EASY REPORT WRITING
TIPS FOR T4 CANDIDATES
All those students
who pass strategic levels heave a sigh of relief that just one small hurdle is left,
the T4( top cima) to qualify and attain the status of CIMA QUALIFIED .
It’s good to be optimistic but one has to prepare for the likely
risk and brace up to tackle it like a soldier in field. This is applicable for
T4 as well that gives the illusion as just another report but has its own set
of tricks to follow.
Here I would like to give a step by step preparation for T4
for all those students who had not been able to pass it. I’m sure like these
techniques helped me would do so for all the other candidates. That I intend to
do via my educational blogs
How to write the report:
First and foremost every T4 candidate must bear in mind that
this is an entirely different paper from the rest of 14 papers and you must
familiarize yourself to the various focal points on which examiner marks the
report like Judgement, Technical, Focus etc so as to attain easy marks that
often candidates with poor knowledge of report writing overlook.
It is very important that candidates must understand for
whom the report is to be prepared. So all the issues in the unseen that has
been requested by him/her becomes highly important and must be included in the
report.
Reading the requirement clearly is a tricky part that under-
pressure and un prepared candidates overlook. I have described it in the form
of an example
- If the requirement clearly states. Tell the options available for XYZ then instead of applying JSW model just options need to be written in the report
- If the requirement doesn’t state anything then it’s the liberty of the writer to either use JSW or the option. Its preferable that JSW is used for the 3rd or fourth priority due to the lack of objectivity in
- The word count for 1st and 2nd priority is more than the preceding one’s .
The report has to be prepared in a proper way as expected of
a cima member. With proper headings, every options discussed in bullet point, a
well chalked out calculation, conclusion. As this can get you the 5 marks
allocated for completeness of the report and one must strife for every single
mark in a competitive exam as T4.
Paper based candidates should use a separate sheet of paper for
every issue. Calculation should be done in the beginning of the report on the
few pages left for appendix.
For the PC based candidates page breaks has to be used after
every issue. Technical marks ( swot, mendlew) stated in a proper box with bullets for each of postulates etc.
Its highly recommended that the T4 report to be completed in
time with part B. As this is the differentiating factor between the successful
and the candidates who fail to pass it.
Like every other exam practice is the key in T4 as well. The
more you do it the more will be the chances of success. I hope that every T4 aspirant will find these
easy tips useful.
