professional (CA-AM) credential
- 6 certification qualification points
- Completion of the CSAP Exam Prep Workshop
- Active ASAP membership in good standing
CSAP Exam
- Computer-based exam with online proctoring for a secure experience
- 150 multiple-choice questions spanning the alliance life cycle
- Unique, scenario-based format with one "best" response per question
- Passing score of 102 demonstrates comprehensive expertise
CSAP Renewal
CA-AM certification must be renewed every three years.
“You get perspective on your own knowledge base from other CSAP workshop attendees that you can't get among a team of research scientists or commercial experts in your company. You're getting feedback from peers that you don't often have a chance to get." ~ Katherine Kendrick, CSAP, Executive Director, Head of Alliance Management, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
