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*** P5 December 2013 Exam was.. Post your comments ***

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  • December 13, 2013 at 9:27 am #152812
    Ashish
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    While I found the P5 questions reasonably difficult, Q2 was tricky. It was not asking for evaluating the performance using the Pyramid, but it was asking to evaluate the evaluation system used by the business. I made the mistake and started writing about evaluation of the business, but then half way through read the question again and realised that it was the system that needed evaluating, not the performance! I failed this exam for 4 marks last time, so I hope I will pass this time.

    December 13, 2013 at 9:32 am #152814
    Ashish
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    Yes, I took the approach of Building Blocks as it seemed to relate. But I did not realise the matter about suitability of strategy you have mentioned. I thought it was about culture, so I wrote about that.

    December 13, 2013 at 9:45 am #152815
    Ashish
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    For Q1 the last portion, asking whether there will be a planning gap, I found it very tricky. The target $135m was net operating profit, but our calculations would depend on contributions and not on profit, becasue we have to remove the fixed costs. For option 1, my answer was that the target will be met, but for option 2 the target will not be met. Having said this, I am not hoping to get any marks for this part any way. I find we are told to think before we write, but there is simply no time to think. We are expected to know the answer as soon as we finish reading the question. If we stop to think, we run out of time.

    December 13, 2013 at 9:50 am #152817
    Ashish
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    Q1 part (1) did not require commentary, just calculations. Commentary was in part (2)

    December 13, 2013 at 11:39 pm #152936
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    I did Q1, 2 & 3. Time spent more on Q1 and i think the examiner was not fair with us about the number of questions to answer and considering the 3hrs and the examiner was not opened so much about lean enterprise. Not written much on Q3 because of time pressure. I wish pass because this was my 6th sitting. Oh God help me.

    January 3, 2014 at 5:17 am #153689
    enigma28
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    I used performance prism instead of pyramid in Ques 2 because I got confused. Do you think I’ll get some marks there? 🙁

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