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Exam approach difference for P3 V P5:

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by teme2009.
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  • February 16, 2016 at 9:35 am #300661
    teme2009
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    Many has been said about how to approach a P5 exam and how to differentiate it from approaching P3 exam. But still i get confused of the difference. Can any body explain the difference. For instance if a question asks to “evaluate the impact of external environments on a company’s performance” on a P5 exam and i need to use Porter’s 5 forces..how should I approach this exam? What should be included and what shouldn’t?

    Thanks,

    February 16, 2016 at 2:37 pm #300697
    nasreldin
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    search this in YouTube: Not wearing your P3 head when taking P5.
    It is very useful

    February 16, 2016 at 5:37 pm #300719
    Ken Garrett
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    I think the secret is in the name of the exam which contains the phrase ‘performance management’. Just a out everything in P5 relates to analysing current performance (what is ‘good performance’ for the organisation and what PIs might capture that)
    ?), then how to manage the organisation with a view to improving performance.

    So using your 5 forces example, how does rivalry impact performance? Can the strength of the competition be measured (eg changes in market share) and how could we reduce the impact of competition? Similarly, a substitute product could undermine our performance and we have to see if we can counter that threat.

    Look at the introductory lecture (Chapter 1).

    February 18, 2016 at 3:30 pm #301032
    teme2009
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    Tahnk you so much Gromit & Nasreldin… now it became clear for me!!!

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