ACA | Business Strategy module syllabus 2012 | ICAEW
ACA | Business Strategy module syllabus 2012 | ICAEW
ACA | Business Strategy module syllabus 2012 | ICAEW
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BUSINESS ANALYSISTopicManagementInformationProfessional Stage<strong>Business</strong> &FinanceFinancialManagement<strong>Business</strong><strong>Strategy</strong>Advanced StageSTRATEGIC ANALYSISEnvironmental and market analysis toolsPEST analysis C A →Porter’s five forces C A →Product life cycle C A →Boston consulting group matrix C A →Competitor analysis C A →Positional and other analysis toolsResource audit C A →Resource-based strategy A →Value chain analysis C A →SWOT analysis C A →Gap analysis C A →Competitor analysis A →Marketing analysis A →Competitive advantage A →Benchmarking A →Directional policy matrixB<strong>Business</strong> process analysis A BStrategic risk analysis A →Balanced scorecard C A →STRATEGIC CHOICE<strong>Strategy</strong> formulation, evaluation and choice C A →<strong>Business</strong> risk management C A →Financial analysis and data analysis A →Stakeholder analysis A →Objectives and stakeholders preferences C BCorporate responsibility and sustainability C BSTRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION<strong>Business</strong> plans C B AOrganisational structure C B AInformation management C B AChange management A →Project managementACOST ANALYSIS FOR DECISION MAKINGCostingCost classification A →Costing systems – direct, marginal, absorption B →Activity based costing (ABC) C BBreak even analysis B → AMulti-product break even analysisBBudgeting and performance management B APricingPricing decisions B A →Transfer pricing B A →BUSINESS AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE<strong>ACA</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>syllabus</strong> <strong>2012</strong> V2 8Copyright © <strong>ICAEW</strong> 2006 - 2011
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