Strategic level · SCS

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 · 4 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)
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 2(a)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Evaluating a new battery proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
V4 · Task 3(a)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether a partner's proposal meets suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
V6 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether further R&D spending is justified given past experience with a new battery type.

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 2(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Evaluating a new battery proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Whether a partner's proposal meets suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Whether further R&D spending is justified given past experience with a new battery type.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF

May & Aug 2025 · Leothayre

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

Satellites · 3 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)
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.
V4 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Evaluating a counter-proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
V5 · Task 2(a)	Core activity C: Financing	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Suitability, acceptability and feasibility of an acquisition whose key product has no full prototype.

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
V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Evaluating a counter-proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Financing
Suitability, acceptability and feasibility of an acquisition whose key product has no full prototype.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF

Nov 2024 & Feb 2025 · Rotomyne

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

Lithium mining · 3 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)
V3 · Task 2(a)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	How relevant suitability, acceptability and feasibility are to deciding on new climate disclosures.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Evaluating a proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Strategy	Strategic choice, mission and SAF	Whether building a factory abroad fits the mission, vision and values.

V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
How relevant suitability, acceptability and feasibility are to deciding on new climate disclosures.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Ecosystem and environment
Evaluating a proposal for suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Strategy
Whether building a factory abroad fits the mission, vision and values.
Strategic choice, mission and SAF

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