SBL Textbook Syllabus
Chapter 1
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Introduction
Football Sector Information: Kyeland
Athletic Transcentral Overview
AT Website Extracts
Financial Information - Selected Summary
Analysis (Not to be learnt just watched)
Chapter 2
Syllabus A. Leadership
A1. Qualities of Leadership
A2. Leadership And Organisational Culture
A3. Professionalism, Ethical Codes & The Public Interest
Chapter 3
Syllabus B. Governance
B3. Governance Scope And Approaches
B4. Reporting To Stakeholders
B5. The Board Of Directors
- Board Of Directors1:19
- Role of CEO1:44
- Role of the Chairman1:03
- Conflicts of Interest1:22
- NEDs1:50
- Directors Service Contract1:08
- Frameworks for assessing the performance of boards
- Diversity on boards of directors
- Board Committees1:17
- Director's removal
- Director's Remuneration0:49
- General principles of remuneration
B6. Public sector governance
Chapter 4
Syllabus C. Strategy
C1. Concept of Strategy
C2. Environmental Issues
C3. Competitive Forces
C4. The Internal Resources, Capabilities & Competences Of An Organisation
C5. Strategic Choices
Chapter 5
Syllabus D. Risk
D1. Identification, Assessment & Measurement Of Risk
D2. Managing, Monitoring And Mitigating Risk
Chapter 6
Syllabus E. Technology And Data Analytics
E1. Cloud And Mobile Technology
E2. Big Data And Data Analytics
- Information Technology & Data Analysis in Organisation Strategy
- Big Data
- Big data - The 5 V's
- Data For Decisions About New Product Developments, Marketing And Pricing
E3. Machine learning, AI and robotics
E4. Principles of e-business
- Meaning & Scope of e-business1:13
- Why (and barriers to) e-business adoption5:08
- How IT improves customer relations6:07
- e-business models
- e-Marketing
- IT and the Supply Chain
E5. IT Systems Security And Control
Chapter 7
Syllabus F. Organisational Control And Audit
F1. Management And Internal Control Systems
- Objectives of Internal Control
- Internal Control Failure2:35
- Internal Controls Importance3:15
- Effective Systems of Internal Control2:21
- Important Components of control systems
- Internal Controls & Risk Management
- Need For Adequate Information
F2. Audit and Compliance
F3. Internal Control And Management Reporting
Chapter 8
Syllabus G. Finance In Planning And Decision-Making
G1. Finance Function
G2. Financial Analysis & Decision-Making Techniques
- Determine The Overall Investment Requirements Of The Organisation
- Suitability, Feasibility And Acceptability Of Finance
- Initial Coin Offerings
- NPV2:39
- Internal Rate of Return2:57
- Accounting Rate of Return13:11
- Decision trees
- Risk and Strategy
- Make or Buy Decisions
- Accept or Decline contracts
- Close or Continue
G2. Adjusting For Risk And Uncertainty In Investment Appraisal
G3. Cost And Management Accounting
Chapter 9
Syllabus H. Innovation, Performance Excellence & Change Management
H1. Enabling Success: Organising
H2. Enabling Success: Disruptive Technology
H3. Enabling Success: Talent Management
All subject exam questionsH4. Enabling Success: Performance Excellence
H5. Managing Strategic Change
- Strategic Change
- Blockages and levers of change
- The style of leadership and strategic change
- The basics of Processes
- Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Current Organisational Processes
- How should the process be changed?
- Business Process Redesign
- The Feasibility Of Possible Redesign Options
- An Organisation Process Redesign Methodology
- Lewin’s Three Stage Model
- Contextual Features of Change
H6. Leading And Managing Projects
- What is a Project
- The Implications Of The Triple Constraint Of Scope, Time And Cost
- Identify And Plan To Manage Risks
- The Structures And Information To Successfully Initiate A Project
- Designing the Project
- The Costs And Benefits Of A Business Case
- The Role Of A Benefits Realisation Plan
- Managing the Project
- Addressing Typical Problems
- Defining The Project
- Monitoring the Project
- Concluding a Project