Unlike OR exams, CR exams such as L4M8 or L4M1 ask specific questions (often with scenario). It is hard to dictate where is the focus areas of these exams. We do a quick research on the Principal Marker reports to see which are the themes of L4M1 questions.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
May-25	Stakeholder management	Structured Procurement Process	CIPS Code of Conduct	Non-for-profit sector
Mar-25	CAPEX vs OPEX	CIPS Procurement Cycle	Conflict of Interest	Third sector
Nov-24	Types of purchase	Electronic systems	Procurement policies	Public sector
Jul-24	Direct and Indirect Costs	Added value of specification	Procurement policies	Third sector
May-24	Five rights	Structured sourcing process	Achieve good corporate governance	Retail sector
Mar-24	Stakeholder management	Compliance and added value outcome	Centralised procurement structure	Legislations in public sector
Nov-23	Five rights	E-catalogue	Conflict of interest	Third sector organization
July-23	Stakeholders	Procurement cycle stages	Policies and procedure	Private sector organizations
May-23	Supply chain management	Added value of Procurement and Supply Cycle	ERP system	Third sector organization
Mar-23	Stakeholder management	E-Procurement systems	Organization infrastructure	Regulations in private sector
Nov-22	Five rights	E-Procurement	Procurement policies	Third sector organization
July-22	Procurement related factors	Structured procurement process	Procurement structures	Economic sectors in procurement
May-22	Stakeholder management	Conflicts between compliance to process and achievement of positive outcome	Procurement policies	Competition public accountability, Value for money
Mar-22	CAPEX & OPEX	Application of Kraljic's matrix	ERP systems	Contribution of procurement and supply in increasing market share
Nov-21	Stakeholder identification, mapping and management	Electronic procurement systems	ILO conventions	Procurement in public sector
Jul-21	Five rights and KPIs	Contract terms	Governance in procurement	Different sectors in the economy
May-21	Supply chain management	Role of specification, effective supplier selection	Devolution and centralisation of procurement function	Objectives of charities and impact on procurement
Mar-21	Total cost of ownership	Electronic procurement systems	Procurement policies	Standards, regulations and legislations
Jan-21	Total cost of ownership	Stages of procurement cycle	Disadvantages of a procurement structure	Impact of private and third sector's objectives
Nov-20	Five rights of procurement	Electronic procurement systems	Procurement structure	Increasing market share and procurement

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