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CIMA SCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Strategic 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 · Cewmlator

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

Electric vehicles · 7 sub-tasks shown

SCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Cewmlator): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	Pros and cons of buying a company by share exchange rather than for cash.
V2 · Task 1(b)	Core activity A: Strategy	ESG and non-financial capitals	Effect of building charging points on the company's non-financial capitals.
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether the company's vision justifies a proposal to install charging points.
V3 · Task 1(b)	Core activity A: Strategy	ESG and non-financial capitals	Effect of software tampering on the company's non-financial capitals.
V4 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	ESG and non-financial capitals	ESG implications of helping to develop an outside inventor's new process.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Scenario planning	Using scenario planning to manage several possible future events.
V6 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	Key resources needed to make an acquisition succeed.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Pros and cons of buying a company by share exchange rather than for cash.
Acquisitions and divestments
V2 · Task 1(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Effect of building charging points on the company's non-financial capitals.
ESG and non-financial capitals
V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether the company's vision justifies a proposal to install charging points.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V3 · Task 1(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Effect of software tampering on the company's non-financial capitals.
ESG and non-financial capitals
V4 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
ESG implications of helping to develop an outside inventor's new process.
ESG and non-financial capitals
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Using scenario planning to manage several possible future events.
Scenario planning
V6 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Key resources needed to make an acquisition succeed.
Acquisitions and divestments

May & Aug 2025 · Leothayre

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2025

Satellites · 6 sub-tasks shown

SCS past questions, May & Aug 2025 (Leothayre): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Stakeholders	Whether campaigners' use of social media is a serious threat to the company.
V2 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Risk management and the risk register	How far two managers should be made to own the risks of signing a contract.
V3 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Scenario planning	Scenario planning for possible outcomes of a major contract.
V4 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether accepting a proposal means following an emergent strategy, and whether that suits the company.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	Whether the company has the key resources to make an acquisition work.
V6 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Scenario planning	Scenario planning for a supplier's proposal, with recommended responses.

V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether campaigners' use of social media is a serious threat to the company.
Stakeholders
V2 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
How far two managers should be made to own the risks of signing a contract.
Risk management and the risk register
V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Scenario planning for possible outcomes of a major contract.
Scenario planning
V4 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether accepting a proposal means following an emergent strategy, and whether that suits the company.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether the company has the key resources to make an acquisition work.
Acquisitions and divestments
V6 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Scenario planning for a supplier's proposal, with recommended responses.
Scenario planning

Nov 2024 & Feb 2025 · Rotomyne

CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2024 & Feb 2025

Lithium mining · 8 sub-tasks shown

SCS past questions, Nov 2024 & Feb 2025 (Rotomyne): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 1(b)	Core activity A: Strategy	Scenario planning	Benefits of scenario planning for customers continuing to cut use of the main product.
V1 · Task 3(b)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	Challenges in designing an exit strategy for selling mines.
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Cyber and digital security	The board's approach to managing digital security.
V3 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Stakeholders	How a perceived lack of climate transparency could change stakeholders' behaviour.
V3 · Task 3(b)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	For and against selling the most polluting mines to a rival's customer.
V4 · Task 2(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Acquisitions and divestments	Factors in deciding whether to acquire a target company.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether building a factory abroad fits the mission, vision and values.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Scenario planning	Scenario planning responses to several possible events.

V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Benefits of scenario planning for customers continuing to cut use of the main product.
Scenario planning
V1 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Challenges in designing an exit strategy for selling mines.
Acquisitions and divestments
V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Strategy
The board's approach to managing digital security.
Cyber and digital security
V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
How a perceived lack of climate transparency could change stakeholders' behaviour.
Stakeholders
V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Strategy
For and against selling the most polluting mines to a rival's customer.
Acquisitions and divestments
V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Factors in deciding whether to acquire a target company.
Acquisitions and divestments
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether building a factory abroad fits the mission, vision and values.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Scenario planning responses to several possible events.
Scenario planning

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