Free CIMA CIMAPRA19-E03-1-ENG Exam Questions

PPP uses the Boston Consulting Group Matrix (BCG Matrix) to prioritise products for investment and divestment. PPP invests or divests according to the quadrant of the BCG Matrix that the product occupies.
Which TWO of the following quadrants might receive only as much investment as required to maintain PPP's relative market share?

ABC is an online bank which has just reported substantial trading losses. It has received advice from a leading business consultancy that it should implement the following two strategies:
1. Take advantage of its reputation and brand image by entering a new industry.
2. Update all its networks to fifth generation (5G) as soon as possible. Which TWO of the following strategies has ABC been advised to implement?

JJJ is a publically quoted advertising agency. JJJ's competitive advantage is based on the expertise of its staff and its reputation in digital media advertising. JJJ has robust systems to protect its intellectual property. These include patents and copyrights. JJJ has also restricted access for most of its staff to its most sensitive data, such as studies of its customers' profitability.
JJJ's new Managing Director, Z, is concerned that when staff leave JJJ, the company loses whatever tacit knowledge they possess. These losses also impact on JJJ's reported profits. In order to remedy the losses of knowledge and the reduced profits Z wants to introduce a knowledge management strategy.
Which of the following steps support the introduction of a knowledge management strategy? (Choose all that apply.)

Company LL is a well established, reputable company whichspecialises in providing insurance call centre services to the insurance industry. It has recently won a large contract to provide its services to a multi-national insurer. LL's staff are highly trained in insurance matters and manyhave worked for LL for many years.
LL undertakes long-term resource planning activities and has identified that during the winter months, when there will be more customers ringing up to makeinsurance claims,it will potentially need to employ more staff. The Board has decided that rather than recruititsown staff, itwillusean employment agency to supply manpower resourcesas required. Thepeoplesuppliedwill be employed on a temporary basis by LL and they will work alongside the other call centre staff. However, they will workat alowerpay rate and will onlybe paid forthe actual hours they work.
This change will lead to a shift in the working environment, the routine and the composition of the group.
Which THREE statements apply in respect of this proposed change?

VWX manufactures and sells a wide range of products. All these products utilise lenses and digital imaging technologies.VWX is considering how to manage its product portfolio.
Management is concerned about two product ranges in particular: cameras and home projectors.
VWX's cameras are Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras featuring interchangeable lenses and provide detailed, high quality images of objects both at very close range and at considerable distances.VWX has the largest share of the camera market but the market sales are falling as people increasingly use their mobile phone handsets to take and share photographs.
VWX has a small share of the home projector market. As a consequence the range is loss making. Thehomeprojectors are used to showphotographs orfilmson large wall-sized formats. There is a growing trend for customers to buyhomeprojectors to connect tomobile phones, tabletsand games consoles to projectthecontentinto alargerimageand in order to share it.
Which THREE of the following product management strategies should VWX adopt?