Tag: CIMA Exam Tips

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

    More and more companies are placing a big emphasis on CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility and it’s an important topic in the CIMA syllabus. What is CSR? CSR is a companies responsibility to the society in which it operates. It involves considering all of the stakeholders (we could use Mendelows Matrix here to value the importance of each…

  • Budgeting and Beyond!

    Budgeting and Beyond!

    While studying for the operational case study I was revising the budgeting section of the P1 syllabus and the idea of Beyond Budgeting really struck a chord with me. Traditional budgeting methods, in my opinion, are becoming outdated and counter-productive. The idea that departments will needlessly spend in the final months of the year to ensure…

  • The Week Ahead – 4th January 2016

    The Week Ahead – 4th January 2016

    CIMA 2016 Study Plan A new year brings new hope – but it also brings new challenges and none more so when planning your CIMA studies for the year ahead. You may be in the middle of a new year detox but take this opportunity to plan your studies. I have gathered a few useful…

  • Pearson VUE Test Centre

    https://youtu.be/T6tK_tY2AQQ   Sitting CIMA Examinations Studying the CIMA qualification outside of the UK can be an expensive affair, especially when it comes to sitting the exams. Not only do you have to consider the CIMA exam fee but also the additional fees for exam invigilators and renting the space at The British Council or somewhere…

  • CIMA E1 Exam and Study Tips

    CIMA E1 Exam and Study Tips

    CIMA E1 Study Text Find the right study text for your CIMA studies is crucial and personally I like to vary the tuition providers depending on what exam I am sitting. For example, I like using the Kaplan texts for the numerical papers as the clear step-by-step approach in their study texts works well for…

  • OCS: How I passed

    OCS: How I passed

    Results email nice and early from @CIMA_News and it’s a pass! Phew. On to the next level, hurrah! #CIMA #cimaresults pic.twitter.com/wMSCnvVyQp — The CIMA Student (@theCIMAstudent) December 17, 2015 The operational case study is a relatively new exam – so I was delighted to pass it first time! The OCS seemed a bit of a…

  • Outsourcing: A False Economy?

    The E1 paper (and the Operational Case Study) could throw up a question on outsourcing. It’s a topic I am really quite familiar having worked in a couple of environments where the company were outsourcing services. In some instances, it felt like the cost savings made by the company by outsourcing their finance function was…