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Opentuition
General strategic position question. Possibly take-over and mergers
Culture and organisational structure.
Use of internet in marketing etc
Knowledge management
Process change, change management and outsourcing.Kaplan Financial
• Decision trees.
• Strategic change.
• Strategy evaluation.
• Benefits realisation.First intuition
Section A
• Environmental analysis, people with financial analysis.
Section B
• Project management.
• Strategic Action.
• Information Technology – pricing strategy.LCA
Section A (compulsory case study)
PEST and Five Forces analysis.
Success criteria…suitability, acceptability, feasaibility…to be applied.
Some financial calculations and their implications.
Section B
Project management.
Marketing.
Matrix structure.
Outsourcing.
Porter’s competitive advantage – generic strategies and the diamond.Becker
Environmental analysis – PESTEL/Porter’s 5 forces and impact on stakeholders.
Harnessing IT in the value chain – apply to VC.
Outsourcing and how it helps business strategy.
Using Johnson, Whittington and Scholes model to evaluate strategic options under the heading suitability, acceptability and feasibility.
Process redesign and change management strategy.
Project management, focusing on cost/benefit analysis of business case for a project.LSBF
Strategic analysis – including external analysis and management accounting as part of decision-making.
Financial analysis of a company.
Evaluation of a strategic option suggested by the examiner.
Application of the marketing mix.
Improvement of business processes (probably including use of e-business).
Process of managing change.
Source : PQ Magazine
https://www.pqaccountant.combest of luck with exam!
ansi@benfabregas said:
how accurate are these normally, and where are they derived from?Its just estimated, based on past experience and ‘hunches’
I find the exam tips around these times the most pointless exercises going, no one really knows whats in the paper, it was written over a year ago.
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As Head of ACCA Programmes here at BPP, I have asked my expert subject managers for ACCA Exam Tips for your forthcoming December 2012 exams.
Here is what Dave Halford, our ACCA P3 Business Analysis Subject Manager had to say:
“The key areas to ensure you are comfortable with for the different sections are as follows:
Section A
?Financial analysis of an organisation
?Non-financial analysis of an organisation i.e. SWOT, Value Chain
?Evaluation of strategic options using perhaps SAF or TOWS analysisSection B
?Project and/or change management
?Implementation of IT solutions
?Importance of organisational culture, and how to manage cultural change
?You should be prepared for a question focused on a not-for-profit organisation.Most importantly…
Knowledge alone will not get you close to a pass on this paper. You need to be able to apply your knowledge to specific situations. Practice this using past questions and stories in the press or on the web as often as you can and you will be ready for whatever the exam throws at you!”
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