Management Consulting Problem Solving

Everything you need to know about the techniques of world’s top management consulting firms to land 6-figure job offer

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Gain a well-rounded consulting techniques. This program is taught by industry professionals who have real-world experience to bring to the table.
- Explore the techniques and frameworks for approaching each type of consulting case to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job
- Understand from a high level perspective what a management consulting firm is as well as what the role/job is of a management consultant.

What you'll learn

Gain a well-rounded consulting techniques. This program is taught by industry professionals who have real-world experience to bring to the table.
Explore the techniques and frameworks for approaching each type of consulting case to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job
Understand from a high level perspective what a management consulting firm is as well as what the role/job is of a management consultant.
Participate in case studies to apply the consulting skills you learn in a real-world situation
Understand the real-life consulting case interview processes and principles
Identify strategies you can use to analyze businesses and industries
Learn how management consultants break a business problem into its core components
Learn effective brainstorming techniques from Bain and McKinsey
Making your business more profitable involves looking at ways to increase sales revenue as well as decreasing costs
Learn how to perform an industrial analysis and competitor analysis
Explore what to do to enter a new market
Understand the strategy to improve capacity utilization
Know the steps to executing a successful merger or acquisition
Learn things to consider before your company makes investing decisions
Understanding organizational behaviors
Learn how to approach market sizing case questions

* Requirements

* Nothing except a positive attitude!

Description

  • Gain a well-rounded consulting techniques. This program is taught by industry professionals who have real-world experience to bring to the table.
  • Explore the techniques and frameworks for approaching each type of consulting case to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job
  • Understand from a high level perspective what a management consulting firm is as well as what the role/job is of a management consultant.
  • Participate in case studies to apply the consulting skills you learn in a real-world situation
  • Understand the real-life consulting case interview processes and principles
  • Identify strategies you can use to analyze businesses and industries
  • Learn how management consultants break a business problem into its core components
  • Learn effective brainstorming techniques from Bain and McKinsey
  • Making your business more profitable involves looking at ways to increase sales revenue as well as decreasing costs
  • Learn how to perform an industrial analysis and competitor analysis
  • Explore what to do to enter a new market
  • Understand the strategy to improve capacity utilization
  • Know the steps to executing a successful merger or acquisition
  • Learn things to consider before your company makes investing decisions
  • Understanding organizational behaviors
  • Learn how to approach market sizing case questions

Course content

13 sections • 120 lectures

Welcome Preview 01:37

What you should know before watching this course Preview 01:16

How to use this course Preview 02:25

This is what being a management consultant actually means Preview 03:59

Pick the right types of consulting firms to work for Preview 11:20

Reasons to learn or work in management consulting Preview 03:47

Management consulting career path and skills Preview 02:25

A peek inside the life of a consultant Preview 08:17

What do management consultants like McKinsey actually do Preview 08:05

Consulting process Preview 00:00

How to become a management consultant Preview 04:05

Understand the recruiting process Preview 08:44

Recruiting timeline Preview 02:01

Download the editable Harvard-format consulting resume template Preview 00:04

Resume tips from McKinsey Preview 01:35

Additional resources to understand consulting industry Preview 00:10

Understand consulting cases Preview 01:16

Why do consulting firms give case interviews Preview 00:57

Case interview process Preview 02:05

Steps to solve a consulting case Preview 04:25

Types of management consulting cases Preview 01:50

Case types Preview 01:10

Understand business cases Preview 00:35

What is a decision tree and how to use it Preview 08:56

Why to create hypotheses with decision tree Preview 06:46

McKinsey vs. BCG case Preview 06:52

How to succeed in case interviews Preview 02:09

More case studies from top universities Preview 00:04

Additional resources for case prep Preview 00:08

Free gift worth $199 Preview 00:10

What's profitability Preview 02:23

How to increase profitability Preview 12:40

Case - Help Netflix increase profitability Preview 06:37

Wrap up Preview 01:24

Case - Help MCM increase volume sales Preview 09:26

Wrap up Preview 01:56

Case - Revenue drops of a restaurant in New York Preview 07:12

Wrap up Preview 01:06

Case - German power utility profit drops Preview 08:36

Wrap up Preview 01:45

What's industry analysis Preview 04:06

Case - Help Ogilvy & Mather analyze consulting industry Preview 07:34

Wrap up Preview 01:30

Case - What kind of companies they are Preview 06:45

Wrap up Preview 01:23

What's market entry Preview 01:53

How to enter a new market Preview 06:32

Case - Should BMW enter Mongolian market Preview 08:54

Wrap up Preview 00:54

Case - Help a consumer product client design a market entry strategy Preview 05:44

Wrap up Preview 02:20

What's capacity Preview 01:55

Understand the capacity in human resource Preview 04:18

Understand the capacity in production Preview 02:22

Case - Help Pere Ocean decide whether they should increase capacity Preview 08:06

Wrap up Preview 01:31

Case - Ford production problem Preview 06:12

Wrap up Preview 01:50

Case - Understand the industry cost curve Preview 08:44

Wrap up Preview 01:07

What's merge and acquisition Preview 08:03

How merge and acquisition works Preview 03:54

Case - Is buying Yammer a good deal for Microsoft Preview 03:47

Wrap up Preview 00:11

Case - Calculate the synergies in merge and acquisition Preview 09:44

Wrap up Preview 04:04

What's investment Preview 08:35

Case - Should GP Investment build a new football stadium in Brazil Preview 11:19

Wrap up Preview 00:15

What's organizational behaviors Preview 05:02

Case - Measure your division's operating efficiency Preview 05:59

Wrap up Preview 00:16

What's brainstorming Preview 01:08

Where brainstorming fits in a strategy study Preview 02:31

Where brainstorming fits in a case interview Preview 00:58

How to brainstorm Preview 02:24

Case - Brainstorm why the revenue of a fitness club declined sharply Preview 15:02

Wrap up Preview 11:07

Case - Economic impact of arts Preview 08:54

Wrap up Preview 01:12

Case - How to reduce costs of RAV4 Preview 05:19

Wrap up Preview 01:31

Case - How to increase FedEx parcel revenue Preview 04:22

Case - How to increase Burberry sales worldwide Preview 05:07

Case - Brainstorm what a company should do with excess cash Preview 08:06

Case - Why steel supplier fragmentation is a problem in a bear market Preview 05:24

Case - Options available for the CEO to expand into electronic publishing Preview 07:01

Case - How a CEO should price a new contraceptive requiring 1 pill per month Preview 07:47

Case - Brainstorm why IT budgets typically go over budget and scope Preview 05:03

Case - Why GAP costs rose in the recession Preview 03:35

Case - Why reality TV is so popular Preview 03:30

Case - Why airlines are hesitant to serve Sushi on flights Preview 03:17

Case - How a Telco can be more efficient Preview 10:01

Case - Brainstorm the impact of opening a casino Preview 04:21

Case - Brainstorm the ways Frankfurt can improve its global image Preview 03:08

Case - How the IRS can reduce the tax evasion rate Preview 04:03

Case - Brainstorm how to increase your salary Preview 10:09

Case - Why US ice cream consumption increased during the recession Preview 07:30

What's estimation case Preview 01:33

How to solve an estimation case Preview 02:10

Estimate the advertising revenue of Spotify in a year Preview 05:46

How Many Gas Stations Are Needed in Germany Preview 05:28

Estimate Paint Used on iPhone Worldwide Preview 05:41

How many people fly in and out of O'Hare International Airport Preview 07:49

Estimate the ticket revenue of Real Madrid generate in a single season Preview 05:05

How many photo uploads on Facebook in a year Preview 04:13

Estimate the market value for BMW vehicles in Mongolia Preview 03:00

Estimate the market value of Luis Vuitton women bags and luggage in Shanghai Preview 05:39

Estimate high-end measure to make clothing market size in China per annum Preview 03:14

Estimate market value of US online magazine for men Preview 02:59

Estimate the market size for bottle beer consumed in Japan per annum Preview 03:57

How many red delicious apple sold in U.S. each year Preview 02:57

Market value for diabetes treatment Canada Preview 03:54

What tax would UnitedHealth pay per year Preview 05:10

Value of SMSs in Thailand per annum Preview 03:33

Market size of Tesla Powerwall in the United States Preview 03:56

Estimate the bubble gum market size in US Preview 02:59

Section conclusion Preview 07:18

Next steps Preview 01:25

Management consultant reading list Preview 03:26