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Five Powerful Consulting Frameworks: MECE, 7S, Porter’s Five Forces, BCG Growth-Share & Ansoff

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The more you use them, the more natural they’ll become, and the sharper your strategic thinking will get. Remember, at the end of the day, success with these tools lies in asking the right questions, breaking down complex problems into manageable pieces, and seeing the forest through the trees.

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How To Beat The McKinsey Solve Game

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It tests your strategic thinking and ability to manage complex, interconnected variables. #2 Check out PSG Crackeds Guides On Case Solvers Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? 2 Redrock Study : more recently introduced, Redrock goal is to predict the evolution of a population on an island.

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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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With innovations on strategic thinking and Bain’s new long-term consulting partnership approach, the top three consulting firms were set to take advantage of the unprecedented globalization that kicked off in the 1970s. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Chapter 7 (1970s?—?Present):