What You'll Learn
- Crack consulting case interviews with confidence, using the same 7-step problem-solving process taught at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain
- Master 200+ real-world business cases across every major case type—profitability, market entry, M&A, estimation, investment, and operations
- Think like a strategist: Use decision trees, issue trees, and hypothesis-driven thinking to break down complex business problems
- Build the financial toolkit of a top consultant, including IRR, NPV, ROE, CFROI, DuPont Analysis, ratio interpretation, and economic profit frameworks
- Practice with over 11 realistic role plays that simulate real-world consulting scenarios—presenting to executives and challenging client assumptions
- Use AI like a pro consultant: Master 10+ ChatGPT-powered prompt templates designed for case-solving, brainstorming, market analysis, and operational diagnosis
- Design strategic recommendations that work in the real world, balancing feasibility, stakeholder politics, risk, and implementation dynamics
- Understand how top firms build competitive advantage, using strategic concepts like scenario planning, game theory, Five Forces, value chains analysis
- Build a consulting-ready resume and application with a downloadable, editable Harvard-style CV template and recruiter-tested writing strategies
- Level up your estimation game: Estimate real-world business metrics like Spotify’s annual ad revenue, Tesla market size using back-of-the-envelope logic
- Go beyond theory with deep dives into real consulting-style research and frameworks—over 11 hours of video and 230+ structured lectures
- Benchmark and diagnose company performance with tools like SWOT, strategic group maps, industry life cycle analysis, MVA, and economic value added (EVA)
- Apply the McKinsey 7-step problem-solving approach to real client cases, from problem definition through recommendation delivery
- Translate raw data into executive-level insights using tools like regression analysis, weighted averages, and forecasting
- Simulate life on a real consulting team through hands-on assignments, from brainstorming and estimation to synthesis and presentation delivery
- Speak the language of strategy—whether advising a CEO on pricing a new product or helping a division head reduce operating costs
- Get fluent in consulting math used on-the-job: calculate capacity, model inflation impact, adjust for FX, and make time value of money decisions under pressure
- Gain lifetime access to a strategy consultant’s playbook, with downloadable templates, prompts, decision trees, and frameworks you can reuse in your career
Requirements
- No prior consulting experience is required — this course is designed to take you from beginner to confident problem-solver, step by step.
- A basic understanding of business concepts (like revenue, cost, and profit) will be helpful, but not mandatory — everything will be explained with real-world examples.
- Curiosity, motivation, and a willingness to think analytically are your most important tools.
- You don’t need an MBA or business degree — we break down elite consulting techniques in simple, actionable ways anyone can understand.
- A notebook or digital workspace is recommended to sketch decision trees, case notes, and calculations.
- Access to Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets may be helpful for practicing estimation and financial modeling cases, but is not required.
- You’ll get the most value if you’re open to active learning — expect role plays, mental frameworks, and real-world business challenges.
Who This Course is For
- Aspiring consultants preparing for interviews at top-tier consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Strategy& — especially those looking for practical, case-based training beyond theory
- University students in business, economics, or engineering who want to build real consulting skills before internships or graduate job applications
- MBA candidates and recent graduates looking to stand out in highly competitive recruiting processes with a proven problem-solving playbook and a consulting-ready resume
- Career switchers moving into consulting or internal strategy roles from finance, tech, marketing, or operations, who need to build structured thinking fast
- Professionals in strategy, product management, or business operations who want to sharpen their analytical, financial, and executive communication skills
- Startup founders and business leaders seeking to apply elite consulting frameworks—like MECE, decision trees, and hypothesis-driven problem solving—to real business challenges
- Corporate employees preparing for internal strategy or transformation roles, who want to master the same tools and thinking used by external consultants
- Anyone learning to solve complex problems in a structured, high-impact way — including nonprofit leaders, public sector analysts, or educators building business cases
- Learners who want to train with the tools of top consultants — 200+ real-world cases, 11+ role plays, ChatGPT-powered analysis templates, downloadable strategy toolkits, and more
Your Instructor
John Burress
Management Consultant @ MBB | MBA | CAPM®
4.6 Instructor Rating
22,192 Reviews
200,075 Students
4 Courses
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