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Big4 engagement projects
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Since it is a new area, you have to assess continuosly if you believe or not in its success. What I can tell you is that the CDD market is starting to calm down, and that opportunities usually don't take many months to ... (read entire answer)
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What is the typical process in an engagement?

engagement process
Most recent answer on Jan 23, 2022
Anonymous gave the best answer on Jan 04, 2022
Hello! When we think about a traditional consulting approach for a project, from my experience on MBB, that is about it. Normally, before the engagement starts, during the proposal phase the leadership get a understandi ... (read entire answer)
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MBA at MBB

engagement MBA MBB TEAM LEADER
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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 17, 2018
Hi there, This can vary by firm, and by office. In general, for London, the policy is pretty equal at MBB. To answer your questions: 1) MBA sponsorship is more or less guaranteed as long as you don't have a history ... (read entire answer)
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Books/Practice to engage conversation and improve communication

communication engagement
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Hi Anonymous, I second Anonymous B, How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie is the best book I read on the topic. But you won't improve your communication skills much if you don't practice. The best ... (read entire answer)
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Consultants - What GENERALLY is the culprit for low /declining profits?

costs engagement profit projects revenues
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Hi Anonymous, there is no general answer for this – it could be either of the options. Also, even if there was a most common type, it would not make sense to consider it as starting point without any further check. Th ... (read entire answer)
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