E3 enterprise strategy

On completion of this paper you will have learnt from the following topics:

  • Interacting with the competitive environment – 20%
  • Change management – 20%
  • Evaluation of strategic options – 30%
  • Implementation of strategic plans – 30%

Study resources

Study guides E3: a guide for students (PDF 177KB)
E3: syllabus guide (PDF 74KB)
Exam papers and model answers March 2013 question paper (PDF 125KB) and answers (PDF 153KB)
November 2012 exam paper (PDF 124KB) and answers (PDF 153KB)
September 2012 exam paper (PDF 169KB) and answers (PDF 216KB) 

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Post exam guides March 2013 post exam guide (PDF 114KB)
November 2012 post exam guide (PDF 143KB)
September 2012 post exam guide (PDF 137KB)

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Useful articles Applying knowledge to written E3 questions (Velocity June 2012)
Information systems (FM July/August 2011, PDF 99KB)
Defining strategy and scenario planning (Velocity August 2010)
E3 and ethics (Velocity, April 2010)

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Reading lists Core reading
CIMA Official Study Text Enterprise Strategy 2012-2013 edition, 1st edition - available from CIMA Publishing

Additional reading
Johnson, Scholes and Whittington. Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and cases 8th edition FT Prentice Hall (2005).
Management Accounting Official Terminology, CIMA Publishing
CIMA's strategic scorecard
Incorporating ethics into strategy
Exam questions by learning outcome Learning outcomes examined at all past 2010 syllabus exam sittings (PDF 97KB)
Article looking at the importance of verbs in learning outcomes and exam questions (PDF 56KB)