Consulting Q&A - Stelle Fragen rund um Deine Karriere

In dieser Übersicht findest Du alle bisher gestellten Fragen der PrepLounge-Community. Jeder kann Fragen stellen und Antworten verfassen. Unsere Coaches stellen auch gerne ihre Expertise bereit. Wenn Dir eine Antwort gefällt, gib ihr ein Upvote, sodass sie nach oben steigt. Hier findest Du außerdem unsere Richtlinien und FAQs zum Consulting Q&A.

Wie funktioniert das Consulting Q&A?

Jeder kann eine Frage stellen

Jeder kann eine Antwort verfassen

Upvotes lassen Antworten nach oben steigen

Why did they estimate the yield considering that the whole harvest is converted into wine and not only 1/4 of it?

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 26. Jan. 2024

Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call

gab die beste Antwort am 25. Jan. 2024

Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call

Hi there, The answer to your question lies in your intent as the character in this story. You’ve just inherited the winery and you recognise that it’s underperforming. The first question you might ask yourself is wh ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

135
Aufrufe

45
Upvotes insgesamt

am 26. Jan. 2024 am 26. Jan. 2024
Letzte Aktivität

How to get prepared for an online assessment from a consulting firm

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 15. Jan. 2024

#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

gab die beste Antwort am 13. Jan. 2024

#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Practice practice practice. Make sure to leverage the various online tests and get to the point where most of your answers are correct!

174
Aufrufe

21
Upvotes insgesamt

am 15. Jan. 2024 am 15. Jan. 2024
Letzte Aktivität

Beginner trying this case

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 1. Juli 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

gab die beste Antwort am 30. Juni 2023

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Hi Anne, You're not supposed to ‘know’. In the real interview, interviewers also nudge you along. It's important to sharpen your intuition and to pick on the hints, but don't assume you need to know everything. All o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

431
Aufrufe

22
Upvotes insgesamt

am 1. Juli 2023 am 1. Juli 2023
Letzte Aktivität

why "¼ of the harvest is made into wine" was not considered?

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 30. Jan. 2023

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

gab die beste Antwort am 29. Jan. 2023

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi Yushan, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: Your observation is likely correct, as reselling the grapes would likely result in a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

546
Aufrufe

13
Upvotes insgesamt

am 30. Jan. 2023 am 30. Jan. 2023
Letzte Aktivität

Case Old Winery

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 26. Okt. 2022

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 26. Okt. 2022

Hi there - What is your question. Feel free to reach out 1v1 as well if you need any help. Best

719
Aufrufe

2
Upvotes insgesamt

am 26. Okt. 2022 am 26. Okt. 2022
Letzte Aktivität

Problem with case opening

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 27. Dez. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

gab die beste Antwort am 2. Nov. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello ! It is very common to find statements like this. Precisely for that, it´s fundamental always clarifying the target first: "what is sucess for the client in this specific engagement?" "are there any metr ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,3 T.
Aufrufe

12
Upvotes insgesamt

am 27. Dez. 2020 am 27. Dez. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Marketing costs and recommendations?

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 7. Okt. 2020

#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

gab die beste Antwort am 7. Okt. 2020

#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi Raouf, It's better to post your question directly on the case here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/intermediate/bain-case-old-winery-166 That being said, every ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,3 T.
Aufrufe

6
Upvotes insgesamt

am 7. Okt. 2020 am 7. Okt. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

3/4 of the harvest is just sold

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 9. Sept. 2020

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 9. Sept. 2020

Hi Anonymous! The second parapgraph of your question also points to a great lesson on how to impress your interviewer in a case interview: Good candidates know how to approach and solve a case meticuously wiht the i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,2 T.
Aufrufe

3
Upvotes insgesamt

am 9. Sept. 2020 am 9. Sept. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Area Size for Wine Production Wrongly Considered

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 15. Juni 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

gab die beste Antwort am 14. Juni 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! In this case, it´s the total POSSIBLE production, not taking into consideration the 1/4. However, agree with you, this is not clear and would be good clarifying with the interviewer -would be a good question ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,4 T.
Aufrufe

19
Upvotes insgesamt

am 15. Juni 2020 am 15. Juni 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Value chain analysis and price analysis

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 30. Apr. 2020

BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

gab die beste Antwort am 30. Apr. 2020

BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Hello Yaxin, You can use a "revenues and costs" framework, absolutely. Value chain analysis is an excellent tool to brainstorm potential issues and solution but it's not mandatory to structure your solution like that. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,2 T.
Aufrufe

1
Upvotes insgesamt

am 30. Apr. 2020 am 30. Apr. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Percentage of sold grapes

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 10. Apr. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

gab die beste Antwort am 9. Apr. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello Katharina, I had a look and agree with you. Red vs. white differentiation is only given at the beggining as "extra" info, but is not relevant. This is the case in many examples, in which not all information ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

1,3 T.
Aufrufe

11
Upvotes insgesamt

am 10. Apr. 2020 am 10. Apr. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Yield

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 4. Feb. 2020

Anonym A fragte am 25. Jan. 2020

Hello, Calculation of yield is a bit confusing. What is the m? Can't seem to understand the rational behind the steps. Would be great to get some insight. thank you

1,7 T.
Aufrufe

0
Upvotes insgesamt

am 4. Feb. 2020 am 4. Feb. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Comment section information

Bain Case: Old Winery

Neueste Antwort am 6. Jan. 2020

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

gab die beste Antwort am 6. Jan. 2020

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi Ronnie, it depends on the interviewer's style. Sometimes she can be more pushy, providing all the information you need to arrive at a recommendation as soon as possible. Other times she prefers you ask the right ques ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

4,7 T.
Aufrufe

11
Upvotes insgesamt

am 6. Jan. 2020 am 6. Jan. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Multi-stage framework

Bain Case: Old Winery Framework

Neueste Antwort am 6. Jan. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

gab die beste Antwort am 6. Jan. 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! First of all, I would double check if indeed it´s a multi-stage case, since normally they start just with one question -precisely, to avoid this kind of confusion in the candidate- Secondly, be careful with t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

5,5 T.
Aufrufe

10
Upvotes insgesamt

am 6. Jan. 2020 am 6. Jan. 2020
Letzte Aktivität

Estimation from image

Bain Case: Old Winery estimation picture

Neueste Antwort am 18. Dez. 2019

Alexander gab die beste Antwort am 6. Aug. 2019

I think this particular question is not designed to reach an accurate result. There are simply too many assumptions involved, and their errors add up. Instead, the question tests whether the candidate can logically deve ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

14,0 T.
Aufrufe

39
Upvotes insgesamt

am 18. Dez. 2019 am 18. Dez. 2019
Letzte Aktivität

15 Ergebnisse

Wähle eine Kategorie

Wähle eine Kategorie
Allgemeines Feedback
Case-Interview-Vorbereitung
Coaching
Technische Probleme
Andere

Dein Name

Deine E-Mail-Adresse

Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass du uns einem Freund oder Kommilitonen empfiehlst?

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0 = Nicht wahrscheinlich

10 = Sehr wahrscheinlich