CIMA Professional Qualification E1 Syllabus Overview

1 CIMA Professional QualificationE1 Syllabus OverviewCreated by: Global CGMA University and Academic Centerof ExcellenceGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEWhat is the Center of Excellence (COE) about?We attract, inspire and engage the next generation of CIMA members and CGMAs by increasing awareness among academics and university students through identification of best practices, training, resources and communications, working in partnership with the consistent global strategy & performance for academic relations that compliments country effortsProvide partnership & supportDevelop best practices & toolsAlign priorities & interestsDevelop operational efficiencyGlobal CGMA University and Academic COES ummary of the Enterprise pillar -2019 Syllabus 3E3: Strategic Management A: The strategy process B: Analysing the organisational ecosystem C: Generating strategic options D.

2 Making strategic choices E: Strategic control F: Digital strategyE2: Managing Performance A: business models and value creation B: Managing people performance C: Managing projectsE1: Managing Finance in a Digital World A: Role of the finance function B: Technology in a digital world C: Data and information in a digital world D: Shape and structure of the finance function E: Finance interacting with the organisationWhat is this pillar about? Articulate a vision in a digital world How do we articulate the role of the finance function in a digital world? How do we manage performance through people and projects? How do we develop and manage strategy?Download Syllabus HereGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEE1 Managing Finance in a Digital World4 Global CGMA University and Academic COEWhat changed in E1?

3 2015 Syllabus E1: OrganisationalManagementA. Introductionto organisationsB. Managing the finance functionC. Managing technologyand informationD. Operations managementE. MarketingF. Managing human resources2019 Syllabus E1: Managing Finance in a Digital WorldA. Role of the finance function B. Technologyin a digital worldC. Data andinformation in a digital worldD. Shape and structure of the finance functionE. Finance interacting with the organisation5 NewNewNewGlobal CGMA University and Academic COECGMA competencies in a digital world6 The competency framework reflects our findings on how finance professionals are expected to apply accounting and finance skills within the context of the business /organisations in which they operate.

4 It also reflects for the first time how technology and a digital mindsetwill be required to affect and influence their own decisions, actions and behaviours and those of their colleagues within the wider organisation. Read & Download HereE1: Structure and outline7 ROLE OF FINANCEin the organisation and the activities it performs to fulfil its roleSTRUCTURE AND SHAPE of the finance function linked to the rolesDATA usage by the finance functionThe TECHNOLOGY landscape and its impact on organisations and the finance functionHow the finance function INTERACTS with the organisation to create and preserve valueGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEExam weighting: 20%Exam weighting: 20%Exam weighting: 20%Exam weighting: 20%Exam weighting.

5 20%Global CGMA University and Academic COEExam blueprint8 Global CGMA University and Academic COEThe E1 exam blueprint9 For the first time, under the updated 2019 CIMA Professional Qualification , CIMA is publishing examination blueprints based on the Syllabus which set out in detail what is examinable in each of the nine Objective Tests and three Case Study examinations. The Blueprints will be published annually, and provide information about the format, structure and weightings of the assessments. The blueprints will only be applicable to exams scheduled under the 2019 Professional Exam Blueprint HereGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEKey features of the blueprints Updated annually 3 documents, one per level 4 sections Overview Case study exam business simulation Objective test representative tasks Appendices (formulas etc.)

6 Download Exam Blueprint HereGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEE1 exam dates111 Aug 2019 4 Nov 2019E1 exams under the updated Professional Qualification will commenceScheduling of E1 exam under the 2019 PQ will openLink To TimelineGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEExam overview12 Skill level Remembering UnderstandingExam content weighting5 major topics 20% weighting eachExam formatObjective testOn-demand Computerised60 questions90 minutesCIMA will publish updated objective test pass rates every quarter following the release of pass rates for case study Pass RatesGlobal CGMA University and Academic COEE xamination purpose13 The Objective Tests assure that learners have acquired the fundamental knowledge, skills and techniques for the role that will be simulated in the culminating Case Study Examination.

7 The Objective Tests will cover all areas of the Syllabus and will ensure that learning has taken place across the breadth of the Syllabus . The Objective Tests are weighted towards remembering and understanding and application with some analysis and evaluation in highly structured CGMA University and Academic COE I can statements14 In the exam blueprint, you will find representative task statements. Each statement is a plain English description of what a CIMA finance Professional should know and be able to do I . The content and skill level determine the language and verbs used in the representative task. CIMA will test up to the level of the task statement in the objective test (an objective test question on a particular topic could be set at a lower level than the task statement in the blueprint).

8 The task statements in the blueprint are representative and are not intended to be (nor should they be viewed as) an all-inclusive list of tasks that may be tested on the Examination. It also should be noted that the number of tasks associated with a particular content group or topic is not indicative of the extent such content group, topic or related skill level will be assessed on the CGMA University and Academic COEA snapshot of the E1 exam blueprint15 The slides below will list some of these representative task statementE1A: Role of the Finance FunctionSkill levelRepresentative task statementLead outcomeComponent outcomeRemembering and understandingApplicationAnalysisEvaluati on1. The roles of the finance function in organisationsa.

9 Enables organisationsto create and preserve valueUnderstand how technology and competition drive the fast changing and unpredictable contexts in which organisationsoperate. Global CGMA University and Academic COET opic A -Role of the finance functionE1 Managing finance in a digital world16 Global CGMA University and Academic COES ummary This section examines the roles that finance plays in organisations and why. It describes in detail the activities that finance professionals performto fulfil these roles. Consequently it is the foundation of the whole Qualification and answers the question: what do finance professionals do and why? It provides links with other sections of the module and what is covered in other modules of the operational CGMA University and Academic COED etails of E1 topic A Role of the finance function18 Lead outcomeComponent outcomeTopics to be the roles of the finance function in organisationsExplain how thefinance organisations to create and preserve how organisations create and preserve how organisations create and preserve value The fast changing and unpredictable contexts in which organisations operate Enabling value creation through planning.

10 Forecasting and resource allocation Shaping value creation through performance management and control Narrating the value creation story through corporate reporting The role of ethics in the role of the finance functionDescribe the increasingly disruptivecontexts in which organisations and their finance teams operate and how these contexts shape the role of finance. Take each role and show how finance performs it in a typical organisational setting. The coverage should be introductory and brief. It is meant to set thescene for subsequent sections and draw a link between the roles and the topics that will be covered in other modules of the operational the activities that finance professionals perform to fulfil the rolesDescribe how the finance data to prepare information about insight to users by analysing insight to influence the implementation of decisions to achieve the desired differentactivities connect to each other How data is collected, cleanedand connected by finance Types of analysis to produce insights.