MBA AMP study plan

Map all eight domains to their exam weight and rank your personal weak spots before studying anything

Build a one-page framework of the four management functions (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and label each with a business example

Compare the three classic competitive strategy approaches (cost leadership, differentiation, focus) and write a two-sentence positioning statement for a company you know

Draft a 30-item glossary of core business vocabulary you cannot yet define from memory

Diagnose two real organizational structures (functional vs. divisional) and list one coordination failure each tends to produce

Apply a motivation framework to a team you have worked on and identify which levers were missing

Distinguish task, team, and organizational conflict and script a two-minute response to each type

Summarize the difference between management and leadership using three observable behaviors, not adjectives

Drill percentage change, ratios, and weighted averages until you can solve each in under 90 seconds without a calculator

Interpret a table with two variables and state one valid and one invalid conclusion from it

Practice translating word problems into equations before solving, with ten timed items

Identify the three most common data-interpretation traps (base-rate error, misleading axis, unweighted average) and write a counterexample for each

Solve multi-step rate, work, and mixture problems using a consistent setup template

Break an argument into conclusion, premises, and hidden assumption for ten short passages

Classify five flawed arguments by type (correlation-causation, sampling bias, false dilemma, equivocation, circular reasoning)

Write one sentence explaining why each flawed argument fails, without jargon

Prepare a simple income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement from a transaction list and reconcile the three

Compute and interpret gross margin, operating margin, current ratio, and inventory turnover from given figures

Distinguish fixed, variable, and sunk costs and calculate a break-even point

Explain how a price ceiling, a tariff, or an interest-rate change shifts equilibrium in one paragraph each

Compare perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly on price, output, and entry barriers in a comparison table

Identify elasticity of demand for three product categories and predict the revenue effect of a 10% price increase in each

Segment a market using two variables and justify the chosen target segment

Sketch a positioning map and place four competitors, then state the open gap

Write a 30-minute argument essay with a clear thesis, two supporting reasons, and an acknowledged counterargument

Revise one draft for concision by cutting 20% of words without losing meaning

Practice identifying the author's purpose and tone in five short business passages

Build a reusable essay outline template and test it on two different prompts

Take two full-length timed mixed sets and score each domain separately

Re-teach your three weakest concepts aloud in under three minutes each

Review every item in your error log and mark each as resolved or still open

Simulate exam-day timing and confirm your section pacing targets