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Consulting frameworks
Consulting frameworks I added a new set of templates to my presentation design app SlideMagic: consulting frameworks. It
Quantification as a communication tool
, weighing all the factors, is the communication process a consulting team and client will go through Presenting a consulting project.png The backbone of almost any management consulting project (and final presentation) is some sort of
Better consulting presentations
in a logo. A fairly random list with tips to make better consulting presentations. There is one , and here are some steps to clean things up based on the work I did for a management consulting Better consulting presentations
The consulting presentation
structure to a text (frameworks in consulting speak) It is easier to group edit a document that consists of 1-page-1-topic that can be shuffled Still, consulting reports meant for reading can be designed scratch. And unfortunately, most consulting firms do not make this final step. The consulting presentation
The McKinsey - or any consulting - presentation
The McKinsey - or any consulting - presentation presentations work best? Not surprisingly: to present the results of a consulting project. The consistent Pages have muted colors and no spectacular animations. Consulting presentations are almost
"Why are 2x2 so popular in consulting firms?"
"Why are 2x2 so popular in consulting firms?" McKinsey Consulting? on Quora I can think of a number of reasons: A 2x2 is a nicer way to present
Strategy deck <> pitch deck
The other day a client showed me a pitch deck that a management consulting firm had prepared for / Frankensteining / recycling charts from the consulting presentation. . Consulting presentations touch the latter, not the first. Instead, put the consulting deck aside and start
Frankensteining market background charts
. Every consulting project covers the basics: figuring out market sizes, growth rates, segments, shares long memory and most of the consulting charts out there are dated: old data, expired insights and stale , overused case examples Most charts designed by consulting companies are written for their core thousands of consulting charts that fit the bill. It is tempting to "Frankenstein" a deck together with complex", use a consulting framework as a chart, if it is something else, try a different one
Dusting off the McKinsey business system
McKinsey has been posting a number of classic consulting frameworks under the title "enduring ideas " on the McKinsey Quarterly site. I discussed before: consulting frameworks are great for solving
The tiny legend
Many consulting charts feature a tiny legend in the top-right corner that explains what the shading
3 things with 3 things each
make you sound like a consulting report, not like a genuine speaker. Listen to yourself: if it sounds wrong it probably is wrong. Management consulting stories are always divided in 3 or 5 components (optimally starting with the
Slide template for a RACI matrix
does not happen often, but this is the first time I actually heard about this consulting framework, the
Fitting a data chart into the grid
consulting charts, tables and data charts are blended. Often the most important statistic in a table is bunch of bars of roughly the same size (I do not believe in breaking axes). And the worst consulting Strategy consulting emerged in the 1930s by blending techniques from mathematics, engineering, and
Sales presentation versus strategy presentation
consulting presentation. Sales presentation. Your audience will be less familiar with the background
Start with action verb?
: this search for action verbs is a major cause of consulting speak with repetitive use of similar verbs: highlight, identify, uncover, map, etc. etc.
A little something personal in you slides...
something generic? To the CEO of the client of your consulting project, it will look like any other
Can you pull it off?
final results of a consulting project that talks about let’s say a major reorganisation. There is often
Quotes in presentations
very impressive (junior analyst at unknown consulting company) Give by a person who is very famous
Putting data labels where they work best
In consulting firms such as McKinsey, there are very strict rules about formating slides. Data
Place holder and data charts
hard core data with a cute picture will not work, putting up a detailed consulting framework as your place holder will not work.
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