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Welches waren eure bisher spannendsten Projekte?

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Most recent answer on Mar 09, 2024

Niklas

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Spannende Frage. Alle Projekte sind sehr unterschiedlich und haben ihre Vor- und Nachteile. Ein besonders spannendes Projekt für mich war eine Commercial Due Diligence für einen japanischen Bierhersteller der einen euro ... (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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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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▶ New on PrepLounge: Consulting Project Simulations ◀

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Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying your time on PrepLounge and that your case interview preparation is successful so far! I have some great news for you: We just launched a new product on PrepLounge: Project Simulations. The project simulations allow you to go through interactive projects and get to know different industries and topics in order to prepare for your career in management consulting. We have prepared nine projects that will enable you to simulate your work on the job! If you are really keen to be the first one to try the project simulations, send me a private message! I will ... (read entire question)

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What does an executive sponsor and steering committee in a consulting project mean?

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Most recent answer on Jul 28, 2021

Simon

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Hi Sarviin, happy to help you here: In general a Executive sponsor is a person in senior management or even the board that initiated (sponsored) the project, e.g. because the project is one of his priorities, he freed ... (read entire answer)

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Office location impacts the projects you get?

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Hi there, So, am answering two parts of your question: Staffing: There is an official talent management process and the unofficial who-knows-you process. For most new hires their first role is hardly the dream rol ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting Projects - type of courses in business schools

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Yingzhao asked on Nov 15, 2018

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Hi community, I'm interested in hearing from students that attended any kinds of "consulting projects" like courses in any business schools. What's your impression on courses like this and would you say that the pro ... (read entire question)

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