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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below). How to answer the case study.

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Consulting: Blazing your own trail

Tom Spencer

In order for you to be considered as a potential candidate, the most important hurdle you would have to cross is successfully completing the case study phase. The internet has a wide range of articles, blogs and websites that tackle solving case studies. Always be open-minded and willing to learn.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Consider GM as a case study. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. The lack of quality for their customers has dogged GM for years.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

To understand the target customers on this level, methods such as focus groups, surveys, interviews, and case studies can be successful. Below is a list of benefits customer segmentation can provide internally and externally: Making it possible to clearly describe types of customers across go-to-market, product, and engineering.

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The Consulting Bible – Dominate Your McKinsey, Bain and BCG Fit and Consulting Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. The Consulting Bible is the self-study version of our 10-hour prep package – we tell you every secret we know about getting jobs at the world’s best consulting firms. What else can you tell me? This all sounds great.

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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Finance and Controlling Processes. Infosys also has an arm called the Academic Entente (AcE), which is a bridge between Infosys and academia, creating opportunities through case studies, student trips and speaking engagements. Transformation Strategy. Transformation Program Management. Transformation Program QA. HR Processes.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.