CMP study plan

Define the strategic planning cycle (mission, vision, goals, SMART objectives, SWOT) in your own words without notes

Classify 20 sample event risks as strategic, operational, financial, or hazard

Match each of the five risk response strategies (avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept, exploit) to two concrete meeting-industry examples

Rate your confidence 1-5 on all 10 domains and rank your three weakest

Build a program budget separating fixed, variable, and indirect cost lines

Calculate break-even attendance and cost per attendee from that budget

Decompose a 200-attendee conference into a WBS with at least 30 work packages

Identify the critical path and list two schedule risks that could consume float

Map each session in a one-day program to a stated learning objective and audience need

Assemble a 25-item site inspection checklist covering capacity, accessibility, life safety, AV, and F&B

Evaluate one real venue against the checklist and record pass/fail per item

Outline an emergency action plan naming roles, triggers, and evacuation routes

Plot 12 stakeholders on an influence/interest grid and assign one engagement tactic to each

Construct a RACI matrix for a 6-person event team across 10 tasks

Draft four behavioral interview questions tied to specific event roles

Compare three conflict-resolution approaches and select one for a described team scenario

Write a one-page marketing plan stating positioning, target segments, channel mix, and budget split

Build a promotional calendar counting backwards from the event date with at least three touchpoints per segment

Draft a 10-row communication matrix naming audience, message, channel, owner, and timing

Write a 200-word crisis holding statement for a plausible event disruption

Convert three vague event objectives into SMART objectives with measurable targets

Run a forecast-to-actual variance analysis on the week 2 budget and flag every variance above 5%

Compute ROI, ROO, and cost per attendee from supplied figures and explain which metric each audience needs

Answer 30 scenario questions on strategic planning and financial management and correct every miss

Re-sequence the 200-attendee conference under three new constraints and re-derive the critical path

Score 15 risks on a likelihood-by-impact matrix and assign an owner and trigger to the top five

Select and justify in one line the response strategy for each of the top five risks

Complete 30 timed scenario questions on project and risk management and correct every miss

Sit a full-length 150-question timed mock exam under exam conditions with no interruptions

Score the mock by domain and name the three lowest-scoring domains

Re-teach each weak area by rewriting the missed concept in your own words

Build a one-page exam-day strategy sheet covering time per question, flag-and-return rules, and guessing policy