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What are the most important factors that complete the project effectively?

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Most recent answer on Oct 13, 2023
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Hi, Interesting but broad question and I don't think it can be adequately answered in a short Q&A. That being said, I'll share 3 critical success factors, based on my time in consulting Having a clear end in mind Th ... (read entire answer)
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What method do you prefer to use for your Project? Choose the one,Either Agile or Waterfall Method? which one is better?

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Most recent answer on Oct 13, 2023
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Benjamin
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Benjamin
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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer
Hi, Agile has been the preferred way of software development in recent years. The iterative and short ‘sprint’ focused approach helps to reduce rework and get to an MVP in a much faster time. FYI - strategy consulting f ... (read entire answer)
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Edinburgh University MBA

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Most recent answer on Feb 19, 2022
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Moritz
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ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Moritz
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ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Hey there, This is a classic dilemma! Basically, you get what you pay for. Aside from the actual education, this goes for quality of alumni network, target by certain companies, exchange opportunities, etc. So the quest ... (read entire answer)
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MBA for MBB

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Most recent answer on Dec 28, 2021
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Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi there, This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it: Generally speaking, since IBAS does not appear in any meaningful educa ... (read entire answer)
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Best resources for business knowledge required for case interviews

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Most recent answer on Jun 06, 2021
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hey, Unless you are going for a specific experienced hire role in an industry/function, generally they dont expect you to have detailed prior knowledge of an industry & function. The idea is to test your structure ... (read entire answer)
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TOP 5 MBA Programs in Europe

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The curriculum is always essentially the same; back when I was doing mine, we realized that something like 14 of the top 15 US programs used the same Investments book. There will be differences, but at the margin - and ... (read entire answer)
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What are best blogs for improving business judgement?

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Most recent answer on May 08, 2020
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Indeed this can be useful for: Being informed of what´s happening in relevant economic and social matters Getting used to the business and particularly MBB terminology Some ideas: Newspapers free ... (read entire answer)
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How to develop business judgement properly?

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Hi, Building Business Judgement is actually about building industry and functional knowledge. Focus on the most common industries in the following priority (sorted by probability of getting a case): 1-retail and CPG ... (read entire answer)
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What are the big trends that will reshape the business environment?

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Most recent answer on Oct 01, 2019
Alex Carter asked on Oct 01, 2019
This Question is about the trends that is evolving in the market to reshape your business. You can either acquire these trends which can improve your business or competition in the market can make you acquire these new ... (read entire question)
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Business knowledge interview

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Recent activity on Dec 12, 2018
The best answer (on Dec 12, 2018) is from:
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi Anonymous, I can talk for MBB interviews, and here the likelihood of such an interview is 0% (for the generalist track! Will be different for expert tracks of course!). The reason is that MBB firms are only inter ... (read entire answer)
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