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:
CIMA has described the two roles of enterprise governance as 'preventing failure' and 'ensuring success'. CIMA sees 'preventing failure' as being related to having proper risk management and corporate governance procedures in place. CIMA sees 'ensuring success' as being concerned with the practise of strategic management.
Which THREE of the following responsibilities of senior management are essential to 'ensuring success' for the Organization?
CCC has been given permission by the local government authority to build 500 houses and this will be a very profitable project for CCC. An animal charity is opposed to the building of the houses as fields where animals live will be built on. Some people living nearest to the area of the proposed building are in favour because it will stimulate the local economy. Other people living near the area of the proposed development are opposed to it because their view will be spoiled. Which of the following activities should CCC undertake to resolve the stakeholders' competing objectives?
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?