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Kai
on Dec 05, 2020
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IT management related cases

Hi everyone!

I'm preparing for an interview with BCG platinion. Most of the cases I can find online are business strategy oriented. I'm looking for some cases that analyze from a technology standpoint. Any recommendations are appropriated.

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Clara
Coach
on Dec 06, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

Even for BCG platinion, I would recommend you to do almost all your prep with the business strategy cases, since these for sure are going to appear in the interviews and you have to have a good performance with them. 

Furthermore, the more tech-oriented cases are no different: once you know how to solve the "classical" ones, you have the toolkit for the more specialized ones. 

The classics are: 

1. Profitability cases- basic profitability framework.

2. Idea generation cases: for any specif issue

3. Growth cases: market penetration, new product launch, product mix change, etc.

4. Pricing cases

5. M&A cases

6. Valuation cases

7. Value chain cases

Given you are under this much time contraint, consider working with a coach to foster speed and ensure you have a tailored plan to be very targeted. PM me interested!

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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Ian
Coach
on Dec 05, 2020
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi Kai,

I completely agree that it's quite tough to find adequate tech-focused cases.

That's why I created 2 :)

https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/interviewer-led-mckinsey-style/advanced/mckinsey-digital-bcg-platinion-oil-gas-upstream-technology-196

https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/intermediate/yodaphone-195

Both of these are based on real-life cases and have a tech-focus.

Please feel free to reach out if you would:

a) Like to be cased in the two above (hint: They don't cover all aspects of those projects...i.e. the cases could take multiple twists and turns and test additional themes when I conduct them)

b) Like additional tech cases

 I also did recruit successfully for PwC Tech practice, worked closely with BCG Platinion and Tech-based projects during my time at BCG, and have helped numerous candidates prepare for Tech/IT-based interviews leveraging my tech background sp happy to support however needed!

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Vlad
Coach
on Dec 06, 2020
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

Feel free to reach out. I give sessions dedicated specifically to digital cases

Best!

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Kamal
on Mar 24, 2021
Hi Vlad ,
Can you please share with me some cases
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Deepankar
on Feb 27, 2023
HI Vlad,

Can you share please some cases tudies with me for practice for BCG platinion preparation.
Thanks so much.

Regards,
Deepankar
Antonello
Coach
on Dec 30, 2020
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, feel free to text me for sharing some insightful cases from my collection

Best,
Antonello

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