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Frameworks
Ansoff vs BCG Matrix: Growth Path or Cash Allocation
Ansoff asks where to grow; BCG asks where cash goes. Trace both to 1957 and 1970, then see when the wrong matrix steers a case off a cliff.
Firm guides
Why Oliver Wyman? The Firm-Swap Test Interviewers Use
Build a Why Oliver Wyman answer from Marsh McLennan filings and OW practice mix so it fails the firm-swap test interviewers actually score.
Frameworks
Unit Economics in Cases: Pick the Unit, Then the Math
How interviewers score unit economics: choose the right unit, prove contribution, and see how the wrong unit flips the recommendation.
Firm guides
Nonprofit Consulting Firms Ranked for Candidates
Rank Bridgespan, FSG, Dalberg, and MBB social impact by Form 990 scale and firm claims, then use a simple fit score to decide where to apply first.
Firm guides
Top Automotive Consulting Firms: Ranked by Practice Evidence
Rank automotive consulting firms by verifiable practice pages, published work, and problem type—so you apply where the auto staffing is real.
Fundamentals
Revenue Decline Cases: Find the Driver Before the Fix
How interviewers score revenue-decline cases: build a price-volume-mix bridge, segment before you prescribe, and one case where the obvious story is wrong.
Frameworks
First Principles in Cases: Units, Costs, Constraints
What first-principles thinking means in a case: decompose to units and physical limits, rebuild from data, and know when it wastes the clock.
Frameworks
CLV in Cases: Margin, Discounting, and the Traps
Treat CLV as discounted profit with retention risk. Catch margin vs revenue, CAC payback, and survivorship traps with one worked example.
Frameworks
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Cases: Four Ways Naive CBA Lies
How real CBA works: discount rates from OMB A-94 and the Green Book, sunk costs, option value, incidence, a live HS2 trap, and a fully worked case.
Firm guides
Bridgespan Consulting: What the Interview Actually Rewards
Bridgespan is not Bain-lite. How cases and essays score impact tradeoffs, the 2026–27 recruiting timeline, and a worked nonprofit growth case.
Firm guides
BCG CCA Explained: Who Gets It, Timing, and Scoring
What BCG publishes about the Consulting Career Assessment: who is invited, the 48-hour window, SHL delivery, and how that differs from Casey.
Fundamentals
Wharton Case Book: Train the Buy-or-Walk Close
How to use the Wharton Consulting Club casebook: finance-heavy PE and M&A practice for buy/walk closes, without chasing PDF mirrors.