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Description

Do you feel that you already know all possible frameworks of business problem solving (Porter's five forces, the BCG-matrix etc.), yet you are still not confident in using them? Or maybe you already took a course on management consulting problem solving approach, but the jargon used didn't make much practical sense to you (The 80/20 rule, MECE etc.)? Whether you're a student studying for case interviews or a businessperson, what you might be lacking is a comprehensive aproach to problem solving that generates consistent results. 


If so, this course is for you!
I can guarantee you will not find another such comprehensive introductory course on hypothesis-based problem solving - the top consulting firms' technique of choice on all kinds of business consulting engagements. 


With the content in this course I would like to introduce you to the topic of business problem solving. Provided you find this introduction helpful, I would be delighted to welcome you to my more advanced courses that I intend to publish soon. They will build on the knowledge from this course in order to develop further the topics covered here. 


But for now let's jump into this course.
Hit Enroll and let me show you a way to become a rising star of problem solving in business!
Who this course is for:
Applicants to consulting firms studying for case interviews
Junior analysts and consultants starting their consulting career
Entrepreneurs starting their adventure with business
Managers, project managers and project team members who solve business problems in their workplace
Students (especially those attending business schools)
Everyone interested in learning a problem solving technique used by the top consulting firms

What you'll learn

You will understand and appreciate the problem solving technique used by the top consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain and Strategy&

At the same time you will get acquainted with how business and consulting projects ought to be structured

You will master the basic knowledge on hypothesis-based problem solving that will let you proceed to more advanced courses on solving business problems

In effect, you will be able to impress either your boss or your interlocutors at business case interviews

Requirements

  • You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
  • No previous design experience is needed.
  • No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.

Course Content

27 sections • 95 lectures
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1-How is this course structured
1
1.1-Administrative information
2-Introduction to structured problem solving
5
2.1-Why structure problem solving at all?
2.2-Who is an expert?
2.3-Why use hypothesis based problem solving (HBPS)?
2.4-Steps of HBPS
2.5-HBPS basics
3-Step I - Problem formulation
3
3.1-Problem context
3.2-Doing it SMART
3.3-Problem formulation
4-Step II - Problem structuring
5
4.1-Divide and conquer
4.2-Mindmapping
4.3-Issue trees and being MECE
4.4-Building a mindmap and issue tree
4.5-Problem structuring
5-Step III - Work prioritization and planning
4
5.1-Validating hypotheses - analysis and data requirements
5.2-Why prioritize?
5.3-How to prioritize? (without having to boil the ocean)
5.4-Prioritizing work
6-Step IV - Communicating the solution
3
6.1-Synthesize, don't summarize
6.2-Storyboarding
6.3-Communicating the solution
7-Wrap-up
2
7.1-Consulting jargon dictionary
7.2-HBPS - guessing answers to client's problems?