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Contents Finding questions Question index Topic index Helping Helping you you with with your your revision revision Essential Essential skills skillsareas areas to to be be successful successful in in the the Strategic Strategic Business Business Leader Leader exam exam Passing Passing the the Strategic Strategic Business Business Leader Leader exam exam  Exam information  Useful websites Section Section 11 –– Knowledge Knowledge development development Questions Answers Section Section 22 –– Professional Professional skills skills development development Questions Answers Section Section 33 –– Exam Exam success success skills skills development development Questions Answers Section 4 – Mock Exams Mock exam 1 Questions Answers  

Mock exam 2 Questions Answers  

Mock exam 3 Questions Answers  

Mock exam 4 Questions Answers  

Mock exam 5 (ACCA Specimen Exam 1) Questions Answers  

Mock exam 6 (ACCA Specimen Exam 2) Questions 

Finding questions Question index Part Part A: A: Role Role and and responsibility responsibility towards towards stakeholders

Approximate time Marks

allocation (Mins)

Pa Ques

Section 1: 1

Rameses International

15

30

3

2

Frigate

15

30

4

3

RDC

25

50

4

4

Hum and Hoo

17

34

5

5

Esse

12

24

6

6

Sentosa House

17

34

7

7

West vs Leroi

13

26

7

8

Plantex

19

38

8

9

Geeland

25

50

9

10

Lum

25

50

9

11

Chambon school

25

50

10

12

EcoCar

20

40

12

13

Dormit

20

40

13

14

NESTA

15

30

14

15

Independent Living

25

50

15

16

ReInk Co

20

40

16

17

MMI

25

50

18

18

Branscombe

25

50

21

19

YGT

19

38

22

20

H&Z

25

50

22

21

Cronin Auto Retail

25

50

24

22

BeauCo

25

50

25

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Country Car Club

25

50

33

29

Finch Co

25

50

34

30

Pharmacy Systems International

25

50

36

31

Institute of Analytical Accountants

15

30

37

32

Brighttown

20

40

39

Section 2: 33

P&J

10

20

42

34

Alpha Software

12

24

43

35

MachineShop

12

24

43

36

Rock Bottom

14

28

45

37

ATD

12

24

46

38

Pulpo

10

20

46

39

Mary Jane

12

24

48

40

The BA Times

12

24

49

41

Graffoff

10

20

50

42

Yvern Trinkets

12

24

52

43

Coastal Oil

12

24

53

44

Jones Co

10

20

54

45

Rosey and Atkins

10

20

56

46

iTTrain

12

24

56

47

Tillo Community Centre

14

28

57

Section 3: 48

Zilber Hotels

50

120

60

49

Ling Co

50

120

67

50

Cheapkit

50

120

73

51

Domusco

50

120

80

Mock exam 1 M k

2

Topic index Listed Listed below below are are key key Strategic Strategic Business Business Leader Leader syllabus syllabus topics topics and and the the numbers numbers of of the the qq this Kit covering covering those topics. Questions from Mock Exams are indicated with with the prefix ‘ for example, ME2(1) signifies Requirement 1 in Mock Exam 2. If you need to concentrate your practice and revision on certain topics, you will find this in Syllabus topic

Question numbers

Agency (agency relationships)

6, 49(3), ME6(1a)

Audit committee

4(b), 25

Auditor independence

24

Big data and data analytics

ME2(2b), ME3(4b), ME5(1c)

Board structures

10(a), ME6(1b)

Budgeting (importance of budgeting)

37

Business cases

32, 47, ME1(2a), ME6(5)

Competitive strategies (generic strategies)

13(b), ME1(1b)

Corporate Corporate citizenship; citizenship; corporate corporate social social responsibility

8(a), 38, 50(2), 51(1b), ME2(4b), ME M

Corporate governance

7,9, 10, ME4(6b), ME5(1b)

Cyber security

ME1(2b)

Directors’ remuneration

ME4(6a)

Disruptive technology

48(3b)

E-marketing

21, ME3(4a)

Environmental analysis (PEST analysis)

12, 13(a), 49(1a), 50(1a), ME4(1a)

Ethical decisions (Tucker’s five question model)

3(a), ME2(4a)

Ethics

4, 5, 44, ME1(4), ME5(3b)

Financial analysis

41, 51(a), ME3(5a), ME5(2b)

Financial decision making

26, 42, 46, 50(3), ME4(3)

Implementing change (POPIT: four view model)

29(b), ME1(3b)

Industry analysis (Porter’s five forces)

12, 13(a), 14, 49(1b), ME4(1b), ME5

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Syllabus topic

Question numbers

Organisational culture

2

Outsourcing

28; 51(3)

National National competitive competitive advantage advantage (Porter’s (Porter’s 'diamond')

35

Performance excellence (Baldrige model)

49(4)

Performance management

27, 48(1), ME2(1a), ME6(2a)

Portfolio management

17, ME2(1a), ME4(5)

Public sector governance

11, ME6(1b)

Process redesign

31

Project management

32, 47, ME1(2a), ME3(5b), ME6(5b)

Risk assessment; risk management

18, 19, 20, 33, 43, 48(3a), 50(1c), ME1(3a), ME1(3a), ME3(2), ME3(2), ME4(2), ME4(2), ME5(2a), ME5(2a), M

Stakeholder analysis; stakeholder management

3, 45, 50(1b), ME1(3a), ME2(3), ME

Strategic management process

1(a)

Strategic options

17, 48(2), 49(2), ME2(1b), ME3(1)

SWOT analysis

16, ME1(a)

Systems security and control (IT controls)

22

Talent management (human resource management)

ME6(3)

Value chain

15

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The The structure structure of of this this Practice Practice & & Revision Revision Kit Kit As As we we explain explain in in the the next next section section (‘Essential (‘Essential skills skills areas areas to to be be successful successful in in the the Strateg Strateg Leader exam’), this exam requires you to demonstrate your c ompetence in three key areas   

Technical knowledge Professional skills Exam technique

The structure of this Kit reflects these areas. The The questions questions in in Section Section 11 focus focus on on testing testing your your technical technical knowledge knowledge of of topics topics from from syllabus. Section 2 focuses on professional skills. Sections Sections 33 and and 44 then then give give you you the the chance chance to to apply apply your your knowledge knowledge and and professional professional s type of case study materials you will face in the exam. The questions in Section 3 are marks, marks, and and so so give give you you the the chance chance to to develop develop your your exam exam technique, technique, before before tackling tackling the th (100 mark) questions in Section 4. Making the most of question practice At At BPP BPP Learning Learning Media Media we we realise realise that that you you need need more more than than just just questions questions and and model model answ answ the most from your question practice. 

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