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CIMA CGMA - independent subject foundations study plan

CIMA CGMA - independent subject foundations · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 5 hours per week

Week 1

Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models

  • Review Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 2

Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations

  • Review Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 3

Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions

  • Review Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 4

Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models

  • Review Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 5

Business strategy

  • Review Business strategy using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Business strategy, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 6

Human resource management

  • Review Human resource management using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Human resource management, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 7

Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models & Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations & Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions & Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models & Business strategy & Human resource management & Business models, digital value and organizational change & Audit purposes, risk, ethics and engagement planning

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations, Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions, Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, Business strategy, Human resource management, Business models, digital value and organizational change, Audit purposes, risk, ethics and engagement planning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 8

Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models & Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations & Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions & Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models & Business strategy & Human resource management & Business models, digital value and organizational change & Audit purposes, risk, ethics and engagement planning

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, Group reporting, control and consolidation foundations, Management costing, budgets and relevant decisions, Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, Business strategy, Human resource management, Business models, digital value and organizational change, Audit purposes, risk, ethics and engagement planning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the principal concepts using evidence rather than memorized option positions.

Week 5: Apply subject concepts to cases and identify assumptions and limits.

Week 8: Review mixed performance and the exact current qualification requirements.