Grand Revision Session - SBL Exam Preparation

Introduction

• Lecturer: Hassan Busan
• Session Goals: Wrap up and revise important topics and do some extra things for the coming SBL exam.
• Coverage: 3 Key Areas:
  1. Top 25 Important Topics
  2. Review of Case Studies done over the past three weeks
  3. Exam Techniques, Technical Articles, Q&A Session

Top 25 Important Topics

External Environment

• Types: Country Environment (Macro) and Industry Environment (Micro)
• Models:
  • PESTEL (for Country Environment/General Environment)
    • Political: Government policies, subsidies, taxes, etc.
    • Economic: Growth, recession, inflation, etc.
    • Social: Population, unemployment, living standards, etc.
    • Technological: IT, infrastructure, innovation, etc.
    • Ecological: Pollution, recycling, emissions, etc.
    • Legal: Laws, regulations, patents, copyrights, etc.
  • Porter’s Five Forces (for Industry Environment)
    • Bargaining power of customers
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Threat of new entrants
    • Threat of substitutes
    • Industry rivalry/competition

Strategic Position Analysis

• Components:
  1. PESTEL (Country Environment)
  2. Porter’s Five Forces (Industry Environment)
  3. Internal Factors: Human Resource, Financial Resource, IT, and Brand

SFA Framework

• Used for acquisition decisions
• Suitability: External factors (Home country, target country, target company)
• Feasibility: Internal factors (Human resource, financial resource, technology and brand)
• Acceptability: Financial projections, shareholder acceptance, cultural differences

SWOT and TOWS

• SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses (Internal), Opportunities, Threats (External)
• TOWS Matrix: Strategies derived from SWOT findings (SO, WO, ST, WT)

Corporate Parenting

• Applied for analyzing group/systems of companies
• Analysis factors:
  1. Growth phase of subsidiary’s industry
  2. Market share and its trend
  3. Profit margin trend
  4. BCG matrix assessment (Star, Cash Cow, Dog, Question Mark)
  5. Subsidiary’s strengths and weaknesses

Ansoff Matrix

• Growth strategies:
  • Market Penetration (existing products, existing markets)
  • Product Development (new products, existing markets)
  • Market Development (existing products, new markets)
  • Diversification (new products, new markets)

Mandelo Stakeholder Matrix

• Categories:
  • Key Players
  • Keep Satisfied
  • Keep Informed
  • Minimum Effort
• Examples:
  • Key Players: Major shareholders, board of trustees
  • Keep Satisfied: Government, major customers
  • Keep Informed: Employees, community, minor shareholders
  • Minimum Effort: Minority shareholders

Cultural Analysis

• Factors:
  • Power structure
  • Organizational structure
  • Control systems
  • Rituals and routines
  • Symbols
  • Stories

Context of Change Model

• Steps for planning change:
  1. Scope of change: Realignment vs Transformation
  2. Reason for change: Rationale
  3. Timing: Big Bang vs Incremental
  4. Capacity & resources
  5. Capability: Experience
  6. Leader’s power
  7. Readiness
  8. Resistance management

Risk Management Strategy (TARA Model)

• Four strategies:
  • T: Transfer risk
  • A: Avoid risk
  • R: Reduce risk
  • A: Accept risk
• Heatmap: Visual representation of risks (Probability vs Impact)

Internal Controls

• Identify weaknesses
• Discuss impacts
• Recommend improvements

Case Study Reviews

• General Strategy: Look at the requirements, categorize by key points, examine context, and apply relevant models/topics.

Key Tips for Exam

• Focus on top 25 important topics, formats, and techniques
• Effective time management
• Avoid time traps
• Understand the requirements of each question type
• Practice exams and mocks in a simulated environment
• Stay calm and confident
• Prayers and mental wellness

Good luck to all!