Month: August 2020

Fishbone Diagram: Business Framework

For as long as there have been teams of people working on shared projects, things have gone unexpectedly wrong. But simply knowing that something has gone wrong doesn’t necessarily tell you why the problem occurred or how to prevent it from occurring in the future. This is why managers all over the world have long…

What Is Predictive Analytics

In today’s competitive economic landscape, companies are turning to advanced analytics to predict consumer behavior, increase their competitive advantage and drive the bottom line. But organizations need data, and more importantly, they need to know how to look at the data in order to find the right insights to turn into action. Effectively, organizations need…

Bain Resume

Crafting a killer Bain resume is the first step to landing that coveted Bain interview invite. There is errant thinking out there that you submit a resume simply to demonstrate that you’re qualified. This is a mistaken view. You don't wait to distinguish yourself until you get to the interview; you need to distinguish yourself…

Accenture Careers

Accenture careers are a perennial topic of interest for aspiring management consultants, as Accenture is clearly a major consulting firm. Within the last year, the Accenture number of employees exceeded 500,000 worldwide. Still, Accenture is not quite in that top tier of consulting firms, such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group. So you might be…

Disney Plus: Is It Viable?

Many companies are coming out with their own streaming services, for some it makes sense, others maybe not. Disney+ is entering the foray and we wanted to look at their market entry from a strategy perspective. Does it make sense for them? Are they a fixed cost or variable business? Based on that, are they…

Big 8 Accounting Firms

In today’s world of massive accounting firms, most people are familiar with the elite at the top. The four largest globally are known as the “Big 4”. But have you heard of the Big 8 Accounting firms? What you might not be so familiar with is the history of how the Big 4 ended up…

Top 3 & Big 4 CEOs

Who are the CEOs of the Top 3 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG), and Big 4 (EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte) consulting firms? When talking about the Big 4 and Top 3 firms, you are discussing the very top tier of accounting and consulting firms. The Big 4 are the biggest firms in the entire world. They have…

KPMG Revenue Up- But Growth Slowing

KPMG’s revenue reached $29.75 billion for the Fiscal Year ending on September 30, 2019. This figure represents an increase of 6.2% from FY18, when the Big Four accounting firm accrued aggregated revenues of $28.96 billion. The FY19 figure represents a record for KPMG revenue in absolute terms. However, the rate of growth was slower than…

PwC Consultant Salary Overview

Your PwC consultant salary will undoubtedly drive your decision regarding which of the Big 4 consulting firms to pursue. Your experience, education and desired office location will impact what you can earn at this massive firm. Fortunately, PwC compensates its employees well to attract top talent. There is a great deal of competition in the…

Case Interview Math: 3 Tips To Crush It

Case Interview Math – horror stories from friends and contacts (or perhaps your own experience) are probably going through your head just at reading the term. We hear them all the time too. As one of the top reasons for rejection in a consulting interview, case interview math presents a unique barrier to entry. Why…