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CIMA Managerial Level

CIMA Managerial Level. Organisational Management & Information Systems - Paper 4. February 2006. Paper P6 Management Accounting Business Strategy. Paper P3 Management Accounting Risk & Control Strategy. Paper P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy. Business Management Pillar.

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CIMA Managerial Level

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  1. CIMA Managerial Level Organisational Management & Information Systems - Paper 4 February 2006

  2. Paper P6 Management Accounting Business Strategy Paper P3 Management Accounting Risk & Control Strategy Paper P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy Business Management Pillar Management Accounting Pillar Financial Management Pillar CIMA SYLLABUS 2006 TOPCIMA Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting STRATEGIC LEVEL Paper P5 Integrated Management Paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management Paper P8 Financial Analysis MANAGERIAL LEVEL Paper P4 Organisational Management & Information Systems Paper P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation Paper P7 Financial Accounting & Tax Principles (Click Here)

  3. CIMA SYLLABUS 2006 Paper P4 Organisational Management & Information Systems Paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management (Click Here)

  4. CIMAPaper P4Organisational Management & Information Systems Examination Structure – The three hour written paper from May 2005 will have three sections: Section A - 50 marks • Variety of objective test questions • Each question worth between 2 and 4 marks • Mini-scenarios may be used with a group of questions Section B – 30 marks • Six compulsory questions worth 5 marks each • A short scenario may be used which could relate to several questions Section C – 50 marks • A choice of one question from two. (Click Here)

  5. Information Systems (20%) Change Management (10%) Paper 4 Organisational Management & Information Systems Managing Human Capital (30%) Operations Management (20%) Marketing (20%) (Click Here)

  6. Direct import of Paper 10 ISPM (i) Information Systems (20%) Features and operations of hardware and software How technologies are used in the work place How to implement major IS projects Opportunities for the use of IT Strategies to minimise disruption caused by introducing IS technologies Evaluate new hardware and software including benefits How IS fits into broader management operations. (Click Here)

  7. External and internal change triggers Change Management (10%) The importance of managing critical periods of change through the life cycle of the firm The stages in the change process Approaches to change management (Click Here)

  8. Personal business ethics, the CIMA Ethical Guidelines. High performance work arrangements Similar teaching emphasis to present HR in different organisational forms –e.g. project-based firms, virtual or networked firms Managing Human Capital (30%) (Click Here)

  9. Marketing (20%) Pricing strategy Value analysis Marketing communications Internet use advantages and drawbacks Product marketing, services marketing Market forecasting methods future (e.g. Survey of Buyers’ Intentions, Composite of Sales Force Opinions, Expert Opinion, Past-Sales Analysis & Market-Test Method) Distribution channels,marketing campaigns current (e.g. Total Market Potential, Area Market Potential and Industry Sales & Market Shares) Segmentation and targeting of markets, positioning of products within markets

  10. Strategies for balancing capacity and demand Developing & maintaining supplier relationships Systems - Manufacturing Resource Planning, Optimised Production Technologies, Enterprise Resource Planning. Operations management systems Managing inventory Operations Management (20%) Use of Intranet in information management Developing & maintaining supplier relationships Quality and lean production performance management including contrast between benchmarking and BPR Supply chain and supply networks in gaining competitive advantage continuous inventory systems (e.g. Economic Order Quantity) Performance measurement and improvement methods

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