Hi,
I would start with either market sizing or with profitability cases since they are much easier:
1) In market sizing cases I would try to understand the basic approach:
2) In Profitability cases, I would learn
3) Then I will switch to Market context cases (Market Entry, New product, Acquisition, etc). In addition, I would learn how:
4) After that I would look at other case types: Operational math problem (e.g. Should we increase the speed of an elevator or just buy a second one? How should we reduce the queues? Etc.), Cost Cutting, Valuation, Private equity due diligence, Synergies, etc.
Also, I would try to focus on the most common industries in the following priority (sorted by probability of getting a case): 1-retail and CPG; 2-airlines; 3-Telecom; 4-banking; 5-natural resources; 6-tech
Best!
Hey Frederico,
Personally I don't think there is a particular case that is better than all the others for you to start practising.
But If you are just starting your case practise, I would reccomend you to do cases that require very different approaches (profitability tree, new market/product strategy, M&A, etc) and skills (more conceptual, more quantitative, etc).
By doing this early on, it's easier to understand both the similiarities (always the same solving method > understand problem statment, strcuture your approach, make analysis, provide a recommendation), as well as the differences across the way to solve each case (different initial structures, etc)
Best
Bruno
Hi Frederico,
if you want to give a priority (not strictly necessary, as you should know well all the types) I would recommend to start with the type of cases that are more common. Below you can find a general list, bear in mind specific companies may have different frequency (eg ATK does more operation cases, Bain more M&A etc.)
Best,
Francesco