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What do different firms (MBB) call their project/teams?

Hi All,

I understand that different firms have different internal terminology for how they refer to their projects.

I've heard the terms: project, case or case team, module, etc. Which of these terms match up to each MBB or other top firms?

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Sidi
Coach
on Aug 17, 2020
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 400+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi!

Here is an overview:

  • McKinsey --> "Study"
  • BCG --> "Project" or "Case"
  • Bain --> "Case"

Cheers, Sidi

Ian
Coach
on Aug 17, 2020
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Interesting, isn't it, how the same profession/job can have so many terms floating around for the same thing :)

McKinsey calls it a Study, Bain calls it a case, and BCG tends to call it a project.

BCG does use the term "case", but that's normally in the context of "Who's on your case team"

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on Aug 18, 2020

Agree with other experts. 

Best,

André

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