CPA Australia · CPA Program subject · Third edition
CPA Australia Global Strategy and Leadership Exam
Strategy and leadership, the external and internal environment, growth, the strategic plan, implementation and leading change, with pre-seen case studies. Multiple-choice and case-based questions plus a typed extended response, 195 minutes, open book, scaled score with 540 of 900 to pass.
Time
195 minutes
Book
Open book
Did not pass, S2 2025
23.4%
Module weights
From the third edition outline on cpaaustralia.com.au. Our diagnostics and mock papers draw questions in these proportions.
1.An introduction to strategy and leadership
10%2.Understanding the external environment
15%3.Understanding the internal environment
15%4.Product and market development
15%5.Developing the strategic plan
15%6.Strategy implementation
15%7.Leading the strategy
15%
5 practice questions
Original questions, one or two per module, with the explanation and the paragraph each answer rests on. The full bank of 200 questions, the diagnostic and your wrong-question list are in the free dashboard.
Banksia Outdoor Ltd, a Melbourne maker of camping gear, approved a five-year plan in 2021 to grow by opening company-owned retail stores. The store rollout was abandoned after two sites. Meanwhile a regional sales manager, acting without head-office direction, began supplying custom-branded tents to mining contractors for remote work camps. Other regions copied the practice one by one, and orders grew without any board decision or chief executive initiative. By the year ended 30 June 2026 contract supply to the resources sector produced 60% of revenue, and the board then wrote it into the corporate plan. In the terms used by Mintzberg and Waters, how is the contract-supply strategy classified?
Frequently asked questions
How long is the CPA Australia Global Strategy and Leadership exam?
195 minutes. It is multiple-choice and case-based questions plus a typed extended response, open book. Study guide and printed notes allowed; pre-seen case studies.
What does the Global Strategy and Leadership exam weight most heavily?
Module 2, Understanding the external environment (15%), and Module 3, Understanding the internal environment (15%). The third edition outline publishes a weighting for every module; the table on this page lists them all.
What score do I need to pass Global Strategy and Leadership?
CPA Australia reports a scaled score from 100 to 900, and 540 is a pass. The raw mark behind it is not published. In Semester 2 2025, 23.4% of candidates did not pass Global Strategy and Leadership, according to CPA Australia's exam report as republished by KnowledgEquity.
Does the practice cover the Global Strategy and Leadership extended response?
No. The practice covers the multiple-choice and case-based questions only. The typed extended response is marked by examiners against the case, and we do not simulate or grade it.
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