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About the Course
This is the #3 course in the specialization on management consulting.
Management consultants excel at solving difficult and complex business problems. How do they do this? Shouldn’t clients know more about their situation than external consultants? Consultants are trained to systematically break down problems into logical pieces, then aggressively pursue answers with data:
• Think about the problem broadly; strategy, operations, people, technology
• Define the problem clearly; articulate “what does success look like?”
• Break the problem into “buckets” so it is easy to understand
• Use hypotheses to “guess” your way to the potential answer(s)
• Find and clean up messy data; convert the data into useful recommendations
Top reviews
Y
Nov 30, 2025
A clear and practical course that teaches a structured consulting style approach to problem solving. Overall, very useful and effective.
TR
Sep 3, 2024
This course helped me map out a current consulting project plan. It also made me realize that a consulting career is perfect for me.
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