Working With McKinsey

Aligning on the problem statement is the first step in McKinsey's approach to structured problem solving .  It is considered best practi...

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As covered previously, issue trees are used to solve complex problems by breaking them down into their component parts.  Your McKinsey bo...

"Issue Trees" are especially useful for solving problems - especially large, complicated ones.  In this post I'll cover what...

Working at McKinsey (or for a McKinsey boss) often requires dealing with large amounts of information.  There is a strong preference for o...

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McKinsey's summer internship recruiting season is right around the corner.  So, in an effort to remain timely and relevant, the posts ov...

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There are typically two primary ways to approach problem-solving - " top-down " and " bottom-up ".  In this post I'...