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CIMA MCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Management Case Study pre-seens, summarised in our own words and sorted by core activity. One sitting at a time, with the number of matching sub-tasks on each.

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May & Aug 2026 · Cartn

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2026

Packaging · 3 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V2 · Task 1(a)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Approach and main issues in negotiating a settlement with a customer over a claim.
V4 · Task 2(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Conflicts that could follow from agreeing to the target founder's requests.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Adding value	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	The three main stakeholders in a recycling proposal and the challenge of understanding their interests.

V2 · Task 1(a)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Approach and main issues in negotiating a settlement with a customer over a claim.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict
V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Conflicts that could follow from agreeing to the target founder's requests.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Adding value
The three main stakeholders in a recycling proposal and the challenge of understanding their interests.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2025 & Feb 2026

Refurbished computers · 3 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Adding value	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Stakeholders affected by a problem with resold computers, by power and interest.
V3 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Approach to negotiating terms for selling electronic waste to a disposal firm.
V4 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Resolving a conflict between marketing and the sustainability champion.

V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Adding value
Stakeholders affected by a problem with resold computers, by power and interest.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict
V3 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Approach to negotiating terms for selling electronic waste to a disposal firm.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict
V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Resolving a conflict between marketing and the sustainability champion.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2025

Hair salons · 2 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Whether raising new apprentices' pay on its own could cause conflict in salons.
V2 · Task 3(a)	Core activity E: Stakeholders	Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict	Issues likely to come up when negotiating the sale price of salons.

V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Whether raising new apprentices' pay on its own could cause conflict in salons.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict
V2 · Task 3(a)Core activity E: Stakeholders
Issues likely to come up when negotiating the sale price of salons.
Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict

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