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How to ask clarifying questions on a profitability case?

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Most recent answer on Sep 07, 2021

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Sep 07, 2021

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Hi there, I would say “Before I move to the structure, do we have information whether this is an issue just our client has or something everyone is experiencing in the industry?” You should lay down the analysis of whet ... (read entire answer)

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How to ask clarification questions and how to do a good recap

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Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2020

Luca

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Luca

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gave the best answer on Feb 25, 2020

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Hello, The aim of the recap is to restate the problem in a quick way to make sure that you didn't miss any point. The first thing to do after this is to clatify the objective of your client, always trying to see if th ... (read entire answer)

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Identify Case goal / Key questions.

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gave the best answer on Mar 22, 2019

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Hi A, I suggest the following approach for solving cases to my mentees. Beginning. Ask insightful questions. •Ask for client KPIs and targets •Ask for limitations and bottlenecks (resources) •Understand whether i ... (read entire answer)

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