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How to properly use issue trees to analyze problems and derive solutions?

Case Interview drivertrees issue tree Logic MBB McKinsey
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! Issue trees are at the heart of the problem-solving approach. For case interviews in strategy consulting, two distict types are primarily important: diagnostic trees and solution trees. Generally speaking, an is ... (read entire answer)
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What are typical operations cases (aka process improvement case) ?

Case Deloitte Monitor drivertrees MBB operations Rootcauseanalysis
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Hi, There are several types of operational cases that you may have: 1) Operational math problems. (e.g. Should we increase the speed of the elevator or just buy a second one? How should we reduce the queues? How sho ... (read entire answer)
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