CIMA MCS past questions

CIMA MCS past questions: Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict

Every sub-task on stakeholders, negotiation and conflict set in the Management Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.

Sub-tasks: 8
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 8 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity E (Manage internal and external stakeholders). These are patterns from past exams, not a forecast: CIMA can test any part of the syllabus.

May & Aug 2026 · Cartn

Every task set for Cartn

Packaging · CIMA's post-exam materials

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

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

Every task set for Ressett

Refurbished computers · CIMA's post-exam materials

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

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

Every task set for Trimayr

Hair salons · CIMA's post-exam materials

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

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