ACCA · Strategic Professional · Option
APM Advanced Performance Management
Designing and judging performance management systems: strategic planning and control, information and data, performance measures, and spotting corporate failure.
APM
- Format
- Session computer-based exam
- Duration
- 3h 15m
- Pass mark
- 50%
- Total marks
- 100
- Sessions
- March, June, September, December
- Syllabus
- 2026/27
Exam structure
- Section A50
One compulsory case study drawing mainly on syllabus sections A and B, written as an adviser to senior management (e.g. a board report); 40 technical + 10 professional skills marks.
- Section B50
Two compulsory scenario questions of 25 marks each: one from syllabus section C and one from section D (20 technical + 5 professional skills marks each).
Restructured for 2026/27 into six new areas, A to F. Materials written for 2025/26 use different area letters. Builds on PM.
Syllabus navigator
Every area, with where HPS teaches it.
Use the arrow keys or select an area. Areas and sub-areas follow the ACCA 2026/27 syllabus. Weightings appear only where the examining body publishes them.
Syllabus area A
Strategic management and value creation
5 sub-areas, as the syllabus lists them. HPS lessons and questions are tagged to these codes, so your Knowledge DNA and revision plan point at the exact sub-area you got wrong.
- A1Strategic management accounting
- A2Performance hierarchy
- A3Financial performance measurement
- A4Non-financial performance measurement
- A5Sustainability
Courses
APM tuition is scheduled on request.
Tell HPS you are interested and the programme office will let you know when the next course is confirmed.
Practise free
Questions without an account.
- Free APM practice is being prepared
Next sessions
- December 20267 Dec 2026 to 11 Dec 2026
Resources
Free reading for this paper.
- Resources for this paper are being prepared. The library grows every week.