STRATEGY TRAINING PROGRAMS

We have numerous strategy studies on our StrategyTraining.com website, both the video explanations and the editable slides (seperate membership, access to our knowledge management system). We teach from first-principles only. While you will see frameworks and processes, we teach you how to develop them and why we developed them. This means our training is more detailed and longer to ensure you understand why we do what we do on a real strategy study or another consulting engagement.

Our flagship training programs recreate McKinsey, BCG et al studies to great detail. Every meeting, workshop, analysis and interaction is captured in highly realistic videos. Our aim is to help you learn the skills of the elite firms, as taught by ex-partners of the elite firms.

Our programs are streamed in >150 countries 24/7 and used my major consulting firms, companies and governments in all 7 continents. We have built the largest strategy training library.

Each study teaches the core problem solving skills using first-principles analyses, though they tackle different problems. They listed in order of difficulty and it is advisable to start with the M&A program since it was designed to teach the core skills it is assumed you will already possess the other programs.

Mergers & Acquisitions Strategy Study.Market Entry Strategy Study.Corporate Strategy & Transformation Program.

This is just a small list of our programs. We have many more in a variety of formats covering a wide range of business issues. Our audio only versions are among our most popular along with the 21Day Programs to obtain measurable results in 21 days.

Each study is supported by detailed consulting videos, toolkits and templates explaining every step of the analyses and every skill used by the consulting team, including the all the material produced in the study. You will be able learn what we did, adapt it for your clients and deploy our tools.

Consultants, aspiring consultants, MBA students, executives and internal consultants can use these detailed guides and tools to become outstanding management consultants.

We have the created the most sophisticated and elaborate management consulting training programs – the material is more detailed and useful than even that available at McKinsey, BCG or Bain. Our programs are designed to help a client walk into any strategy assignment and complete the study accurately and with confidence.

This is an overview of the foundational program. You should start here.

What you will learn

Study / stream management

Role of an engagement managerChecklist for new managersSetting up a studySetting up the governance structureMaking teams effectives / efficientHow to select teamsManaging work streamsBuilding analyses plans and timelines from hypothesesManaging the study senior partnerPreparing study chartersPreparing timelinesPreparing the project logicConducting a pre-study expectations exchange with a manager / associateManaging client alignment meetingsPreparing CEO-ready updatesDelivering CEO presentationsProviding feedback to consultantsCoaching poorly performing consultants

People / change management

Culture difference assessmentManagement skills assessmentsBuilding a change-management program

Process / change methodologies

Culture SurveysEconomic product clusteringCapacity / capability gap identificationMigration MapsIssue mapping

Analytic methodologies

Basic Activity Based CostingBasic NPV CalculationStrategy / Risk Assessment

Economic modelling

Options / scenario analysesRole of the business case leaderPrinciples and assumptionsBenefits trackingTop-down financial analysesModel drivers and leversModel architectureModel descriptionsTop down / bottom up analyses

Operational audits

Product identification analysesTechnical compatibility auditing

Foundational analytic skills

Communicating with CEOsConducting targeted strategy interventionsWhat makes a strategy consultant differentSetting the scope of the studyHandling CEO disagreementsFrom hypotheses to storyboardsStoryboardingCreating perfect slidesPlanning / conducting / presenting focus interviewsPresenting dataDeveloping hypotheses in studiesApplying MECE in studiesBuilding decision trees in studiesUsing PASSAC to develop hypothesesEffective meeting managementCommunicating with clientsManaging clientsPre-presenting to clientsProviding stream status updatesImportance of good design / formattingValidating a studyCommunicating within team

Staffing

Staffing:1 Principal 20% time1 Director 10% time1 EM 100% time3 Associates 100% timeSector: Electricity SectorRegion: North AmericaFunction: Corporate StrategyTypical fees : ~$1.9MM Value-based fees which exceeds time and materials fees by ~ 30%  

 

What is next?

– Enroll as an Insider or Legacy member on StrategyTraining.com (scroll down to membership options) to give yourself a competitive edge when it comes to business strategy, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
– Need access to our consulting knowledge management system? Take advantage of the monthly SLIDES pilot which allows you to gain access with only a monthly commitment. This is a pilot and monthly option can be removed at any time but will be locked in for all members who enroll before the pilot is over.