The Certified Business Manager (CBM) is a credential created and administered by the Association of Professionals in Business Management (APBM).^[1] It was designed to validate the mastery of business management knowledge, skills, and abilities.^[2]

An individual is eligible to take the examinations with either an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university or international equivalent and a minimum of four years full-time work experience, or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university or international equivalent and a minimum of three years full-time work experience.

Content

The examination consists of four parts:

• Part 1- The Core Exam consisting of 150 multiple-choice questions and covering general management, operations management, marketing management, quality and process management and human resources management.
• Part 2- The Functional Exam consisting of 150 multiple-choice questions and covering finance, accounting, information technology, corporate control and governance and international business.
• Part 3- The Integrated Exam consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions and covering 40 applications of the core and functional exam areas.
• Part 4- The Capstone Exam consisting of a Harvard Business School case study.