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Contents Page Introduction Helping you to pass Studying P5 The exam paper Syllabus and study guide v vii xii xiii Part A Strategic planning and control Strategic management accounting Performance hierarchy 45 Performance management and control of the organisation 69 Changes in business structure and management accounting 97 Environmental and ethical issues 137 Part B External influences on organisational performance External influences on organisational performance 173 Part C Performance measurement systems and design Performance management information systems 195 Management information, recording and processing and management reports 219 Part D Strategic performance measurement 10 11 12 13 14 Strategic performance measures in the private sector 273 Divisional performance and transfer pricing issues 319 Strategic performance measures in not-for-profit organisations 347 Non-financial performance indicators 369 The role of quality in management information and performance measurement systems 385 Performance measurement and strategic HRM issues 427 Part E Performance evaluation and corporate failure 15 16 17 Alternative views of performance measurement and management 469 Strategic performance issues in complex business structures 503 Predicting and preventing corporate failure 521 Mathematical tables 553 Practice question bank 557 Practice answer bank 579 Index 629 Review form Contents iii iv Helping you to pass BPP Learning Media – ACCA Approved Content Provider As an ACCA Approved Content Provider, BPP Learning Media gives you the opportunity to use study materials reviewed by the ACCA examination team By incorporating the examination team's comments and suggestions regarding the depth and breadth of syllabus coverage, the BPP Learning Media Study Text provides excellent, ACCA-approved support for your studies The PER alert Before you can qualify as an ACCA member, you have to not only pass all your exams but also fulfil a three year practical experience requirement (PER) To help you to recognise areas of the syllabus that you might be able to apply in the workplace to achieve different performance objectives, we have introduced the 'PER alert' feature You will find this feature throughout the Study Text to remind you that what you are learning to pass your ACCA exams is equally useful to the fulfilment of the PER requirement Tackling studying Studying can be a daunting prospect, particularly when you have lots of other commitments The different features of the Study Text, the purposes of which are explained fully on the Chapter features page, will help you while studying and improve your chances of exam success Developing exam awareness Our Study Texts are completely focused on helping you pass your exam Our advice on Studying P5 outlines the content of the paper, the necessary skills you are expected to be able to demonstrate and any brought forward knowledge you are expected to have Exam focus points are included within the chapters to highlight when and how specific topics were examined, how they might be examined in the future, and how different topics within the syllabus fit together Using the syllabus and study guide You can find the syllabus and study guide on pages xiii-xxiii of this Study Text Testing what you can Testing yourself helps you develop the skills you need to pass the exam and also confirms that you can recall what you have learnt We include Questions – lots of them – both within chapters and in the Practice Question Bank, as well as Quick Quizzes at the end of each chapter to test your knowledge of the chapter content Introduction v Chapter features Each chapter contains a number of helpful features to guide you through each topic Topic list Topic list Syllabus reference What you will be studying in this chapter and the relevant section numbers, together with ACCA syllabus references Introduction Puts the chapter content in the context of the syllabus as a whole Study Guide Links the chapter content with ACCA guidance Exam Guide Highlights how examinable the chapter content is likely to be and the ways in which it could be examined Knowledge brought forward from earlier studies What you are assumed to know from previous studies/exams FAST FORWARD Summarises the content of main chapter headings, allowing you to preview and review each section easily Examples Demonstrate how to apply key knowledge and techniques Key terms Definitions of important concepts that can often earn you easy marks in exams Exam focus points When and how specific topics were examined, or how they may be examined in the future Formula to learn Formulae that are not given in the exam but which have to be learnt Gives you a useful indication of syllabus areas that closely relate to performance objectives in your Practical Experience Requirement (PER) vi Introduction Question Gives you essential practice of techniques covered in the chapter Case Study Real world examples of theories and techniques Chapter Roundup A full list of the Fast Forwards included in the chapter, providing an easy source of review Quick Quiz A quick test of your knowledge of the main topics in the chapter Practice Question Bank Found at the back of the Study Text with more comprehensive chapter questions Cross referenced for easy navigation Studying P5 As the name suggests, this paper examines advanced performance management topics and is particularly suited to those who are thinking about a career in management accountancy or are likely to be involved in strategic management decisions ACCA expects you to demonstrate a professional approach to all questions – not just presenting information in a professional manner, but also integrating knowledge and understanding of topics from across the syllabus The examination team has stressed that candidates should not expect topics in P5 exams to be examined in isolation One of the major skills you will be expected to demonstrate in the P5 exam is being able to draw on knowledge gained across your studies to date, in order to present complete solutions to relatively broad business issues or problems What P5 is about The syllabus for Paper P5 further develops key aspects and skills introduced in Paper F5, and it draws on aspects of the material about strategic and operational planning and performance covered in Paper P3, Business Analysis However, whereas Paper P3 assesses principles of management accounting as part of the wider analysis of a business situation, Paper P5 could examine aspects of management accounting – such as budgeting or costing techniques – in their own right The stated aim of the P5 syllabus is: 'To apply relevant knowledge, skills and exercise professional judgement in selecting and applying strategic management accounting techniques in different business contexts and to contribute to the evaluation of the performance of an organisation and its strategic development.' Read this aim carefully You are no longer just a 'number cruncher' drawing up budgets and producing calculations to include management reports You are expected to understand the wider issues that affect organisations These issues are often written about in newspapers and journals such as the Financial Times and The Economist, so it is important you read the financial press to help you identify how the issues you are studying in P5 relate to the real world context At this level in your studies, you also need to recognise how the subjects you previously studied begin to fit together You need to begin to take a holistic view of an organisation, and to see how the various parts of it and various processes affect overall performance – rather than looking at individual issues in isolation Importantly, the P5 exam is likely to also test your ability to assess different approaches to performance management, from a variety of perspectives As well as knowing what the approaches are, you will also need to be able to compare them with one another in the context of a scenario; for example, comparing the long-term and short-term issues affecting an organisation's performance Snapshot of the syllabus The syllabus expects you to understand how organisations set their strategy and the external influences that affect strategic plans and operational outcomes You will be expected to evaluate different systems of performance management and apply strategic performance measurement techniques in evaluating and improving performance You may also be expected to advise on strategic performance evaluation and the possibility of corporate failure Finally, you need to be aware of the current developments in management accounting and performance management, as these affect organisations Introduction vii There are five parts to the syllabus, as summarised below (a) Use strategic planning and control models to plan and monitor organisational performance (b) Assess and identify relevant macroeconomic, fiscal and market factors and key external influences on organisational performance (c) Identify and evaluate the design features of effective performance management information and monitoring systems (d) Apply appropriate strategic performance measurement techniques in evaluating and improving organisational performance (e) Advise clients and senior management on strategic business performance evaluation and on recognising vulnerability to corporate failure We expect most of these capabilities (if not all) to be tested to some extent in every P5 exam What skills are required? Look back at the action verbs in the six parts of the syllabus outlined above You are expected to be able to assess, advise and evaluate, as well as to identify and monitor The need for these skills of assessing, advising and evaluating highlights that, at P5 level, you are expected to have moved beyond merely demonstrating your knowledge of a model or technique, and instead you have to apply that knowledge to practical situations For example, the examination team will expect that, by the time you reach P5, you can already calculate basic financial ratios In P5, though, the examination team will expect you to be able to interpret the information provided by those ratios to understand how an organisation is performing, and to make sensible suggestions (where appropriate) about how its performance could be improved The questions set in P5 exams will be based around case study scenarios which describe an organisation, its objectives and its business environment You will need to relate your answers specifically to the scenario given in the question There will be very few marks available for simply describing models or theories Evidence from past exam sittings suggests that candidates who simply learn models and theories, but then not apply their knowledge to the question scenarios, typically score between 20-30% in their P5 exams The P5 paper has a large written element, with well over half the marks being earned for written answers (discussion, analysis, evaluation) rather than calculations Again, this is designed to reflect the position of a qualified accountant working in a business The accountant can expect a number of the routine calculations and figures to be produced by their more junior colleagues, but the accountant should then expect to identify the issues or implications being identified by those figures We have summarised here the skills you are expected to demonstrate in P5 (a) Core knowledge The contents of Paper F5 Performance Management – assumed knowledge brought forward for Paper P5 (b) Numerical skills Those skills demonstrated in Paper F5 You only learn a small number of new mathematical techniques in this paper but, alongside these, you are also expected to remember those you learnt previously (c) Written skills These are key skills on this paper You will be expected to write reports and notes explaining issues you encounter (d) Analysis and interpretation of question data or calculations The examination team has stressed that candidates will be expected to analyse (not merely calculate) numerical data given in a scenario Wider business awareness or application of skills in a practical context (e) viii Introduction 634 Index Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Review Form – Paper P5 Advanced Performance Management (02/16) Please help us to ensure that the ACCA learning materials we produce remain as accurate and user-friendly as possible We cannot promise to answer every submission we receive, but we promise that it will be read and taken into account when we update this Study Text Name: Address: During the past six months you recall seeing/receiving any of the following? 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