ACCA SBL Course - Strategic Business Leader - eLearning - 12 Months Access
Develop the strategic, leadership and professional skills needed to excel in ACCA’s flagship case-study exam. Your ACCA SBL course from ExP gives you a clear, structured and highly supportive learning experience - designed to help you analyse complex scenarios, apply professional scepticism and perform confidently in the exam.
Your SBL course includes:
- Clear Tuition Videos – Expert-led explanations that cover the entire syllabus including strategy, governance, leadership, risk, technology, finance and data analytics
- Exam-Standard Practice – Tutorials featuring real case-style questions to strengthen your analysis, judgement and professional skills
- Motivation Support – A focused energiser and a dedicated webinar to keep your preparation consistent and effective
- Official Kaplan eBooks – Study Text and Exam Kit eBooks for trusted, high-quality SBL preparation
- Interactive Activities – Reinforce your understanding and help you improve written communication, structure and application
- CBE-Style Mock Exam – A full SBL-format simulation replicating the real case-study exam
- Personalised Study Plan – Tailored to your schedule, pace and planned exam sitting
With ExP, you gain the clarity, structure and expert support you need to master the SBL case-study approach and pass with confidence.
Everything you need to pass your SBL exam with ExP is included
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What You’ll Learn in ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
The ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL) exam develops your ability to lead organisations, make strategic decisions, manage risk, and communicate with impact. It mirrors the real responsibilities of senior leaders and combines strategy, governance, risk management, technology, data, leadership, and professional communication into one integrated case-study exam.
SBL prepares you for roles where technical expertise meets leadership — and where decisions must deliver long-term value for organisations and stakeholders.
Leadership and organisational behaviour
Understand how effective leaders inspire performance, drive change, and shape organisational culture. You’ll explore leadership styles, emotional intelligence, motivation, conflict management, and how to manage teams in dynamic environments.
Governance, ethics, and accountability
Learn the principles of robust corporate governance. You’ll study board structures, audit committees, internal control systems, ethical frameworks, professional scepticism, and how governance failures lead to risk and reputational damage.
Strategy formulation and implementation
Develop the skills to analyse an organisation’s strategic position and recommend strategies that respond to internal capability and external pressures. You’ll explore strategic analysis tools, competitive advantage, business models, strategic options, and how to implement strategy successfully.
Risk identification, evaluation, and management
Learn how organisations assess and manage financial, operational, technological, reputational, and strategic risks. You’ll explore risk appetite, controls, mitigation strategies, crisis response, and how risk influences decision-making at board level.
Technology, data, and digital transformation
Understand how emerging technologies shape strategy and operations. You’ll study data analytics, big data, AI, cyber security, digital disruption, process automation, and how leaders use technology to gain strategic advantage.
Financial analysis for strategic decisions
Develop the ability to interpret financial data in context. You’ll apply ratio analysis, forecasting, investment appraisal, business valuations, and other financial tools to evaluate strategic proposals and support board-level recommendations.
Performance management and organisational control
Learn how performance frameworks help organisations deliver their strategy. You’ll examine KPIs, balanced scorecards, value creation models, benchmarking, and how to design systems that promote accountability and continuous improvement.
Professional communication and business writing
Master the ability to communicate with clarity and impact — a major part of the SBL exam. You’ll learn to produce professional reports, memos, presentations, briefings, and strategic recommendations that reflect a senior leader’s perspective.
Integrated case-based decision-making
SBL is entirely scenario-driven. You’ll learn to analyse large volumes of information, prioritise issues, balance competing stakeholder needs, and provide commercially sound advice in real-world business contexts.
