StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Internal Growth and Professional Development Most strategy consulting firms offer structured career progression: MBB Firms: Typically follow an up or out model, where consultants are expected to move up the ranks or leave after a few years if they do not achieve partnership.

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StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

They gather data, conduct interviews, and analyze internal processes to diagnose problems or pinpoint areas of opportunity. Continuous learning is part of the job, with many firms offering in-house training programs and mentorship opportunities to support professional development.

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StrategyU

MARCH 31, 2022

It was developed in the 1960s by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the biggest consulting companies in the world at the time. The Experience Curve relies on the underlying assumption that the more experience a business has in producing a particular product or rendering a service, the lower its cost.

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

.” This is the overarching aim of most businesses and this broad, general goal provides a way for company leaders to look at this framework and have an entry point where they can find agreement. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

Communication 75

Communication Consulting Business Problem Solving Problem Solving 75

StrategyU

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level. So remember. ” “So what?”

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StrategyU

JULY 7, 2021

You might develop the next leg of your tree: This tree is not perfect and the answers at the lowest level are not collectively exhaustive for all the possibilities for increasing revenue and decreasing costs. How Issue Trees Are Linked With Problem Solving. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During the game, you’ll be faced with complex problems that need to be solved quickly. Developing techniques to manage stress, such as deep breathing or breaking down problems into smaller, manageable parts, can help you maintain clarity and focus.

Problem Solving 52

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The easiest way to develop a strong rapport with colleagues is to get to know them. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? . #2 Cultivate a Foundation of Respect : All feedback is built on a foundation of respect. I know — but many people do not take this step. Is the feedback timely and specific?

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Big firms are set up to dominate even more… I think AI tools will help firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (though Bain was much later to invest in knowledge management) develop a bigger lead in management consulting. I also think you’ll see a lot of wasted effort on solutions that clients may not care about.

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Consulting Manufacturing Business Problem Solving Solution 52

StrategyU

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level. What is the intent of this presentation of information?

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Framework #4: The BCG Growth/Share Matrix Helps You Balance Your Product Portfolio If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to manage multiple products or consider multiple business units, the BCG Matrix will help you. Developed by the Boston Consulting Group, this framework helps you visualize and balance your product portfolio.

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StrategyU

JUNE 12, 2021

However, if you spend the time to develop a process for approaching problems that are beyond the capacity of your normal intuitions you will be able to move on to more challenging problems. An organization succeeds by taking the results of individual critical thinking and developing processes that can be implemented by others.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A PM needs an approach to organize and prioritize the development backlog. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Without a structured approach, it’s easy to get lost in the details or miss important elements. This is where MECE thinking can be a game-changer. One common tool is the MoSCoW framework.

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Consulting Retail Problem Solving Motivation 52

StrategyU

AUGUST 22, 2023

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level.

Consulting 52

Consulting Business Problem Solving Strategy Problem Solving 52

StrategyU

JANUARY 27, 2021

” It enabled him to develop a clear-thinking perspective to truly understand the very essence of a problem.” Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Less is the head of the famous Private Equity group with more than a quarter of a trillion dollars under management.

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StrategyU

APRIL 19, 2022

As the scale and ambition of these firms increased, they needed more people to do the work and needed to develop internal pipelines of future partners. In addition to client work, consultants are pressured to develop a “spike” or topic expertise where they can become a go-to person for many clients in the future.

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StrategyU

JULY 23, 2021

When I first started freelancing I developed a simple page of the possible ways of working with me. In addition to this, I also developed a list of types of projects I wanted to work on. It’s best if you develop these frameworks together but they can often start as a simple list of items.

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

If training is something you can deprioritize, your firm will struggle with developing internal capabilities. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? The training was vital to the success of the firm, and everyone treated it as such.

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Consulting Pharmaceutical Business Problem Solving Strategy 40

StrategyU

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level. So remember. Start from the top.

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Consulting Business Problem Solving Problem Solving Communication 40

StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This is great for me, as I love that kind of book and it’s helped me reflect on my experience at McKinsey and my attempts to figure out why I was able to develop such strong capabilities there. Instead, you need to develop a better process for synthesizing and structuring information.

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This is why consulting can feel more like therapy than business problem-solving. This is the value of a consultant, the ability to continue to search for the problem behind the problem. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? In consulting, things are always changing.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

One of the most important parts of organizing information is developing a clear summary or insight that describes the group. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? But in reality, you are saying that these three are more important than all the other potential next steps.

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Consulting Problem Solving Business Problem Solving Communication 52

StrategyU

JUNE 28, 2022

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level.

Consulting 52

Consulting Business Problem Solving Strategy Problem Solving 52

StrategyU

AUGUST 19, 2024

And on two levels: Problem-solving process: how you solve problems Meta-process: how you talk about how you do #1 The best consulting firms are obsessed with both of these things. In many companies, the time spent on developing problem-solving skills and fundamentals is surprisingly small.

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StrategyU

MARCH 10, 2024

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level.

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Consulting Strategy Business Problem Solving Management 52

StrategyU

MAY 29, 2024

At the highest level, most cases are similar: The interviewer presents background on a “client’s” business problem or scenario (e.g., Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? how many users would the neobank’s new product need to be profitable in the first year?) Most people leave consulting.

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StrategyU

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

After having a couple more jobs which I continued to learn, develop confidence in my skills and gain more clarity over the type of work I wanted to do, I decided it was time to make the leap. During this transition, many people develop a completely different mindset and perspective on work, income, money and how they live life.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? This course teaches you how to synthesize information into compelling insights, structure your information in ways that help you solve problems, and develop presentations that resonate at the C-Level. He was extremely demanding without a lot of noise.

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Consulting Performance Strategy Business Problem Solving 52

StrategyU

JULY 5, 2020

So in the last 1800s, Frederick Taylor and several others in the US started exploring new ways to think about running a business. Part of the toolkit McKinsey developed was a 30-page document called the “General Survey Outline” (GSO) and it stood out for how it was different than Taylor’s “how-to” approach.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Analytical mindsets allow problem solvers to navigate through complexity and arrive at data-driven solutions as efficiently as possible. This seemingly simple idea not only doubled their revenue in their target market but led to the development of a professional photography program that became a key differentiator for their platform.

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StrategyU

OCTOBER 31, 2024

per year Example Project: A leading retail chain is struggling to adapt to the rise of e-commerce and wants to shift part of its business online. A strategy consulting team from McKinsey works with their C-suite to develop a digital transformation roadmap. Market size estimate : Allied Market Research estimates that this was is a $38.4

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