SBL
JUN 2025
(Day 1)
VIFHE Game Changing Sir Hasan Dossani
Webinar Series Whatsapp: +971 5552 45672
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Our Strategy for 2 Days
DAY 1:
1- Introduction to SBL
2- Formats
3- Professional Skills
4- Exam Techniques
DAY 2:
5- Tips from GLOBAL prize winners
6- Technical Articles
7- Question practice
8- List of important topics
9- Study plan for last three weeks
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How To Ask Question
• You can type your question in the CHAT BOX
• Your question should relate to the topic under discussion
• Any general / other question should be asked in the Q&A session (towards the end of webinar)
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Previous Webinars
• It is recommended to watch the following Webinars for FULL CASE STUDY SOLVING:
✓ December 2021 Webinar by Hasan Dossani (NEHBY)
✓ March 2022 Webinar by Hasan Dossani (TT4U)
(only for self study students)
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Teacher’s Intro
Professional Qualification
• Fellow Chartered Accountant (1999)
• CMA, CISA, CIA and several more
• 20+ years working experience in field of accounting and auditing
• Working as CFO in Dubai since last 12+ years
Teaching Experience
• Teaching ACCA students since last two decades
• Taught over 15000+ students
• I teach online at VIFHE only
• I love to share real life / board room examples
• Conducted numerous ACCA Practice to Pass Webinars
My Whatsapp: +971 5552 45672
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Link to My Global SBL Group
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SBL High Scorers for MAR 2025 Attempt
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SBL Pass Rate
SBL PASS RATE
51 51 51 51 50 50 51 50 52 52 52 53 51 53
48 49 49 50 49 49 50
45 46 46 47 46
SBL has one of the highest pass rate amongst Strategic Professional Level Papers
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SBL is Very Very Different
• One “Integrated” case study
• Knowledge of topics is less important, Application of knowledge is more important
• 20% of the paper is professional skills (20 marks)
• Less emphasis on Models
• Various Formats Required: Reports, briefing notes, memos, presentation slides, press release,
emails, letters, PIDs
• >50% of paper is common sense
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Different paper needs a different approach altogether
Think like a
Student CFO
Imagine that you are sharing your views with the
Examiner BOD
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Lets take a quick look at the ACCA CBE platform
https://cbept.accaglobal.com/tr-candidate
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Why Students Fail SBL
(As per Examiner Reports)
ERROR / MISTAKE SOLUTION
1. Answers not linked with Exhibits Start your paragraph with statement of fact copy pasted
from the exhibit (ie punch line or opening sentence)
2. Merely copy/pasting material from the Exhibits Explain the reason or the impact of the point on the
WITHOUT adding own comments or explaining why the business (i.e. explain why this point is relevant)
point is important or relevant
3. Overspending time on one particular question, mostly Rigorous focus on time management.
normally Q1 (time-trap)
Leave the question incomplete and move to next
question as soon as time is up
4. Not completing the entire paper (bad time
management) Start with easier question first. Do difficult question in
the last
5. >50% questions are common sense questions hence Extensively practicing all common sense questions from
bookish / theoretical students struggle past papers
6. Not understanding the requirement correctly Sufficient practice of past papers
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ERROR / MISTAKE SOLUTION
7. Poor technical knowledge Mater the Top 25 Important Topics through my video
and handout (available on my free google drive /
youtube)
8. Insufficient number of points according to marks Calculate number of points (total marks divide by 2)
9. Students not doing Practice / Mocks on the CBE Solve 7-8 questions directly on CBE platform
Platform
10. Weak tying and formatting skills (formats, layouts, Solve questions directly on CBE platform, your tying will
excessive typo / spelling errors) improve with more practice
From my experience (not examiner comment)
11. Students gives two papers together Give SBL as a standalone paper
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Pre Seen Exam Format wef SEPT 2023
▪ No change in syllabus. Only paper pattern has changed
▪ Pre-seen case study will be published TWO weeks before the exam (around 20th MAY)
▪ Additional info (Exhibits) and Tasks will be given on the exam day
▪ 3 tasks and 3-4 exhibits only
▪ Paper duration is 3 hours 15 minutes
▪ Pre-seen material will also be available on exam day on the CBE Platform
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Various Formats
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Report / Briefing Paper / Briefing Note / Memo
To: (Addressee)
From: (Your Role)
Subject: (Copy Key Word From Requirement)
Date: (Will be given in the paper)
Introduction:
This report / Briefing Paper / Briefing Note / Memo {copy from question}
(Headings & Sub headings)
(body of your Answer)
Conclusion or Recommendation
not required unless specifically
asked in the Question
Best Regards
(Your Role)
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Section of A Report
Subject: (Copy Key Word From Requirement)
Introduction
This section of the report {copy from question}
(Headings & Sub headings)
(body of your Answer)
Best Regards
(Your Role)
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Email
To: (Addressee)
From: (Your Role)
Subject: (Copy Key Word From Requirement)
Date: (Will be given in the paper)
This email {copy from question}
(Headings & Sub headings)
(body of your Answer)
Best regards
(Your Role)
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Presentation Slide
Slide 1:
HR Issues
▪ High turnover
▪ Low staff morale
▪ Salaries not aligned with market
Supporting notes:
{Explain above 3 bullets in 3 separate paragraphs of 2-3 lines each}
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Letter
Date: (Will be given in the paper)
Dear (Addressee)
Subject: Internal Controls and CEO Fiduciary Duties
This letter {copy from question}
(Headings and body of your Answer)
Best regards
(Your Role)
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Press / Website Release
Subject
Name of Chairman or CEO
Name of Company
Date
Through this Press / Website Release, we would like to share our views regarding……
(Headings & Sub headings)
(body of your Answer)
For further information please contact our public relation department
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Business Case
▪ Current situation:
✓ Clear identification and analysis of the problem
▪ Evaluation of Various Options:
✓ Pros and cons for each option
✓ Feasibility analysis for each option (human resource, financial resource, technical resource)
✓ Risks & constraints
▪ Selected option:
✓ Justification
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Project Initiation Document
Scope & Objective Implement online ticketing system to increase revenue and passenger
satisfaction
Cost Benefit Analysis Costs:
Hardware, software, website development, maintenance, licenses, etc.
Benefits:
Increase in revenue
Project Sponsor Concerned Director (e.g. IT Director or Marketing Director)
Project Manager Details about project manager, his experience, etc.
Project Team Details about project team, size, full time or part time, etc.
Other Stakeholders Such as BOD, Govt, Customers, Suppliers, Society/Community
Duration 12 months
Key Risks ▪ Quality risk
▪ Time overrun
▪ Cost overrun
Constraint ▪ Human resource / expertise
▪ Funding / finance
▪ Technology requirement
Project governance / monitoring Board of Directors / monthly
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Identify Weakness and Give Recommendation:
Weakness Recommendation
Identify Risk and Give Recommendations:
Risks Mitigation Factors
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Professional Skills
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Evaluation Skill
Assess proposals or arguments in a balanced way (i.e. giving both pros and cons) so that it could
be used for decision making. Demonstrate professional judgement
Hint: Mention both pros and cons
Pros and cons do not have to be in equal quantity
Critically evaluate means focus more ore on issues, mistakes or cons
Analysis Skill
Investigate reasons for variances from the Exhibits. Identify root cause of an issue
Hint: Identify reasons or root cause for variance or issues from Exhibit
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Communication Skill
Express clearly and convincingly keeping in mind the target audience, for e.g. are you writing to
Chairman, NED, Finance Director, HR Director, Shareholders, General Public, etc.
HINT: Use appropriate format, keep in mind your role, general layout and tone of your answer
Commercial Acumen Skill
Understanding of overall business and external factors. To be able to able to give commercially sound
comments and recommendations.
HINT: Use words like customers, competition, market share, strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, threats, risks, technology, marketing, human resources, strategic
planning, goals and objectives, etc.
Avoid thinking like an accountant
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Scepticism Skill
Ask questions or challenge someone’s views or opinions with facts and figures in order to present
the complete issue picture or issue
Hint: Adopt a questioning tone in your answer, using words like ‘I disagree’, or ‘its seems
incorrect’, or ‘its not clear’ or ‘should be further investigated’ or ‘its not appropriate’
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Exam Techniques
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Time Management
1. Total allowed time: 3 hours 15 min (195 min)
2. Suggested reading & planning time: 15 min | Drafting time: 180 min
3. First 10-15 Minutes:
• Read the information provided on the LANDING page
• Copy paste all tasks in the SCRATCH PAD
• Read all tasks and identify the topics
• Take a quick look at each Exhibit and note Exhibit number on the SCRATCH PAD under
respective Task (do not read exhibits in detail)
• Decide sequence of your answers (EASIER question first)
4. Allowed drafting time: 1.8 minutes per TOTAL marks (including reading respective exhibit in detail)
5. STOP drafting and move to next question as soon as drafting time is up
• HINT: You can write Target Ending Time in your WORD tool to keep track of your time
management
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Linking with Exhibits
1. Read the relevant Exhibit and copy paste important information on the Answer Sheet
2. You can also pick information from pre-seen material incase information is missing from the Exhibits
and copy paste relevant information on your respective Answer Sheet
3. Use Exhibit: 80-90% Use Pre-seen: 10-20%
USE FOLLOWING FROM PRE-SEEN WHENEVER YOU GET CHANCE:
• Organization’s goals, objectives and values
• Any financial information / statistics / KPIs provided
4. Start your Point with statement of fact (punch line) copied from the Exhibit/Pre-seen material and
then elaborate about its impact on the business
Each point or paragraph should start with a statement of fact (punch line)
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Number of Points
1. Technical marks + professional marks = TOTAL MARKS
2. Normal question: 2 marks per point
3. 1 point = 1 para (maximum 2-3 sentences per point/para)
4. Try to give one extra point in easy questions (subject to time mgt)
5. Exception:
• Identify weakness AND give recommendation question: 2+2 marks (4 mks)
• Identify risk AND give recommendation question: 2+2 marks (4 mks)
• If number of weakness is given then first calculate marks per weakness
• If number of slides is given then first calculate marks per slide
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Format of Your Answer
1. Prepare skeleton of the Answer before you attempt that question (format, main headings, sub-
headings, closure, etc.)
2. Use information from the Exhibit / Pre-seen to start your point (opening sentence / punch line)
3. Adopt paragraph style of writing
4. Maximum 2 to 3 sentences in total per point (including punch line) – no elaborative or
philosophical answers please
5. Give sub-headings for EACH point / para
6. Leave one line between each para (press enter button two times that’s it ! )
7. Look for stress words in the Exhibit (e.g. very, significantly, extremely, notably, etc.) and use that
information in your answer drafting
8. Use tabular format for “identify weakness and recommendation” questions
9. NIL or minimum use of models
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BOUNCER QUESTION
Bouncer Question is a question where there is no information in the Exhibit / Pre-
seen or you don’t know the answer or you don’t know what to do
STRATEGY:
1. Attempt this question in the last
2. You can define little bit (just to fill space)
3. Try to use any information from pre-seen to write some points
4. Do not use entire allowed time. Save 10-15 minutes and use it to add more points to your other
questions in order to get extra mark
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Revision / Drafting Classes
(Paid Session)
You can consider join my Revision / Drafting Classes starting 6 MAY 2025:
- 70+ hours of LIVE practice sessions
- 7-8 full past papers drafting (including 4 mock exams)
- 1 Mock Script checking with marks and feedback
- All classes will be recorded for later viewing
- Detailed discussion and practice of Pre-Seen material for JUN 2025 attempt
- Grand past papers revision in one day
Investment USD 110 / PKR 16.6K
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Revision Classes Timetable
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Link To My Global SBL Group
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Contact Details
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Sir Hasan Dossani: +971 555 245 672
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