Case Interview Guide
Harvard Business School Management Consulting Club
Case Interview Guide
Cases contributed by Management Consulting Club and consulting companies. Note: Case guide is strictly for the use of current HBS Management Consulting Club members. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of HBS Management Consulting Club.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW OF THE CASE................................................................................................................................ 1 OVERVIEW OF CASE FRAMEWORKS............................................................................................................................................. 3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 MARKETING/STRATEGY CONCEPTS REVIEW – OVERVIEW................................................................................................. 6 MARKETING/STRATEGY CONCEPTS REVIEW – THE 4 CS...................................................................................................... 7 MARKETING/STRATEGY CONCEPTS REVIEW – THE 4 PS .................................................................................................... 24 MARKETING/STRATEGY CONCEPTS REVIEW – CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS ................................................................ 28 MARKETING/STRATEGY CONCEPTS REVIEW – MARKET SIZING AND SEGMENTATION......................................... 29 OPERATIONS CONCEPTS REVIEW................................................................................................................................................ 30 PROFITABILITY