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Most recent answer on Mar 12, 2024

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Hi Push, The key areas you will have to cover to prepare a written/presentation case are the following: 1. Learn how to define a plan of action and stick to that The first thing you should do in a written case is ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Digital vs McKinsey Technology

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Most recent answer on Jan 04, 2021

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gave the best answer on Jan 04, 2021

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Hello there! McKinsey Digital does offer generalist strategy consulting roles and it's mainly strategy, though it may differ across offices. Having digital background could be also great. In case you're eager to find ... (read entire answer)

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Is Tech consulting more strategy consulting or more IT implementation?

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Most recent answer on Jul 23, 2020

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Hi Aditya, Great question! The answer is both :) At MBB you're more likely to get strategy, and at the accounting firms (Deloitte, Accenture, EY) you're more likely to get IT implementation. However, it does dep ... (read entire answer)

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I reached the last stage of an interview and now I gotta finish a homecase study. I have no clue how to do itl

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Most recent answer on Oct 18, 2019

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Hi Anonymous, in general, it is not necessary to have specific industry knowledge for consulting cases, although it could help with brainstorming. Which are the questions of the client in the case? If you can provide ... (read entire answer)

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Can employee wages be a component of the variable cost?

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Hi Ankit, as mentioned by Sidi and Vlad, whether the labour cost is fixed or variable is highly dependent on the national regulation (eg France vs US) and the kind of employees you are considering (eg full time vs con ... (read entire answer)

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Infrastructure company going digital/IT Cases

Digital McKinsey IT

Most recent answer on Jun 17, 2019

gave the best answer on Jun 17, 2019

Hi Nazli! There aren't many resources out there yet for this, but I have an extensive background in IT (working as an IT consultant, and now working on many of the IT/Tech-based projects in Australia). Please let me ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Platinion - Case

BCG BCG Platinion Digital transformation IT IT Architecture Platinion

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Hi, I have not seen any digital cases online. But here is a list of potential topics you need to know. It is a full list and looks scary but they test a lot of these concepts depending on the particular role: Basi ... (read entire answer)

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Internship IT Consulting - best firm?

Accenture capgemini detecon digitalization internship IT IT consulting

Recent activity on Apr 11, 2017

Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 11, 2017

Hi there! This could be the best place to look at first: http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/consulting/best-firms-in-each-practice-area/?sRankID=396

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How do i find areas of partnership and potential partners

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Recent activity on Jan 19, 2017

Anonymous gave the best answer on Jan 19, 2017

Hi Gaurav, Your ask is complex. One simple way to start is by considering what your department is doing now and what they have trouble doing (or are unable to do but want), especially as it relates to supporting real ... (read entire answer)

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BTO Cases / IT-Cases

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Recent activity on Mar 11, 2016

Anonymous A asked on Feb 18, 2016

Hi! Does someone have resources for McKinsey BTO or in general IT related cases? I would really appreciate it. Best regards!

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