CIMA MCS past questions

CIMA MCS past questions: Projects and project teams

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

Sub-tasks: 12
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 11 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity B (Implement senior management decisions). Syllabus: E2 C, managing projects. 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

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MCS past sub-tasks on Projects and project teams, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Should the project team tackle technical design problems or recovering the investment first?
V3 · Task 1(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Steps to set up a project team to evaluate a consultancy proposal.
V5 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Time, cost and quality constraints the board should set for the project team.
V6 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Whether the project leader should come from finance, marketing or product development.
V6 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Monthly indicators for the board to track the project team's progress.

V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Should the project team tackle technical design problems or recovering the investment first?
V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Steps to set up a project team to evaluate a consultancy proposal.
V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Time, cost and quality constraints the board should set for the project team.
V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Whether the project leader should come from finance, marketing or product development.
V6 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Monthly indicators for the board to track the project team's progress.

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

Every task set for Ressett

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MCS past sub-tasks on Projects and project teams, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Time, cost and quality matters for organising the board's new project.
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Challenges in building an effective consultancy team.
V3 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	For and against limiting a project team to senior sales managers.
V6 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Challenges in setting up a project team to advise on the open-source idea.

V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Time, cost and quality matters for organising the board's new project.
V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Challenges in building an effective consultancy team.
V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
For and against limiting a project team to senior sales managers.
V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Challenges in setting up a project team to advise on the open-source idea.

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

Every task set for Trimayr

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MCS past sub-tasks on Projects and project teams, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Skills needed by the manager of a recruitment campaign project.
V4 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Steps to set up a project team for the product design work.
V6 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Roles for different staff groups in a proposed project team.

V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Skills needed by the manager of a recruitment campaign project.
V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Steps to set up a project team for the product design work.
V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Roles for different staff groups in a proposed project team.

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