Category: CIMA Exam Tips

  • CIMA F3: Capital Asset Pricing Model

    The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a CIMA F3 subject that CIMA students often struggle to get their hands around. Astranti’s Ultimate Guide to CIMA F3 has highlighted this as one of the harder topics in F3, it’s easy to fall into the trap of memorising the formula without understanding the underlying principle. Alternatively,…

  • CIMA Black Friday SALES!

    It’s that time of year when we are awash with Black Friday Sales and the market for CIMA materials is no different! I am a keen advocate of Astranti and Practice Tests Academy having used both tutition providers in my own quest in becoming a fully qualifed CIMA accountant in 2019. Practice Tests Academy have…

  • Practice Tests Academy

    CIMA Mock Exam Questions I have been a keen advocate of the Practice Tests Academy mock exam questions since I passed my P2 exam using their mock exam question bank of over a million questions, well not quite a million, but over 500-600 questions on the finer arts of advanced management accounting. I really like…

  • CIMA Strategic Level: A few thoughts…

    CIMA Strategic Level: A few thoughts…

    It’s been a quiet few weeks for me on the blog. This was due to a killer workload during December and year end. Those that follow me on twitter would have seen a few accounting situations that I found myself in! It seems the busy time at work is over, well, for now, so I…

  • CIMA P3: Reflections on Failing

    If you follow me on twitter you would have seen that I failed the CIMA P3 Risk Management exam last week. P3 Exam Initial Thoughts Failing the exam was a bitter pill to swallow as I was full of confidence although there were nerves given the fact it was my first objective test at strategic…

  • CIMA: Getting Motivated

    It’s been almost two months now since the February MCS results came out and I’ve yet to start studying for my next exam. I’m really struggling to get back on the horse, so to speak. You can probably tell as the content on the blog has as slipped in recent weeks. I was so relived…

  • CIMA P2 Exam Tips

    CIMA P2 Syllabus The CIMA P2 exam is a tough one to crack as there are lots of calculations to consider as well as some more complicated theory. However, having passed the P1 exam already you will have the platform already to build on your knowledge and successfully pass the CIMA P2 exam first time!…

  • CIMA Case Study Tips: February 2018

    The CIMA case studies represent a significant milestone in the professional qualification and require the appropriate planning, hard work and dedication. With this in mind, and the fact I am sitting the MCS exam myself in February 2018, I’ve decide to release CIMA case study tips article earlier and add more depth to it. CIMA…

  • 13 CIMA Study Tips

    Trying to squeeze out the most of your CIMA study and revision time could be the difference between a pass and a fail on exam day. Here are 13 (lucky for some) study tips that you might not have considered. 1. Take Breaks Sometimes taking a break from your CIMA study will give you energy…

  • CIMA P1 Exam Tips

    The CIMA P1 Management Accounting is a tricky little paper pass but it’s one of the more interesting papers as it builds your knowledge of Management Accounting and the various concepts involved – and, after all, this is why we are studying for the CIMA qualification! Over half (60%) of the P1 Management Accounting is…

  • Studying CIMA with OneNote

    Studying CIMA, especially the further you progress, is becoming tougher and tougher in these modern times. Juggling a full time job, family demands and trying to have a life yourself outside on the daily grind means it’s even harder to squeeze in time to study CIMA. I should know, it feels like I have been…

  • CIMA OCS August 2017: Premium Trains

    CIMA released the pre-seen materials for the August 2017 OCS exam – the company in questions is called “Premium Trains”  and you can find the official pre-seen material from CIMA here. For those interested in the Astranti videos on the Premier Trains OCS pre-seen materials you can find it directly here. When the pre-seen materials are…

  • CIMA Exam Practice Kits

    Exam practice kits vary from learning provider to learning provider. Personally, I am a big fan of the Kaplan exam practice kits (the actual text book itself) – there is something to be said for a holding a physical book in your hand while studying! Nevertheless, there a range of other materials out there that…

  • CIMA F1 Exam Tips

    The CIMA F1 exam Financial Reporting and Taxation can be a tough exam to pass. It’s heavily weighted towards financial accounting and reporting – it makes up 45% of the syllabus – so it’s the core area for your studies and revision. You must be comfortable with the end to end financial accounting process and…

  • Passing the CIMA Gateway Exam

    CIMA students who are taking the gateway route can be find extremely tough to be exam ready and confident enough to pass the MCS exam. But Nkunde C. Mbong did just that. Here are a few words of wisdom from Nkunde on how she PASSED the CIMA Gateway Exam. In an earlier article, I highlighted…

  • CIMA E2: Ansoff’s Matrix

    The topic of Ansoff’s Matrix is covered in the E2 syllabus when looking at strategy and to be more specific, it’s used in the strategic choice part of the strategic planning process. Quite simply put, Ansoff’s matrix is designed to look at the market in which the company operates in and the products which the company…

  • CIMA Case Study: Industry Analysis

    Students who want to pass their CIMA case study exam will need to develop their knowledge and understanding of the underlying industry. It’s been highlighted in many of the examiners report that students had a basic (if any) knowledge or current industry conditions and failed to apply them to the case study exam. Personally, it…

  • CIMA E2: Porters Five Forces

    Porters Five Forces is a topic that came up in my recent CIMA E2 studies and it was a model I was not that familiar with. Maybe it came up in my E1 exam but that seems a long time ago now. PESTEL analysis (Policital, Environmental, Social, Technology, Economical, Law) is used to understand the…

  • CIMA Student Webinars

    You may think you have exhausted all of the free resources, CIMA exam tips and help available from CIMA but you’ve probably overlooked the student webinars that are held by the CIMA learning support team and tutors. What are Student Webinars? You shouldn’t get the webinars confused with the CIMA syllabus content, you won’t find…

  • CIMA August ’16 Case Study: REVISION CLASSES

    I don’t usually have two articles on the same day but I noticed Astranti have their final revision classes coming up for the August case study exams and thought I would share the details for those who are not aware. Are you worried about the CIMA case study exam coming up? Is this your first…