GBA study plan

Map every sub-topic in Domain 1 (global strategy and business environment) into a one-page outline you can self-quiz from

Explain the difference between multidomestic, global, transnational, and international strategies and match each to a real company example you can defend

Analyze how PESTLE forces (political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental) shift industry attractiveness using two contrasting country markets

Build a working glossary of 25 Domain 1 terms with a one-sentence definition and a usage example for each

Draft 30 original practice questions on Domain 1 and record your first-pass accuracy rate

Diagram the end-to-end international supply chain from sourcing to last-mile delivery and label each handoff point

Compare Incoterms 2020 rules for risk transfer and cost allocation across at least five commonly tested terms

Explain how tariffs, rules of origin, and customs documentation affect landed cost in a worked example

Identify three supply chain risk categories (supplier, logistics, geopolitical) and propose one mitigation per category

Solve 15 calculation-style questions on landed cost and freight terms without notes

Distinguish standardization versus adaptation decisions across product, price, promotion, and place, and justify a recommendation for one market entry

Apply Hofstede's dimensions and at least one other cultural framework to explain a concrete negotiation or leadership scenario

Design a segmentation and positioning statement for a product entering a market with different purchasing behavior

Compare ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric staffing approaches and select one for a given scenario with reasoning

Write 20 original application questions combining marketing and cross-cultural judgment and score them

Convert financial statements between functional and presentation currency and explain the translation adjustment

Distinguish transaction exposure, translation exposure, and economic exposure and match each to a hedging instrument

Compute key ratios (current, quick, gross margin, return on equity) from a set of statements and interpret the trend

Explain how transfer pricing and foreign tax differences affect consolidated results in a scenario

Complete 15 foreign exchange and ratio questions under timed conditions

Sequence a global project using critical path logic and identify the three highest-risk dependencies in a scenario

Compare project structures (functional, matrix, projectized) for a cross-border rollout and defend one choice

Identify compliance risks in a scenario covering anti-bribery, sanctions, data privacy, and competition law, and cite the governing principle for each

Explain how an ethics program and a code of conduct reduce legal exposure in international operations

Draft 25 scenario-based questions on operations and compliance and review every wrong answer against source reasoning

Explain how ERP, CRM, and cloud platforms change coordination costs in a multinational and give one concrete example per system type

Assess data governance and cybersecurity obligations when moving customer data across borders

Distinguish ESG reporting frameworks and identify which metrics a given stakeholder would prioritize

Evaluate a sustainability initiative for both business case and greenwashing risk, and state what evidence would settle it

Write 20 original questions spanning digital transformation and CSR and score them

Re-test your three weakest sub-topics from weeks 1 through 4 and log the specific misconception behind each error

Integrate strategy, finance, and supply chain reasoning in three multi-domain case questions

Rebuild your Domain 1 concept map from memory and check it against your week 1 version

Reduce your average response time on calculation items while holding accuracy

Compile a personal error log of at least 20 items with corrected reasoning for each

Run two full-length timed mock exams under real conditions and record section-level scores

Review every missed item to root cause (knowledge gap, misread, or calculation slip) and assign a fix

Rehearse your weakest two domains until you can explain each core concept aloud without notes

Finalize a one-page formula and framework sheet you can review in the last 48 hours

Confirm exam-day logistics and set your pacing targets per domain