Management Consulting 101 Thinking Like a Consultant PDF
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Professor Ken Homa Georgetown University Key Consulting Skill #1 – Part 3 Framing Complex Problems Issues Analysis & Logic Trees Preliminary Discussion Draft Incomplete Without Extensive Oral Elaboration Proprietary Material © K.E. Homa 5 Key Consulting Skills 1. Frame complex problems 2. Generate testable hypotheses 3. Gather and analyze facts efficiently 4. Craft creative, practical solutions 5. Syndicate support and mobilize 5 Key Consulting Skills 1. Frame complex problems 2. Generate testable hypotheses 3. Gather and analyze facts efficiently 4. Craft creative, practical solutions 5. Syndicate support and mobilize 5 Key Consulting Skills 1. Frame complex problems 5 Key Consulting Skills 1. Frame complex problems How to do it … • Grasp the context … quickly ! • Identify the key question • Drill down to pivotal sub-issues 5 Key Consulting Skills 1. Frame complex problems How to do it … • Grasp the context … quickly ! • Identify the key question • Drill down to pivotal sub-issues 1. Frame complex problems – Issues Some General Principles … 1. Frame complex problems – Issues General Principle – Issue Analysis When confronted with a complex, hard-to-solve problem, break it down into a structured set of simpler, easier-to-solve questions. 1. Frame complex problems – Issues General Principle – Issue Analysis When confronted with a complex, hard-to-solve problem, break it down into a structured set of simpler, easier-to-solve questions. Generally called “decomposing a problem”. 1. Frame complex problems – Issues General Principle – Issue Analysis When confronted with a complex, hard-to-solve problem, break it down into a structured set of simpler, easier-to-solve questions. Consultants call this process “issue analysis”.
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