ACCA approved paper p5 advanced performance management

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BPP Learning Media strives to make our materials available at prices students can afford by local printing arrangements, pricing policies and partnerships which are clearly listed on our website A tiny minority ignore this and indulge in criminal activity by illegally photocopying our material or supporting organisations that If they act illegally and unethically in one area, can you really trust them? iv join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com  To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Question index The headings in this checklist/index indicate the main topics of questions, but questions often cover several different topics Where necessary, questions have been amended to reflect the new format of the exam, from June 2013 .co m Questions set under the old syllabus Performance Management paper are included because their style and content are similar to those which appear in the P5 exam They have 'PM' after the question name These questions have been amended to reflect the current exam format Questions taken from the P3 Business Analysis syllabus (when a re-alignment of syllabuses took place in 2010) are denoted by ‘BA' after the question name Exam questions set under the current syllabus are designated 'APM' after the question name Time HEG (APM 12/07, amended) 25 AB Electronics 25 ial Part A: Strategic planning and control Question Megasnack Ganymede (APM 6/12, amended) Wheeler Drinks Group (APM 12/12, amended) Godel (APM 6/14) Booxe (APM 6/14) Business process re-engineering Answer 113 45 115 25 45 118 25 45 120 25 45 125 25 45 128 25 45 133 25 45 11 137 25 45 12 141 25 45 12 143 25 45 13 147 25 45 14 149 25 45 15 151 25 45 16 154 25 45 16 156 16 CAP (APM 12/09, amended) 25 45 17 159 17 FGH Telecom (APM 12/10, amended) 25 45 19 162 25 45 20 166 ym a ter 45 10 GMB Co (APM 12/07, amended) tud 11 MKO Clothing 12 BV Entertainments 13 EEE Chemical company To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Marks allocation (Mins) Page number 14 GHG (APM 6/08, amended) ea cc 15 F4U (APM 6/09) as Part B: External influences on organisational performance fre 18 Stokeness (APM 6/13) Finding questions join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial v To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Page number Marks allocation (Mins) Question Answer 19 Handra 25 45 21 170 20 TREN engine components 25 21 KLP divisions 25 22 Racer deliveries 25 23 Auto Parts 25 24 Quark Healthcare (APM 12/13) 25 25 Bluefin School (APM 12/11, amended) 25 co m Time 22 172 45 22 175 45 23 177 45 24 179 45 25 182 45 26 186 25 45 28 189 25 45 28 192 25 45 29 195 25 45 30 198 25 45 31 200 25 45 32 203 25 45 34 208 25 45 35 212 25 45 37 217 25 45 38 221 25 45 39 224 25 45 39 226 25 45 40 228 25 45 42 232 25 45 43 234 25 45 44 238 25 45 45 240 43 Universal Pottery Company (BA 12/07) 25 45 47 243 44 TRG (APM 6/08, amended) 25 45 47 248 45 UU (APM 6/09, amended) 25 45 49 250 46 Albacore (APM Pilot paper) 25 45 50 253 47 Elegant Hotels (BA 6/09) 25 45 51 257 48 Equiguard (BA 12/08) 25 45 52 259 Part D: Strategic performance measurement ter 26 CFD (APM 12/09, amended) 27 ZTC Communications 28 Stayzee Hotels ym a 29 SEC 30 NCL 31 Landual Lamps (APM 6/13) 32 Alpha Division (APM 12/07) 33 Stillwater Services (APM 12/12, amended) 34 SSA (APM 12/09, amended) tud 35 Seatown 36 LGHD (APM 6/10, amended) 37 CFE coffee shops 38 Navier Aerials (APM 6/13) 40 Thebe (APM 6/12, amended) 41 There U (APM 6/09, amended) fre ea cc 42 SSH (APM 12/08) as 39 TAW (APM 6/08, amended) vi Finding questions join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com 45 ial Part C: Performance measurement systems and design To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Part E: Performance evaluation and corporate failure 45 53 262 50 Graviton (APM 12/13) 25 45 54 265 51 Bettaserve 25 45 55 270 52 Cod (APM 12/11) 25 45 56 272 53 APX Accountancy (APM 6/11, amended) 25 54 Amal (APM 6/12, amended) 25 55 B2B Deliveries 25 56 Glitter Fashions 25 57 SFS (APM 6/10, amended) 25 58 LOL cards (APM 12/10, amended) 25 59 BEG (APM 6/10, amended) 25 60 ENT Entertainments (APM 6/11, amended) 25 61 TMC (APM 12/08, amended) 25 45 58 276 45 59 279 45 60 283 45 60 285 45 61 288 45 62 290 45 ial 63 292 45 64 295 45 65 298 ter 62 Turing (APM 6/14) co m 25 25 45 66 300 25 45 67 304 25 45 68 308 25 45 70 313 25 45 70 315 25 45 72 318 25 45 74 320 25 45 75 324 25 45 77 327 25 45 78 330 72 Herman Swan & Co (APM 12/12, amended) 25 45 78 333 73 Great National Trains 25 45 79 339 63 Callisto (APM 6/12, amended) 64 Coal Creek (APM 12/12, amended) ym a 65 BPC (APM 12/07, amended) 66 RM Batteries (APM 12/10, amended) 67 NW Clothes To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com 49 Pharmaceutical Technologies (APM Pilot paper) 68 PLX Refinery (APM Pilot Paper) 69 Essland Police Forces (APM, 12/13) as 70 BPL Leisure tud Part F: Current developments and emerging issues in performance management fre ea cc 71 Mentons Finding questions join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial vii To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com 90 82 344 75 Robust Laptops (APM 12/10, amended) 50 90 84 349 76 RRR (APM 12/09, amended) 50 90 86 354 77 Lopten (APM 12/13) 50 90 88 359 78 Film Productions Co (APM 12/10, amended) 50 90 90 365 79 Mackerel (APM Pilot Paper) 50 90 92 369 80 TSC (APM 12/08, amended) 50 90 93 378 81 Lincoln & Lincoln (APM 12/12, amended) 50 90 96 383 82 BEC (APM 12/09, amended) 50 90 99 391 83 HFG (APM 6/08, amended) 50 90 101 397 84 SBC (APM 6/10, amended) 50 90 104 404 85 Kolmog Hotels (APM 6/13) 50 90 105 409 86 Cantor (APM 6/14) 50 107 416 90 ter Mock exam co m 50 Mock exam ym a Mock exam (December 2014) fre ea cc as tud Important note: Questions and in Mock exam are past exam questions from June 2012 and December 2011 respectively Even if you not attempt the full Mock exam, you are strongly encouraged to complete these two questions as part of your revision viii Finding questions join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com 74 Armstrong Stores (APM, Sample question, amended) ial Section A Questions ... visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com EXAM SUCCESS SITE ial tud ym a ADVANCED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ter PAPER P5 BPP Learning Media is an ACCA Approved Content Provider for ACCA qualifications... 28, Mock Qn Performance management in complex business structures Performance management information systems Performance prism Performance pyramid Performance reports Problems of performance. .. areas tested in Paper F5 Performance Management and Paper P3 Business Analysis Revising P5 join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial xiii To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com