Business Management & Strategy - Past Papers Analysis - Last 5 Attempts (New Scheme)

Topic List 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 Grand

Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter Total

Formulation and Implementation of Strategy 35% to 40%

Ch # 1 - Strategy, stakeholders and mission 7 8 3 18 3%

Ch # 2 - Environment analysis 1 1 2 0%
Ch # 3 - Competitive forces 8 11 11 30 5%
Ch # 4 - Internal analysis 6 8 8 14 36 6%
Ch # 5 - Competitive advantage 9 20 29 5%
Ch # 6 - Methods of development 15 9 4 1 8 37 6%
Ch # 7 - Strategy implementation 10 1 1 12 2%
Ch # 14 - Strategic performance measurement 6 4 8 13 31 5%
Ch # 15 - Project management 0 0%
Ch # 16 - Identifying and assessing risk 3 6 9 2%
Ch # 17 - Controlling risk 14 14 2%

29 46 36 39 36 32 218 36%

Strategy and management of information technology 15% to 20%

Ch # 10 - IT strategy 18 15 18 17 16 18 102 17%

18 15 18 17 16 18 102 17%

Human Resource Management 15% to 20%

Ch # 11 - Recruitment 8 8 8 6 5 35 6%
Ch # 12 - Training and development 4 8 3 6 9 30 5%
Ch # 13 - Appraisals and working environment 4 12 10 3 6 35 6%
16 16 15 18 15 20 100 17%

Marketing and Supply Chain Management 15% to 20%

Ch # 3 - Competitive forces (Marketing related portion) 4 4 1%

Ch # 5 - Competitive advantage (Marketing related) 2 11 8 21 4%
Ch # 8 - Finance, R&D and marketing strategies 11 9 17 37 6%
Ch # 9 - Operations strategy 8 7 6 21 4%
21 7 15 11 17 12 83 14%

Corporate social responsibility and business ethics 15% to 20%

Ch # 18 - Business and professional ethics 3 5 6 14 2%

Ch # 19 - Conflicts of interest and ethical conflict resolution 9 11 11 9 3 43 7%
Ch # 20 - Corporate social responsibility and sustainability 4 5 5 6 11 9 40 7%
16 16 16 15 16 18 97 16%

Grand Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 600 100%
 Business Management & Strategy - Past Papers Analysis - Last 6 Attempts (New Scheme)
Topic List 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 Grand
Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter Total

Super Impotant Chapters

Ch # 10 - IT strategy 18 15 18 17 16 18 102 17%
Ch # 5 - Competitive advantage 2 9 31 8 50 8%
Ch # 19 - Conflicts of interest and ethical conflict resolution 9 11 11 9 3 43 7%
Ch # 20 - Corporate social responsibility and sustainability 4 5 5 6 11 9 40 7%
Ch # 8 - Finance, R&D and marketing strategies 11 9 17 37 6%
44 40 43 63 44 38 272 45%

Impotant Chapters
Ch # 6 - Methods of development 15 9 4 1 8 37 6%
Ch # 4 - Internal analysis 6 8 8 14 36 6%
Ch # 13 - Appraisals and working environment 4 12 10 3 6 35 6%
Ch # 11 - Recruitment 8 8 8 6 5 35 6%
Ch # 3 - Competitive forces 8 11 11 4 34 6%
Ch # 14 - Strategic performance measurement 6 4 8 13 31 5%
41 38 24 37 32 36 208 35%

Moderately Impotant Chapters

Ch # 12 - Training and development 4 8 3 6 9 30 5%
Ch # 9 - Operations strategy 8 7 6 21 4%
Ch # 1 - Strategy, stakeholders and mission 7 8 3 18 3%
Ch # 17 - Controlling risk 14 14 2%
Ch # 18 - Business and professional ethics 3 5 6 14 2%
15 22 23 0 19 18 97 16%

Other Chapters
Ch # 7 - Strategy implementation 10 1 1 12 2%
Ch # 16 - Identifying and assessing risk 3 6 9 2%
Ch # 2 - Environment analysis 1 1 2 0%
Ch # 15 - Project management 0 0%
0 0 10 0 5 8 23 4%

Grand Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 600