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Management Consulting Essential Training 2025

Everything you need to know about the techniques of world’s top management consulting firms to land 6-figure job offer

Created by John Burress
12.5 hours
Video Content
250
Lectures
109,758
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(109,758 students enrolled)

What you'll learn

Crack consulting case interviews with confidence, using the same 7-step problem-solving process taught at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain
Master 200+ real-world business cases across every major case type—profitability, market entry, M&A, estimation, investment, and operations
Think like a strategist: Use decision trees, issue trees, and hypothesis-driven thinking to break down complex business problems
Build the financial toolkit of a top consultant, including IRR, NPV, ROE, CFROI, DuPont Analysis, ratio interpretation, and economic profit frameworks
Practice with over 11 realistic role plays that simulate real-world consulting scenarios—presenting to executives and challenging client assumptions
Use AI like a pro consultant: Master 10+ ChatGPT-powered prompt templates designed for case-solving, brainstorming, market analysis, and operational diagnosis
Design strategic recommendations that work in the real world, balancing feasibility, stakeholder politics, risk, and implementation dynamics
Understand how top firms build competitive advantage, using strategic concepts like scenario planning, game theory, Five Forces, value chains analysis
Build a consulting-ready resume and application with a downloadable, editable Harvard-style CV template and recruiter-tested writing strategies
Level up your estimation game: Estimate real-world business metrics like Spotify’s annual ad revenue, Tesla market size using back-of-the-envelope logic
Go beyond theory with deep dives into real consulting-style research and frameworks—over 11 hours of video and 230+ structured lectures
Benchmark and diagnose company performance with tools like SWOT, strategic group maps, industry life cycle analysis, MVA, and economic value added (EVA)
Apply the McKinsey 7-step problem-solving approach to real client cases, from problem definition through recommendation delivery
Translate raw data into executive-level insights using tools like regression analysis, weighted averages, and forecasting
Simulate life on a real consulting team through hands-on assignments, from brainstorming and estimation to synthesis and presentation delivery
Speak the language of strategy—whether advising a CEO on pricing a new product or helping a division head reduce operating costs
Get fluent in consulting math used on-the-job: calculate capacity, model inflation impact, adjust for FX, and make time value of money decisions under pressure
Gain lifetime access to a strategy consultant’s playbook, with downloadable templates, prompts, decision trees, and frameworks you can reuse in your career

Course Content

27 sections • 250 lectures • 15:16:50 total length

Introduction

4 lectures • 06:56

Welcome01:37
What you should know before watching this course01:16
How to use this course02:34
Free gift worth $19901:29

Management Consulting Fundamentals

13 lectures • 41:51

This is what being a management consultant actually means03:59
Pick the right types of consulting firms to work for07:25
Reasons to learn or work in management consulting03:37
Management consulting career path and skills02:56
A peek inside the life of a consultant05:55
+9 more lectures

Explore Management Consulting Cases

18 lectures • 01:22:27

Understand consulting cases01:37
Why do consulting firms give case interviews01:14
Case interview process02:19
Steps to solve a consulting case03:47
Types of management consulting cases01:50
+14 more lectures

Profitability Case

11 lectures • 45:36

What's profitability02:23
Case - Help Netflix increase profitability06:37
Wrap up01:24
Case - Help MCM increase volume sales09:26
Wrap up01:56
+7 more lectures

Industry Analysis

5 lectures • 21:18

What's industry analysis04:06
Case - Help Ogilvy & Mather analyze consulting industry07:34
Wrap up01:30
Case - What kind of companies they are06:45
Wrap up01:23
+1 more lectures

Market Entry

9 lectures • 39:11

What's market entry01:53
How to enter a new market06:32
Case - Should BMW enter Mongolian market08:54
Wrap up00:54
Case - Help a consumer product client design a market entry strategy05:44
+5 more lectures

Capacity Expansion

10 lectures • 42:59

What's capacity01:55
Understand the capacity in human resource04:18
Understand the capacity in production02:22
Case - Help Pere Ocean decide whether they should increase capacity08:06
Wrap up01:31
+6 more lectures

Merge and Acquisition

6 lectures • 30:25

What's merge and acquisition08:03
How merge and acquisition works03:54
Case - Is buying Yammer a good deal for Microsoft03:47
Wrap up00:53
Case - Calculate the synergies in merge and acquisition09:44
+2 more lectures

Investment

5 lectures • 26:28

What's investment08:35
Case - Should GP Investment build a new football stadium in Brazil11:19
Wrap up01:01
Case - Evaluating Walmart’s Round-Up for Charity Initiative04:55
Wrap up00:38
+1 more lectures

Organization Behaviors

3 lectures • 11:50

What's organizational behaviors05:02
Case - Measure your division's operating efficiency05:59
Wrap up00:49
Advise a Division Head on Improving Operating Efficiency Without Hurting Morale

Brainstorming Cases

26 lectures • 02:22:30

What's brainstorming01:08
Where brainstorming fits in a strategy study02:31
Where brainstorming fits in a case interview00:58
How to brainstorm02:24
Case - Brainstorm why the revenue of a fitness club declined sharply15:02
+22 more lectures

Estimation

19 lectures • 01:23:07

What's estimation case01:33
How to solve an estimation case02:10
Estimate the advertising revenue of Spotify in a year05:46
How Many Gas Stations Are Needed in Germany05:28
Estimate Paint Used on iPhone Worldwide05:41
+15 more lectures

The McKinsey Seven-Step Problem Solving Approach

7 lectures • 19:14

The McKinsey Seven-Step Problem Solving Approach Overview03:20
Step 1 – Defining the Problem03:20
Step 2 – Disaggregate the Problem02:33
Step 3 – Prioritization02:56
Step 4 & 5 – Analyze the Issues & Conduct Key Analyses02:35
+2 more lectures

Mastering Consulting Case Interviews with ChatGPT

15 lectures • 45:32

How Top Consultants Use AI to Think, Not Just Work04:05
Solving Estimation Cases with ChatGPT: Private Jet Example02:37
Estimation Case Prompt Template (for AI + Consulting Thinking Practice)01:27
Solving Profitability Case with ChatGPT: Publisher in Digital Transition02:28
Profitability Case Prompt Template (for AI + Consulting Thinking Practice)02:17
+10 more lectures

Solving Real-World Consulting Cases with ChatGPT

17 lectures • 01:11:18

Section Overview: Using ChatGPT to Solve Real Management Consulting Problems03:21
Tesla Multi-Brand Strategy — A Structured Consulting Approach04:49
Designing Brand Portfolios with ChatGPT02:40
Burberry’s Omnichannel Shift: Supply Chain Transformation05:23
Analyzing Supply Chains with ChatGPT03:41
+12 more lectures

Basic Math in Management Consulting

8 lectures • 13:29

What You’ll Learn in This Section00:39
Using Ratios to Drive Insight in Consulting01:52
Using Proportions to Project and Benchmark Performance02:08
Mastering Percentages for Impactful Business Insights01:42
Inflation: Seeing Through the Numbers01:51
+3 more lectures

Financial Math in Management Consulting

7 lectures • 11:56

Understanding Simple Interest01:36
Mastering Compound Interest01:44
Understanding Present Value (PV)01:32
Risk and Return: Making Strategic Tradeoffs02:01
Net Present Value (NPV)01:43
+2 more lectures

Statistical Math in Management Consulting

3 lectures • 04:00

Understanding Averages in Consulting01:16
Weighted Average: Smart Thinking for Real-World Decisions01:25
Linear Regression: Predict the Future with the Power of a Line01:19

Ratio Analysis in Management Consulting

4 lectures • 16:52

Ratio Analysis in Consulting: Art, Science, and Judgment03:35
Types of Ratio Analysis Every Consultant Should Know05:57
Return on Equity (ROE) and the DuPont Formula03:19
Section Recap: Ratio Analysis for Management Consultants04:01
Hands-On with Ratio Analysis: Real-World Practice Cases4 questions
+1 more lectures

Cash Flow in Management Consulting

4 lectures • 11:06

Cash Flow Analysis for Consultants02:18
Understanding Cash Flow Types03:47
Cash Flow in Action02:16
Cash Flow Cookbook02:45

Performance Analysis in Management Consulting

5 lectures • 15:29

Corporate Performance Measurement – From ROE to Economic Profit02:30
Corporate Performance Measurement Framework04:26
Market Value Added (MVA) – Linking Strategy to Shareholder Value01:49
Economic Profit (EP) – The True Test of Value Creation02:57
CFROI – A Clearer Lens on True Economic Performance03:47

Conclusion

4 lectures • 07:47

Next steps01:25
A final note: How to become a great management consultant01:53
Management consultant reading list03:26
Thank You for Completing the Course – Here’s Your Strategy Toolkit01:03

Bonus Round: Industry Analysis in Management Consulting

16 lectures • 37:19

A Six-Phase, Hypothesis-Driven Journey04:08
Defining the Industry: Framing the Competitive Battleground01:44
Players Analysis: Seeing the Competitive Landscape Through a Strategic Lens01:42
Strategic Group Analysis: Seeing the Industry’s Substructure02:10
Substitution Analysis: Understanding the Hidden Limits on Profitability02:35
+11 more lectures

Bonus Round: Company Analysis in Management Consulting

13 lectures • 39:54

Understanding Organisational Purpose: Evaluating the Business Unit’s Profile02:49
Stakeholder Analysis: Navigating Strategic Influence in a Political World02:10
Strategic Era Analysis: How Did We Get Here—and Where Are We Going Next?02:55
The Strategic Planning Framework: Seeing the Business as It Truly Operates03:19
From Segmentation to Strategic Clarity: Understanding Product/Market Fit03:50
+8 more lectures

Bonus Round: Capacity Analysis in Management Consulting

3 lectures • 06:45

Execution Capacity: Turning Strategic Vision into Operational Reality02:39
What Is Organizational Execution Capacity?02:01
Information Technology Execution Capacity: Where Strategy Meets Code02:05

Bonus Round: Strategic Alternatives in Management Consulting

13 lectures • 37:08

From the Big Question to the Right Answer: A Consultant’s Journey02:43
Decision-Making Techniques: Turning Strategy into Action02:52
Game Theory in Strategy: Thinking Two Moves Ahead03:07
Facing the Future: Navigating Strategic Uncertainty02:38
Scenario Planning: Seeing the Future Before It Arrives03:19
+8 more lectures

Bonus Round: Implementable Recommendations in Management Consulting

2 lectures • 04:20

From Strategy to Action: Making Recommendations Implementable02:11
It all starts with one critical question: where are we headed—and how do we get02:09

Description

Fully Updated for 2025 — Now Featuring ChatGPT-Powered Tools to Enhance Strategic Thinking—Faster and Smarter.

What if you could learn the exact thinking methods and problem-solving skills used at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain—without ever stepping into a consulting firm?

What if you could walk into your next business challenge, interview, or boardroom presentation with the confidence of a top-tier consultant?

That’s exactly what this course is built for.

Welcome to Your Competitive Advantage

Management Consulting Essential Training 2025 is your all-in-one guide to the tools, thinking models, and case-solving approaches used by elite consulting firms.

Whether you’re:

  • A student preparing for MBB case interviews

  • A business professional looking to upgrade your strategic skillset

  • An entrepreneur trying to solve complex challenges with structure and clarity

This course gives you a complete consulting education, taught through 12+ hours of real consulting cases, Harvard-style exercises, financial math, decision trees, and strategic planning drills.

You won't just learn consulting. You'll be able to think like a consultant—solve real cases, lead high-stakes projects, and deliver insights that drive results.

What You’ll Master

  • The full McKinsey-style problem-solving process

  • Real-world case types: profitability, market entry, capacity, M&A, investment, operations

  • Advanced strategy techniques: Porter’s Five Forces, industry lifecycle, segmentation, benchmarking

  • 40+ business cases featuring brands like Netflix, BMW, Microsoft, Burberry, FedEx, and more

  • Estimation drills, brainstorming, decision trees, issue trees, and hypothesis logic

  • Deep financial analysis: IRR, NPV, ratio breakdowns, DuPont, and forecasting

  • Bonus sections on organizational behavior, execution capacity, and scenario planning

New for 2025

  • AI-Powered Prompt Templates: Use ChatGPT to solve real consulting cases across market entry, investment, segmentation, and more

  • Math for Consultants: Brush up on ratios, regression, inflation, and FX—all tailored for consulting contexts

  • Bonus Strategy Toolkits: From game theory to scenario planning and implementation frameworks

Plus: full downloadable resume templates, interview prep kits, and strategic slide decks worth over $199—included free.

Inside the Course

Over 21 jam-packed sections, you’ll learn to:

  • Structure chaos into clarity using MECE logic

  • Reframe and solve complex business cases, one layer at a time

  • Practice estimation techniques used in actual case interviews

  • Apply real consulting frameworks to client problems

  • Present your ideas with impact using pyramid principle and storytelling

  • Analyze the hidden forces behind industry shifts and business performance

You’ll work through dozens of cases and simulations. You’ll be challenged to think, synthesize, present, and decide like a real consultant.

Why This Course Stands Out

  • Built by consultants trained at BCG and Harvard

  • 12+ hours of premium content, 200+ lectures, and 130+ business cases

  • Harvard-style resume and interview toolkits included

  • Dozens of strategic frameworks used in actual consulting projects

  • Regularly updated with fresh content for 2025 and beyond

  • Live case-solving with ChatGPT, including structured prompts you can reuse on the job

This is more than a course. It’s a complete consulting mindset transformation.

Who This Course Is For

  • Aspiring consultants preparing for MBB interviews (McKinsey, BCG, Bain)

  • Strategy professionals looking to sharpen their thinking and frameworks

  • MBA students and business analysts seeking real consulting techniques

  • Entrepreneurs and business leaders needing structure and clarity

  • Anyone using ChatGPT for high-level business problem solving

Why Management Consulting?

  • High Pay: Entry-level consultants earn $90K–$110K+, with six-figure bonuses within reach

  • Rapid Growth: Accelerate your career by working on big, diverse challenges across industries

  • Timeless Skills: Strategic thinking, communication, and structured problem solving never go out of style

Your Risk-Free Advantage

With lifetime access, downloadable resources, and Udemy’s 30-day no-questions-asked refund policy, you’ve got nothing to lose—and everything to gain.

Final Word

This is your launchpad into the world of high-level strategy, structured thinking, and impactful decision-making.

No fluff. No theory for theory’s sake. Just the exact tools and mindsets used by the world’s top consultants—and how you can use them to accelerate your own career.

Join today and start seeing the world the way top consultants do.
We’ll see you inside.

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring consultants preparing for interviews at top-tier consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Strategy& — especially those looking for practical, case-based training beyond theory
  • University students in business, economics, or engineering who want to build real consulting skills before internships or graduate job applications
  • MBA candidates and recent graduates looking to stand out in highly competitive recruiting processes with a proven problem-solving playbook and a consulting-ready resume
  • Career switchers moving into consulting or internal strategy roles from finance, tech, marketing, or operations, who need to build structured thinking fast
  • Professionals in strategy, product management, or business operations who want to sharpen their analytical, financial, and executive communication skills
  • Startup founders and business leaders seeking to apply elite consulting frameworks—like MECE, decision trees, and hypothesis-driven problem solving—to real business challenges
  • Corporate employees preparing for internal strategy or transformation roles, who want to master the same tools and thinking used by external consultants
  • Anyone learning to solve complex problems in a structured, high-impact way — including nonprofit leaders, public sector analysts, or educators building business cases
  • Learners who want to train with the tools of top consultants — 200+ real-world cases, 11+ role plays, ChatGPT-powered analysis templates, downloadable strategy toolkits, and more

This course includes:

  • 12.5 hours on-demand video
  • 71 articles
  • 54 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructor

John Burress

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