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CIMA OCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Operational 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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Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix: showing 14 of 14 sub-tasks that match your filters (200 in all OCS sittings). Clear filters

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

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

Ski manufacturing · 14 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (SumTrix): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(c)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Forecasting and big data	Sources and types of big data for a product range's sales budget.
V1 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Using activity-based budgeting to set a department's skilled labour budget.
V2 · Task 1(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Explaining a what-if analysis of discounts, volumes and unit cost on budgeted profit.
V2 · Task 3(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Features and benefits of beyond budgeting for production departments, including quality and sustainability.
V3 · Task 1(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Forecasting and big data	Using trend lines and seasonal variations to forecast sales in a new overseas market.
V3 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Forecasting and big data	Factors that limit the accuracy of that forecast.
V3 · Task 1(c)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Forecasting and big data	Benefits of big data and analytics for forecasting overseas sales revenue.
V4 · Task 1(c)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Forecasting and big data	What market data says about demand for a new range and whether it supports a sales forecast.
V4 · Task 4(c)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Rolling budgets and how they could improve motivation and control.
V5 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Why budgets matter for a new distribution centre and how they help its manager.
V5 · Task 3(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Effect of two options on budgeted revenue, contribution and profit for a product range.
V5 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Factors to check before relying on the what-if analysis.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Using ZBB and decision packages to budget an extra promotional campaign.
V6 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Budgeting	Budgets and budgetary control	Benefits and challenges of ZBB for support activity costs.

V1 · Task 2(c)Core activity B: Budgeting
Sources and types of big data for a product range's sales budget.
Forecasting and big data
V1 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Budgeting
Using activity-based budgeting to set a department's skilled labour budget.
Budgets and budgetary control
V2 · Task 1(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Explaining a what-if analysis of discounts, volumes and unit cost on budgeted profit.
Budgets and budgetary control
V2 · Task 3(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Features and benefits of beyond budgeting for production departments, including quality and sustainability.
Budgets and budgetary control
V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Using trend lines and seasonal variations to forecast sales in a new overseas market.
Forecasting and big data
V3 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Budgeting
Factors that limit the accuracy of that forecast.
Forecasting and big data
V3 · Task 1(c)Core activity B: Budgeting
Benefits of big data and analytics for forecasting overseas sales revenue.
Forecasting and big data
V4 · Task 1(c)Core activity B: Budgeting
What market data says about demand for a new range and whether it supports a sales forecast.
Forecasting and big data
V4 · Task 4(c)Core activity B: Budgeting
Rolling budgets and how they could improve motivation and control.
Budgets and budgetary control
V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Why budgets matter for a new distribution centre and how they help its manager.
Budgets and budgetary control
V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Effect of two options on budgeted revenue, contribution and profit for a product range.
Budgets and budgetary control
V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Budgeting
Factors to check before relying on the what-if analysis.
Budgets and budgetary control
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity B: Budgeting
Using ZBB and decision packages to budget an extra promotional campaign.
Budgets and budgetary control
V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Budgeting
Benefits and challenges of ZBB for support activity costs.
Budgets and budgetary control

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