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Strategy · Hypothesis-first

McKinsey, in the room.

Top-down. MECE. Pyramid principle. Will reject any answer that lists six things instead of three. Asks for a hypothesis before any data is requested.

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Strategy · Medium · 25-35 min
Saudi Telco Losing Postpaid Subscribers

A tier-1 Saudi telco. Postpaid annual churn has climbed from 4% to 8% over eighteen months while the two main competitors hold steady at 2%. Prepaid is flat. Po…

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Tech Consulting · Hard · 35-45 min
Global Bank Considering Cloud Repatriation

A global bank — $400M annual public-cloud spend, growing 35% year-on-year — has a board mandate to repatriate 40% of workloads to on-prem within three years. Th…

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Consumer / beauty retail · Intermediate · 25-35 min
Beautify: should in-store beauty consultants use virtual channels?

A global beauty company is considering training in-store consultants to use virtual channels to connect with customers beyond the store.

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Public sector / financial inclusion · Advanced · 35-45 min
Diconsa: should a rural retail network offer financial services?

Assess whether the Diconsa network in Mexico could be used to provide basic financial services to rural communities.

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Industrial / automotive · Advanced · 35-45 min
Talbot Trucks: should an OEM invest in electric trucks?

A European truck manufacturer is evaluating whether to invest in producing and selling electric trucks.

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Talent / Digital Transformation · Advanced · 35-45 min
Develop an LLM talent strategy for a Fortune 500 company

A Fortune 500 technology company needs to upskill 30,000 employees in large language model tools and capabilities within 18 months. Leadership wants a roadmap t…

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Technology / Cloud Operations · Advanced · 35-45 min
Optimize cloud infrastructure costs for a SaaS unicorn

A $10B SaaS unicorn’s cloud spend is growing 40% annually while revenue grows 25%—cloud cost as a % of revenue is increasing. CTO needs a strategy to right-size…

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