Everything you need to pass ACCA SBL.
An integrated case study exam testing strategic leadership, governance, ethics, and professional skills at board level. £199 on its own, or all six Strategic Professional papers for £499, with lifetime access.
- 3h 15m exam length
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec exam sessions
- Strategic Professional level
- £199 on its own, lifetime access
Taught by experts
Real experts behind every SBL course.
The qualified-accountant tutors who teach the paper, with an AI Tutor in every lesson.
Gary DeweyGary Dewey is VIVA's tutor for ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL).
The syllabus
What SBL covers.
Strategic Business Leader (SBL) is ACCA's flagship integrated exam, testing leadership, governance, strategy, and professional skills in a case study format. You'll advise a fictional organisation on a range of board-level issues using a case study you first see in the exam.
- ✓ Strategic analysis and competitive strategy
- ✓ Corporate governance and ethics
- ✓ Leadership and organisational change
- ✓ Risk management and internal controls
- ✓ Technology and digital strategy
- ✓ Professional skills: communication, analysis, scepticism
The course, section by section
8 sections · 101 lessons · 14h 23m of video
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01 A. Leadership 2 modules11 lessons1h 26m of video
- Leadership and culture 6 lessons 54m
- Professionalism, ethical codes and the public interest 5 lessons 32m
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02 B. Governance 6 modules22 lessons2h 53m of video
- Agency 3 lessons 23m
- Governance scope and approaches 3 lessons 29m
- The board of directors 6 lessons 51m
- Public sector governance 3 lessons 15m
- Stakeholder analysis and social responsibility 4 lessons 23m
- Reporting to stakeholders 3 lessons 32m
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03 C. Strategy 5 modules16 lessons2h 24m of video
- Concepts of strategy 3 lessons 23m
- Environmental issues 4 lessons 29m
- Competitive forces 3 lessons 39m
- The internal resources, capabilities and competences of an organisation 3 lessons 16m
- Strategic choices 3 lessons 37m
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04 D. Risk 2 modules6 lessons1h 14m of video
- Identification, assessment and measurement of risk 3 lessons 35m
- Managing, monitoring and mitigating risk 3 lessons 39m
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05 E. Technology and data analytics 3 modules9 lessons1h 27m of video
- Technology and data 3 lessons 37m
- E-business 3 lessons 34m
- IT systems security and control 3 lessons 16m
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06 F. Organisational control and audit 2 modules6 lessons49m of video
- Management and internal control systems 3 lessons 24m
- Audit, controls and reporting 3 lessons 25m
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07 G. Finance in planning and decision-making 3 modules13 lessons1h 41m of video
- Finance transformation 3 lessons 18m
- Financial analysis and decision making techniques 6 lessons 40m
- Cost and management accounting 4 lessons 43m
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08 H. Enabling success and change management 5 modules18 lessons2h 29m of video
- Disruptive technology 3 lessons 21m
- Enabling success and change 5 lessons 54m
- Redesigning processes 2 lessons 17m
- Change management 3 lessons 18m
- Leading and managing projects 5 lessons 39m
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Modern tuition
Expert video, with a tutor in every lesson.
Built and taught by people who have lectured this material for years, with an AI Tutor sitting inside each lesson to answer the question you have right now.
- Experts Former Kaplan and BPP lecturers and academics from major UK universities.
- AI Tutor Ask a question inside the lesson and get an answer grounded in that lesson.
- Pick up where you left off Your progress is saved lesson by lesson, so you always come back to the right place.
AI Tutor in every lesson
"Can you go through the Corporate governance and ethics part again, more simply?"
Of course. Here is the short version from this lesson, then the worked example again, one step at a time.
- Strategic analysis and competitive strategy 4:12
- Leadership and organisational change 5:02
- Risk management and internal controls 9:20
ACCA Strategic Professional
SBL is one of the two Strategic Professional Essentials. You sit it alongside SBR, plus two of the four Options.
See all of Strategic Professional →- SBL Strategic Business Leader You are here
- SBR Strategic Business Reporting
- AAA Advanced Audit and Assurance
- AFM Advanced Financial Management
- APM Advanced Performance Management
- ATX Advanced Taxation
Personalised ACCA pack
SBL is £199 on its own, or Strategic Professional for £499.
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Questions
The things students ask before buying.
What does the SBL course include?
Expert video lessons from qualified-accountant tutors across the SBL syllabus, with an AI Tutor in every lesson and your progress saved as you go. £199 on its own, with lifetime access.
How is SBL examined?
The SBL exam is 3h 15m long. SBL is sat in the March, June, September and December sessions.
Does the course cover the whole SBL syllabus?
Yes. The video lessons cover every section of the SBL syllabus, and the AI Tutor in each lesson answers questions on it as you study.
Do ACCA courses include mock exams?
ACCA courses are taught courses: video lessons with an AI Tutor in every lesson. Online mock exams with marking are part of our CIMA courses.
Is it cheaper to buy the whole Strategic Professional level?
The Strategic Professional pack is £499 and covers every paper in the level, however many you have left. Anything you have already bought comes off the pack price, so buying one paper first never costs you more.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access, on every course. There is no subscription and no renewal - if you need to resit, or come back to the material years later, it is still there.
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