Originally Posted by Carrie01
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P3 – Business Analysis
Section A
• Question 1 will still focus mainly on the strategic planning process. Key areas may be:
? SWOT
? Ansoff
? Acquisition
• Also expect an implementation issue such as culture or change management
Section B
• If culture and/or change management do not appear in the compulsory question then they may appear in the option questions
• Other areas may be:
? TQM
? Supply chain management
? Choosing & evaluating an IT system
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i am sorry, Carrie, but i am sure these are 08 DEC tips..
i've got 09 June tips for P1 & P3 from FTC Kaplan web.
PAPER P1
Corporate Governance
• Board committees
• Independence of NEDs
• Board structure
• Responsibility and integrity
• Stakeholder theory
• Transaction cost theory
Risk and internal controls
• Risk identification, measurement and management by means of sound system of control
Ethics
• Ethical theories and models
• Moral intensity and moral framing
• CSR
• Gray Owen Adams 7 positions
• Environment and sustainability
Paper P3
• External Analysis - PESTEL, 5 Forces
• Financial analysis / performance / balance scorecard
• Strategic options, Generics, Directions, Bowman's Strategy
Clock.
• Emergent strategies
• Methods of growth - Acq v Internal development v Strategic
Alliance (JV, License, etc.)
• Strategy Evaluation / Appropriateness - Suitability,
Acceptability, Feasibility
• Organisation structures
• Value Chain
• IS/IT / Customer relationship management
• BPR Methodology / Harmon's 5 stage
• Quality issues / CMMI
• Project Management
good luck!