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What are most important formulas / KPIs / ratios in profitability cases /market entry / growth

KPI ratios
Most recent answer on Jul 27, 2023
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently published in PrepLoun ... (read entire answer)
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Structure for KPI questions

KPI Structure
Most recent answer on Apr 10, 2021
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, This entirely depends on the case + industry at hand! That said, generally, you can use any of the following: Revenue uplift KPIs and Cost reduction KPIs External-focused KPIS and Internal-focused KPIs ... (read entire answer)
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What are the KPIs for AC/Consultant roles and how are they set?

consulting KPI performance
Most recent answer on Jun 15, 2019
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
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Hi, In the consulting companies usually, you have a person who is collecting the feedback on you. It's called courier counselor, DGL, etc. Depending on your role it can be the Principal, Partner or Director who is col ... (read entire answer)
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