Strategy Consulting Bootcamp: Structure & Solve Any Problem

Name: Strategy Consulting Bootcamp: Structure & Solve Any Problem
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Fast-track your career and stand-out in your organization with top-tier consulting skills. Taught by two ex-BCGers.

Created byOmar Abdo, Julian Geiger

Last updated 1/2020

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What you'll learn

Extreme productivity: Enhance the quality of your results while drastically saving time as well!
Apply the problem solving techniques used by top consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain
Set-up a structured approach that paves the way for exceptional results in record time
Tame the information overflow and zoom in on the underlying root issues
Build a bullet-proof Excel model that gives you reliable facts & figures
Build a PowerPoint presentation that tells a real story to convince and wow your audience
Learn cool tricks in Excel & PowerPoint to be more productive and impress with your work

Course content

7 sections • 88 lectures • 2h 32m total length

Course overview1:53

Module introduction1:43
Call with Alvis: Basics & BPS7:49
Alvis: Hypothesis-driven working1:45
Quiz: Complete drivers to fulfill BPS rules
Call with Alvis - continued0:48
Demonstrates applying Alvis's bulletproof structure and the five BP's rules to sharpen problem solving in strategy consulting and structure a project approach.
Quiz: The five BPS rules
Driver tree for Z-20: Level 11:42
Explore building a driver tree for Z 20 infections by comparing a baseline scenario with quarantine island interventions, outlining level-1 drivers and progressing to level-two hypotheses through targeted research.
Research2:20
Driver tree for Z-20: Level 20:12
Apply insights from Tom's research to refine the driver tree and develop level two drivers, strengthening your approach to structuring and solving strategic problems.
Quiz: Level 2 drivers for scenario "Do nothing"
Driver tree for Z-20: Level 2 - full2:51
Conclusion0:37

Module introduction0:33
Builds on your driver tree to clarify the target of your analysis and map a rough path, then launches the analysis as you check an email from Julie.
Julie's e-mail1:38
Evaluate the quarantine proposal using Julie's email and the new infections formula. Use the driver tree with infections constant 0.3 and spread coefficient 1.0 to deliver a data-driven recommendation.
Microsoft Excel5:00
Structure of a model2:52
Exercise: Input sheet0:29
The input sheet2:18
The throughput sheet - part 12:24
The throughput sheet - part 23:00
Exercise: First throughput sheet0:19
First throughput sheet - results4:06
Story break!1:50
Second throughput sheet - part 11:41
Exercise: Second throughput sheet0:27
Second throughput sheet - part 23:28
Exercise: Second throughput sheet - Copying cells0:24
Second throughput sheet - results1:09
Story break!1:00
Third throughput sheet - the logic2:16
Exercise: Third throughput sheet0:13
Third throughput sheet - the results0:41
Output sheet - the logic2:43
Exercise: Output sheet0:16
Output sheet - the results0:33
Story break!2:34
Quarantine sub-scenarios - the logic1:45
Exercise: Quarantine sub-scenarios0:25
Quarantine sub-scenarios - the results1:11
Story break!6:31
Fast-track approval - the logic0:37
Exercise: Fast-track approval0:15
Fast-track approval - the results0:28
Module wrap-up1:02

Module introduction1:05
The five-steps towards a professional presentation1:34
How NOT to create presentations0:53
Storylining: Questions to ask0:26
Transitioning to content creation0:10
Clarify your stance on where the senator stands, then transition into content creation mode. Decide which slide you should always create first.
Storylining: the four elements4:37
Download & Install: PowerPoint Theme0:17
Before you move on, we'd like you to download & install two elements. This will allow you to follow the course exercises most effectively.

The StrategizePro course theme which contains pre-defined elements to be used in the course. To install the Theme, download it to your desktop. Then double-click to open it, and select File -> Save As and choose any folder. Screenshot: PowerPoint 2016 (Windows) - Installing the theme in the correct folder In the dropdown menu ("Save as type") choose "PowerPoint Template". PowerPoint will automatically switch folders to the location where it stores your templates. Give it a name (e.g., "StrategizePro course template") and click on save. To make use of this theme, open a new PowerPoint presentation. You will be asked to select the template you want to use for the new file. Your new template should show up in the list - depending on your PowerPoint version, this may be in the "PERSONAL" section of the list: Screenshot: PowerPoint 2016 (Windows) - Selecting an installed theme
Harvey Balls: Download the zip file and unpack it to a folder which you can remember. We'll make use of this great tool later on in the course!
Step 1/5: Setting up the Executive Summary0:36
Executive Summary: Context description0:42
Frame the context of z 20, a fast spreading disease threatening the U.S., and the quarantine proposal based on a positive z 20 test, for the senator.
Executive Summary: Key questions, answers & next steps3:05
Step 2/5: Setting the agenda1:41
Step 3/5: Structural setup - dividers1:46
Step 3/5: Structural setup - blank slides3:05
Step 4/5: Slide setup - the first slide1:23
Setting up a chart4:57
Completing the first slide0:22
Quiz: MECE
Polishing the first slide1:44
Second slide: Introduction0:08
Outline the content of the second slide to function as the introduction, clarifying what should be included for a clear, engaging start.
Quiz: Content of the second slide
Second slide: Content1:07
The takeaway box0:58
Compare the relevant facts, refine the executive summary, and present the third statement in a takeaway box on the slide with bold keywords, citing the U.S. government as the source.
Third slide: Content0:21
Analyze two scenarios, single testing and double testing, to guide the new slide layout in the analysis chapter, building on the executive summary to demonstrate structured problem solving.
Quiz: Layout for third slide
Single-testing scenario: Illustrations0:53
Exercise: Illustration for double-testing scenario0:04
Solution: Illustration of the double-testing scenario0:04
Polishing the third slide2:08
Fourth slide: A comparison chart0:55
Quiz: Chart content & type
Creating the chart4:54
Quiz: What will your audience think?0:09
Anticipating & dealing with audience questions2:27
Fifth slide: Double-testing details2:26
Analyze how antidote availability reaches 100 percent by year eleven, and how bubbles, call outs, and a summary box illuminate do nothing versus double testing quarantine scenarios.
Big picture review: The slide-sorter0:58
Quiz: Setup of sixth slide
Sixth slide: Alternatives3:18
Seventh slide: Deep dive on alternatives - structure1:24
Exercise: Create a chart0:15
Slide creation & polishing2:06
Last slide: Next steps0:51
Step 5/5: Step back & review1:07
Download: Full presentation + general-purpose PPT theme0:07

Requirements

Basic common sense and logical thinking
Basic knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel

Description

Learn the key skills you'd obtain from spending years at a top management consulting firm such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain.

Alumni of those firms are highly sought after for their skill-set. Now you can benefit from this steep learning curve and put yourself ahead of the curve!

This course is highly interactive:

You'll follow Tom, an ambitious young professional looking to excel in his first assignment.
Work with him to solve a challenging and far-reaching issue.
Find a way to break down the problem and structure the work.
Carry out a laser-focused analysis using Excel.
Build an impressive and to-the-point PowerPoint presentation.

At the end of the course, you'll be able to:

Manage projects and deliver exceptional results in significantly less time than ever before.
Structure and break-down problems effectively
Build quantitative models
Convince management with powerful and to-the-point presentations.

Professionally animated and narrated, interspersed with a multitude of quizzes and exercises, the learnings from this course are designed to click & stick.

Take your career to the next level!

Taught by two seasoned ex-BCG consultants.

Who this course is for:

Anyone moving into managerial, strategic or business development roles
Anyone looking to get ahead in their career
Fresh graduates at the beginning of their careers in a business development or strategy setting
Prospective consultants interested in joining a top-tier strategy consulting firm
Prospective students starting their graduate-level business/management programs soon
Entrepreneurs building high-quality consulting businesses

Strategy Consulting Bootcamp: Structure & Solve Any Problem

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Course content

Introduction to the course1 lecture • 2min

Setting the scene3 lectures • 10min

Find the underlying issue4 lectures • 8min

Structuring the approach9 lectures • 20min

Analysis32 lectures • 54min

Creating a compelling presentation38 lectures • 55min

Course wrap-up1 lecture • 4min

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