CIMA MCS past questions

CIMA MCS past questions: Leadership, teams and engagement

Every sub-task on leadership, teams and engagement set in the Management Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.

Sub-tasks: 7
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 5 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity C (Manage performance and costs to create sustainable value). Syllabus: E2 B, managing people performance. 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 Leadership, teams and engagement, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V3 · Task 3(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Keeping seconded factory staff motivated and engaged on an installation contract.

V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Keeping seconded factory staff motivated and engaged on an installation contract.

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

Every task set for Ressett

Refurbished computers · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on Leadership, teams and engagement, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	How far a new team leader should be held responsible for the problem.
V5 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Allocating calls to advisers by availability or by expertise.
V5 · Task 2(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Keeping call centre advisers engaged while they train a chatbot.

V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
How far a new team leader should be held responsible for the problem.
V5 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Allocating calls to advisers by availability or by expertise.
V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Keeping call centre advisers engaged while they train a chatbot.

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

Every task set for Trimayr

Hair salons · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on Leadership, teams and engagement, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V3 · Task 1(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Leadership challenges for a new head of training, and the best leadership styles.
V5 · Task 2(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Challenges for franchisees in empowering and engaging staff to improve customer feedback.
V5 · Task 4(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Ways to identify average performers among current salon staff.

V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Leadership challenges for a new head of training, and the best leadership styles.
V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Challenges for franchisees in empowering and engaging staff to improve customer feedback.
V5 · Task 4(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Ways to identify average performers among current salon staff.

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