Operational level · OCS

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 15 of 15 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

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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 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Meaning and likely causes of a set of sales variances.
V1 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Whether planning and operational variances would help assess each regional sales head.
V1 · Task 4(c)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	Three KPIs for how well the website generates sales.
V2 · Task 3(b)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	What KPIs show about customer use of a newsletter, videos and a promotional discount.
V2 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
V3 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Four fixed production overhead variances and their likely causes.
V3 · Task 3(b)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	How useful fixed overhead variances are for managing those costs.
V3 · Task 4(c)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	Three KPIs for an overseas distribution centre manager.
V4 · Task 2(a)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	Two KPIs for each of two new coordinator roles.
V4 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Meaning and likely causes of a set of variances.
V5 · Task 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
V5 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Whether to split a sales price variance into planning and operational parts, and the problems.
V5 · Task 4(c)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	Three KPIs for the success of digital marketing.
V6 · Task 1(a)	Core activity C: Performance	Variance analysis	Meaning and possible causes of variances, using a manager's explanations.
V6 · Task 1(b)	Core activity C: Performance	KPIs and performance	Why each dashboard KPI is tracked and what it shows about a department's performance.

V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and likely causes of a set of sales variances.
Variance analysis
V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Whether planning and operational variances would help assess each regional sales head.
Variance analysis
V1 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for how well the website generates sales.
KPIs and performance
V2 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
What KPIs show about customer use of a newsletter, videos and a promotional discount.
KPIs and performance
V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
Variance analysis
V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Four fixed production overhead variances and their likely causes.
Variance analysis
V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
How useful fixed overhead variances are for managing those costs.
Variance analysis
V3 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for an overseas distribution centre manager.
KPIs and performance
V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance
Two KPIs for each of two new coordinator roles.
KPIs and performance
V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and likely causes of a set of variances.
Variance analysis
V5 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
Variance analysis
V5 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Whether to split a sales price variance into planning and operational parts, and the problems.
Variance analysis
V5 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for the success of digital marketing.
KPIs and performance
V6 · Task 1(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of variances, using a manager's explanations.
Variance analysis
V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Performance
Why each dashboard KPI is tracked and what it shows about a department's performance.
KPIs and performance

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