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Problem-Solving Tools to Help Your Business Increase Productivity

Wrike

We’ve pulled together this list of problem-solving tools that will address some common team roadblocks and increase productivity within your business. . Problem: You can’t figure out task dependencies. Use this problem-solving tool: Gantt charts. Use this problem-solving tool: Eisenhower Matrix.

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The Seven Traits of Highly Effective Consulting Problem Solvers

StrategyU

After spending over a decade in strategy consulting and advising hundreds of business leaders, I’ve noticed that traditional “intelligence” or subject matter expertise isn’t what sets great problem solvers apart. In other articles, I’ve covered problem-solving approaches and processes.

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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

StrategyU

It’s not just any test; it’s a game designed to challenge your thinking, and your problem-solving abilities, right from the start—every click you make counts on how you will be perceived. What is the McKinsey Problem Solve Game? As you prepare to take on this challenge, the weight of its importance bears down on you.

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How Top-Tier Consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG Really Solve Problems 

StrategyU

Problem-solving” is one of the most overused and least understood phrases in the business world. When many people talk about solving problems, they are rarely talking about a problem-solving process. What I got wrong about problem-solving What are the most important skills you need to be successful?

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Do Consulting Case Study Interviews Work? A deep dive

StrategyU

Who wouldn’t want to test a candidate’s problem-solving abilities (rather than hear about them in the traditional behavioral interview)? The Most Famous Case Practice Book Marc Cosentino has the best business plan for books: write one that almost everyone who wants to work in consulting has to buy.

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Issue Trees – What Are They and How Do You Use Them?

StrategyU

How Issue Trees Are Linked With Problem Solving. At StrategyU we are fans of the SCQA process to define problems and develop hypotheses. This approach enables us to have a rigorous problem-solving approach to business problems instead of starting with the solution in mind from the beginning.

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Why McKinsey Will Win In The Age of AI

StrategyU

Invest heavily in software solutions to sell ongoing services to existing clients at higher margins. How can I build this capability internally and not depend on external software solutions? I also think you’ll see a lot of wasted effort on solutions that clients may not care about. What are the best use cases?