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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 2024 & Feb 2025 · Rotomyne: showing 30 of 36 sub-tasks.
Nov 2024 & Feb 2025 · Rotomyne
CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2024 & Feb 2025Lithium mining · 30 sub-tasks shown
- V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Difficulties in understanding and managing the company's business ecosystem.
- V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Benefits of scenario planning for customers continuing to cut use of the main product.
- V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity D: Risk
Evaluating the risk register's mitigation of demand volatility.
- V1 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Control environment
Whether the whole board should own the demand volatility risk.
- V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Financing
Whether to keep paying the dividend next year.
- V1 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Strategy
Challenges in designing an exit strategy for selling mines.
- V2 · Task 1(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Using stakeholder analysis to help identify likely culprits of a cyber-attack.
- V2 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Financing
How the board can limit the attack's effect on the share price.
- V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Strategy
The board's approach to managing digital security.
- V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Managing political risk in a host country after the cyber-attack.
- V2 · Task 3(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Controls to stop the cyber-attack happening again.
- V2 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Control environment
Internal audit work to check compliance with new controls.
- V3 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
How a perceived lack of climate transparency could change stakeholders' behaviour.
- V3 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Financing
Possible share price effect of the perceived lack of transparency.
- V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
How relevant suitability, acceptability and feasibility are to deciding on new climate disclosures.
- V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Control environment
Implications of linking board pay to climate performance.
- V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Risk
Factors in keeping the licence to operate in host countries.
- V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Strategy
For and against selling the most polluting mines to a rival's customer.
- V4 · Task 1(a)Core activity D: Risk
Risks of continuing with traditional mining methods.
- V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Evaluating a proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
- V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Factors in deciding whether to acquire a target company.
- V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing
Likely reaction of the target's shareholders to the dividend policy.
- V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Risk
Ethical issues raised in an employee's email.
- V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Control environment
What the nomination committee should look for in executive and non-executive directors.
- V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether building a factory abroad fits the mission, vision and values.
- V5 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Effect of the factory on political risks in the host country.
- V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Power and interest of three stakeholder groups affected by the factory's location and design.
- V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing
For and against funding the factory by borrowing locally in local currency.
- V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Risk
Ethics of agreeing to build a hospital in the host country.
- V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Control environment
Internal audit work to find out whether bribes are being paid on the factory project.