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Business consulting scenario

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Most recent answer on Apr 29, 2021
Ahsan, asked on Aug 09, 2017
What would be your agenda from a business consulting perspective if you had only 30 minutes to introduce a product/service to address a potential need with a CIO?
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Profitability decline; understanding the root cause

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Most recent answer on Apr 01, 2021
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Franco
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In general terms for a case like this, I would start off with the classic revenue-cost framework, because it's the most comprehensive and allows you to immediately direct the focus on costs or top line and deep dive fro ... (read entire answer)
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FMCG business case VDO record

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Most recent answer on May 31, 2020
The best answer (on Apr 01, 2020) is from:
Clara
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Hello! Since you ask for examples, look for material from the McKinsey Global Institute on Youtube, it´s fantastic! Cheers, Clara
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I am preparing for an interview at McKinsey

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Most recent answer on May 04, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on May 04, 2020
Hi, This is a very typical case, which could be solved via table structure. Let’s say you know, that your client sells 1000 cups of coffee for takeaway at the price of 1 GBP each. And there are 4 market segments (by ... (read entire answer)
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How to pass/prepare for Situational Judgement Tests ?

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Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 07, 2020
Hi there, I would actually suggest not to try to find the "right answer" to tackle such test, but answer them as who you truly are, how you would react in such situations, and what you would do as the best version of ... (read entire answer)
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What to do with an inherited piece of land

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Recent activity on Jan 20, 2019
The best answer (on Jan 17, 2019) is from:
Sidi
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Sidi
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gave the best answer on Jan 17, 2019
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Hi Anonymous, I would suggest the following approach: 1. Verify the objective of your friend (using the land for earning money? using the land to enhance his/her own quality of life? use the land for altruisitc purp ... (read entire answer)
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Customizing my business situation structure on the fly

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Recent activity on Dec 20, 2018
The best answer (on Dec 19, 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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gave the best answer on Dec 19, 2018
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi Anonymous, I might be shattering your entire understanding of how to approach cases. But, frankly speaking, what you outlined above is NOT a case structure! It does NOT show in any way how you are thinking about th ... (read entire answer)
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Hypotheses in business situation framework

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Recent activity on Jul 16, 2018
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Vlad
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Vlad
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gave the best answer on Jul 15, 2018
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Hi, There are two ways to use the hypothesis: First - presenting a structure using the hypothesis. For example, if you are having a PE (private equity) case, you should do the following: 1) Make classic structure ... (read entire answer)
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B2B Market Sizing

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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on Jul 05, 2018
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Hi, In general, you have two options of including different use cases in your market sizing (b2b. commercial, etc): Calculate the private use first and then make an assumption re b2c / b2b ratio. E.g. calculate t ... (read entire answer)
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How to generate revenue from the new website for a newspaper company?

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Recent activity on Apr 02, 2018
Anonymous A asked on Mar 29, 2018
Hello, Our client is a traditional newspaper company (only hard-copy) that is considering to establish a website to increase revenues. What factors would you consider to help the client? How would you structure the cas ... (read entire question)
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Business situation framework

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Recent activity on Mar 27, 2018
The best answer (on Mar 27, 2018) is from:
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Hi Elisey, I would personally not recommend to use a single framework for all the so-called business situations (M&A, Entry, New product, Operations etc). Although this would help to more easily remember the frame ... (read entire answer)
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What are 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of the solution X?

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Recent activity on Jul 27, 2017
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Florian
Florian gave the best answer on Jul 27, 2017
Hi TFP, I don't see much how you wanna tackle this question by just dropping a framework like that. I think it something really case/context-specific. So, regarding a general metholodology, here is what i would do: ( ... (read entire answer)
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Should a doctorate in natural sciences join the consulting industry – who gave it a try?

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Recent activity on Jan 31, 2017
The best answer (on May 23, 2017) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on May 23, 2017
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Focus on the most common industries in the following priority (sorted by probability of geting a case): 1-retail and CPG; 2-airlines; 3-Telecom; 4-banking; 5-natural resources; 6-tech There are several sources o ... (read entire answer)
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