The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global body for professional accountants. With over 100 years of providing world-class accounting and finance qualifications, the ACCA has significantly raised its international profile in recent years and now supports a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and an MBA.BPP Learning Media is an ACCA Official Publisher. Paper P3 is called Business Analysis, but it covers the whole field of business and corporate strategy, including the choice and implementation of courses of action. For accountants, the overall purpose of studying this subject is to be able to make proper contributions to the strategic management of whatever organisations they find themselves working in. To do this requires the acquisition and considered use of theory lying well outside the mainstream of financial and accountancy topics. In addition to the core material relating to business strategy, there are strong links to the fields of economics, marketing and human behaviour.The P3 Study Text is based on the primary authorities specified in the official syllabus reading list; it is supplemented by a wide range of other material that extends, amplifies and, in some cases, clarifies the basic references. The study material is thus selected and presented in an easily used form that has been approved by the Examiner. The syllabus emphasises the integrated nature of the subject and the Study Text points up the links between the various topics. The ability to discern and use these links is likely to be of great importance in the examination.BPP Learning Media is the publisher of choice for many ACCA students and tuition providers worldwide. Join them and plug into a world of expertise in ACCA exams.

The P3 Study Text covers the official syllabus thoroughly and comprehensively, and perhaps most importantly in a way that that has been approved by the Examiner. Material is presented in a user-friendly format. The syllabus emphasises the integrated nature of the subject and the Study Text highlights links between the various topics - essential for the exam.

The examining team reviewed P3 Study Text covers all the relevant ACCA P3 syllabus topics. It explores the theories behind the key areas of Business Analysis and demonstrates how these theories are put in to practice. Detailed examples throughout the text will help build your understanding and reinforce learning.

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The examiner-reviewed P3 Practice and Revision Kit provides invaluable guidance on how to approach the exam and contains past ACCA exam questions for you to try. It focuses on teaching you what to look for in questions and how to determine what the requirements are asking you to do. It contains many past exam questions and additional questions prepared by BPP Learning Media which reflect the scenarios and technical questions you will find in the exam.

ACCA Approved and valid for exams from 01 Sept 2017 up to 30 June 2018 - Becker's P3 Business Analysis Study Text has been approved and quality assured by the ACCA's examining team.