CIMA Related Exams
E3 Exam
The CIMA E3 exam focuses on various aspects of strategic management, including:
The CIMA E3 and F3 exams are both part of the Strategic Level of the CIMA qualification, but they focus on different areas of expertise. Here are the key differences:
PQR is a software design company. The Board of PQR has always openly encouraged partnerships with a wide range of designers and other Organizations in its industry, to continually develop and enhance the services it offers and to utilise the expertise and knowledge of a range of individuals and Organizations. PQR's staff have also been highly creative and innovative in the design services they provide. PQR regularly analyses and keeps up to date with changes in the environment in which it operates. PQR operates a sophisticated website to promote its services and keep in touch with its service users.
Which TWO of the following attributes of a change adept Organization, as defined by Kanter, has PQR demonstrated?
RRR is a state-funded hospital serving a major city. It is under political pressure to reduce the waiting times of patients requiring surgical operations who need to stay at the hospital for several nights. The doctors blame a lack of bed spaces and are calling for more investment in extra beds.
You have been conducting some research into the problem and have discovered the following problems affecting the utilisation of the existing beds at RRR:
• many patients stay extra nights due to lack of communication with the health professionals needed to monitor the patients at home
• beds are left empty each day when patients miss their admission date but there are no processes to inform other patients to offer them the space
• patients are admitted on days when there are no spaces available on the special equipment needed to treat their particular condition
Which THREE linkages between Primary Activities in the Value Chain of RRR need to be improved to provide extra bed spaces at RRR?
AAA is a car manufacturer which has undertaken a strategy to lobby a regional authority to include Its flagship hybrid model in a regional initiative to grant low-emission cars access to faster moving vehicle lanes. These faster vehicle lanes were historically only available to cars carrying passengers. Given the benefits of AAA's low emission vehicles, AAA's cars were authorised to make use of the faster lanes, even when no passengers were on board providing AAA with a decisive competitive edge.
Which of the following strategies is AAA pursuing?