Case Study - GOOD TO GO
Student Briefing
- Part One Consult the Consultant Series: Case Study Saturday
19 January 2013
Case study developed by Matt Stocker Ltd in partnership with Warwick Business School
WELCOME
Thank you for participating in our Consult the Consultant: Case Study Saturday.
The purpose of this event is for you, as a potential future consultant, to gain some insight and experience of the consulting world and a taste of what you may encounter in a case study interview situation with a management consultancy firm
During the day you will be assessed by a selection of consultants who have kindly given up their time to assist you in this exercise and to aid your future career progression.
On the day itself, you will be working in groups with fellow students from the MBA and Specialist
Masters variants; a case study has been written which enables all members of the group to play a part in discussion, negotiation and decision making.
There is no single right answer to the case study, rather it will be up to you to develop a range of intelligent scenarios. As such, you are not being assessed on the correctness of your ideas (although some scenarios will be more realistic than others) but rather on your approach to finding solutions, strategic thinking, ability to synthesise knowledge in a complex environment, consideration of all aspects of a decision, ability to justify the strategies you recommend, awareness of multiple perspectives, and your ability to persuade and influence the client. Throughout the day, you will be expected to think strategically, think creatively and to think on your feet.
Your ability to work as a team will be important. In consulting, confidence is important—if one of your team is not participating this will reflect on the whole group, so all members of your team should be encouraged by other group members to take part.
Please enjoy this exercise, maximise your learning opportunities, and make the most of opportunities to
network
- Part One Consult the Consultant Series: Case Study Saturday
19 January 2013
Case study developed by Matt Stocker Ltd in partnership with Warwick Business School
WELCOME
Thank you for participating in our Consult the Consultant: Case Study Saturday.
The purpose of this event is for you, as a potential future consultant, to gain some insight and experience of the consulting world and a taste of what you may encounter in a case study interview situation with a management consultancy firm
During the day you will be assessed by a selection of consultants who have kindly given up their time to assist you in this exercise and to aid your future career progression.
On the day itself, you will be working in groups with fellow students from the MBA and Specialist
Masters variants; a case study has been written which enables all members of the group to play a part in discussion, negotiation and decision making.
There is no single right answer to the case study, rather it will be up to you to develop a range of intelligent scenarios. As such, you are not being assessed on the correctness of your ideas (although some scenarios will be more realistic than others) but rather on your approach to finding solutions, strategic thinking, ability to synthesise knowledge in a complex environment, consideration of all aspects of a decision, ability to justify the strategies you recommend, awareness of multiple perspectives, and your ability to persuade and influence the client. Throughout the day, you will be expected to think strategically, think creatively and to think on your feet.
Your ability to work as a team will be important. In consulting, confidence is important—if one of your team is not participating this will reflect on the whole group, so all members of your team should be encouraged by other group members to take part.
Please enjoy this exercise, maximise your learning opportunities, and make the most of opportunities to
network