P3 – Business Analysis

On successful completion of this paper, candidates
should be able to:

• Assess the strategic position of an organisation. 
• Evaluate the strategic choices available to an organisation. 
• Discuss how an organisation might go about its strategic implementation. 
• Evaluate and redesign business processes and structures to implement and support the organisation’s strategy taking account of customer and other major stakeholder requirements.
• Integrate appropriate information technology solutions to support the organisation’s strategy. 
• Advise on the principles of project management to enable the implementation of aspects of the organisation’s strategy with the twin objectives of managing risk and ensuring benefits
  realisation. 
• Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of a company’s strategy and the financial consequences of implementing strategic
  decisions. 
• Assess the role of leadership and people management in formulating and implementing business strategy.

The syllabus is assessed by:

• A three-hour examination.
• Section A contains one multi-part question based on a case study scenario. This question is worth 50 marks.
• Section B will consist of three discrete questions each worth 25 marks. Candidates must answer two questions from this section.
• Total: 100 marks

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  This syllabus applies relevant knowledge, skills, and exercise professional judgement in assessing strategic position, determining strategic choice, and
  implementing strategic action through beneficial business process and structural change; coordinating knowledge systems and information
  technology and by effectively managing processes, projects, and people within financial and other resource constraints.