Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

The company missed the trend towards touchscreen smart phones and has fallen into serious financial difficulty. Operations. A leading financial services company is trying to reduce operating expenditures. Turnarounds. How can we regain market share, and return Blackberry to its former glory? Competitive Response.

Consulting 60

Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

This may include discrete projects completed at arms length, such as due diligence on a transaction, or turnaround projects where consultants are embedded within an organisation. Perhaps a legal or financial qualification, or accreditation in an industry standard.). Or, on which of your client’s issues can you speak with legitimacy?

Consulting 88

Consulting Case Interview Turnaround Analysis 88

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below). They usually need you to understand the rationale behind financial modelling e.g. DCF, LBO etc.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

Markovitz Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. Operational and financial improvements are rapid, dramatic, and lasting.

Turnaround 100

Turnaround Fashion Training Training 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

They entered the financial disputes business with the acquisition of Klick, Kent and Allen, Inc. FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. Valuation & Financial Advisory Services.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Kearney operates across 55 locations world wide. Bain operates in 47 offices across 30 countries.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 107

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2018

She’d gone to Arkansas to review operational plans and financial projections for the rest of the year with the team on the ground. FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Culture 47

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

In my time at McKinsey, easily half the people who left the firm went into the financial world (from hedge funds to PE), and salary was undoubtedly a major factor in the decision. Note -firmsodeling” done in case work may not be directly comparable to the financial modeling more common at investment banks. CONSULTING.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Founded in 2003, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is based in the UK and also has offices in Luxembourg, Paris and NY. Founded in 2003, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is based in the UK and also has offices in Luxembourg, Paris and NY.

BearingPoint 99

BearingPoint Capgemini Strategy Strategy 99

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. The primary focus was on fixing the acquired firm through financial restructuring, dramatic cost cutting, and strategic slashing.

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Financial Operations 28

SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

In fact, ‘supertemps’ – highly qualified freelance individuals who work on short-term contracts for companies have been growing not just in the C-suite, but in many various business departments – some carry out niche, specific jobs, like managing large turnarounds or sales while some just fill a much needed managerial space.

SMB 60

SMB Enterprise Talent Efficiency 60

1 to 1

JUNE 1, 2021

It streamlines operations and frees customer-facing employees up to focus on more meaningful interactions with customers. Industries that can particularly benefit from automation run the gamut: retail, healthcare, automotive, government, communications, travel and hospitality, financial services, and insurance.

Software 26

Software Turnaround Automotive ROI 26

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

Understanding the Impact of Costly Mistakes in Business Financial Implications: Costly mistakes in business often translate directly into financial setbacks. Whether it’s mismanagement of funds, poor investment decisions, or inaccurate financial forecasting, the repercussions can be felt in the company’s bottom line.

Consulting 52

Consulting Turnaround ROI Case Study 52

Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Financial Services. In fact, in terms of firms we profile, they are truly one of the new kids on the block. Cargo & Logistics. Human Capital. Cost Reduction.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Operated in regions with different levels of competition and access to resources. We could analyze the effects of 58 types of investment, on 18 performance measures over time, in 160 academies operating in 18 different regions. Like any turnaround, there is no magic bullet — a series of remedial steps need to be taken.

How To 28

How To Resources Education Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. Similar inefficiencies affect other industries as well, and they are likely to multiply as manufacturers seek to expand product portfolios and reduce turnaround times.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. This third phase has led to large private equity organizations governing their assets in a unique way.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Culture Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. PE firms need CEOs who know how to use empathy to generate a highly positive sense of urgency, thereby generating greater momentum toward strategic and financial goals.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Senior executives tend to be shielded from organizational problems and data; they are given limited and filtered information about their operations, employees, and customers. Are you getting firsthand exposure to situations and seeing raw data, or is everything being filtered and prioritized to make it easier for you to get the big picture?

How To 28

How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

developing the business plan and go-to-market strategy that has enabled us to maintain 100% ownership, operate part-time, grow it slowly over 20 years, and win Sam Adams’s 2016 “Brewing and Business Experienceship” year-long mentorship prize. BREWERY START-UP. With two partners, I launched Flounder Brewing Co.,

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Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

BCG

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Shaving one minute off the time each aircraft is on the ground between flights can save $5 million to $10 million a year in freed aircraft time and hidden costs across the operation. No other aspect of an airline’s operations has as broad or as deep an impact on the entire organization.

Airlines 40

Airlines Turnaround Operations Financial 40

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In a recent survey , 70% of respondents said that CEOs focus too much on short-term financial results, and nearly 60% said that they don’t focus enough on positive long-term impact. Bertolini observed that many of his peers had been promising 15% earnings per share (EPS), even during the financial crisis of 2009.

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Metrics Study Financial Operations 32

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Kaufmann proceeded to engineer a turnaround of the company by focusing on the top end of the market.

Company 28

Company How To Turnaround Engineering 28