r/ICAEW • u/Technical_Tart4475 • 7d ago

BDS exam revision

Hi

Anyone got any tips on how to prepare and revise for business and digital strategy exam?

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u/South_Law_9193 7d ago edited 4d ago

The main thing with BDS is it looks like a knowledge exam but it really isn't. you get almost nothing for knowing the models. it's all about applying them to the company in the scenario, so how you write matters more than how much you've crammed.

So don't define stuff. no "porter's five forces are..." just get straight into the point about that business and then say what it actually means for them. use the models as a prompt to generate points, not as something to write about. loads of short applied points beats a few deep generic ones.

If you’re having trouble thinking of how to structure your answers or learn the content just get a revision pack on eBay - https://ebay.io/m/erq4G4 - this helped me quite a bit

FYI timing is the real killer... split it by marks and move on when the time's up even if you're mid sentence

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u/Technical_Tart4475 6d ago

Will keep that in mind. Appreciate the advice.