Problem Definition and Scoping-Getting Started
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Problem Definition and Scoping-Open Up the Problem Slowly
Consulting Fundamentals: Skills, tools, tips (2023)
3.1 Think broadly about the problem
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3.2 Scope should be both broad and narrow
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Scope creep is scary, avoid it
Frameworks and Logical Structuring-Use Frameworks to Organize the Work
3.3 Breaking the problems into "buckets"
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3.4 Using “logic trees” to connect the “buckets”
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Hypothesis-Based Consulting-Hypotheses Means "Guessing Your Way to the Answer(s)"
3.5 Hypothesis-based consulting
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3.6 Developing confidence in your solution(s)
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Bulletproof problem solving (Conn and McLean), 2019
Consultants Love Data-Working with Data is Difficult AND Worth It
3.7 Why do consultants love data?
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3.8 Messy data is an opportunity
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Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order,
3.9 Data lends credibility
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3.10 The journey from data to insights
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Data Request and Data Cleansing-Consultants Excel at Data Collection and Cleansing
3.11 Data request
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3.12 Client follow up (data request example)
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3.13 Data cleansing and structuring
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Data Analytics Basics for Managers (HBR, 2018)
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Get the "Right Data" for the Project-Performance Improvement Project Approach
3.14 DMAIC: A key tool for process improvement
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DMAIC example: Losing weight
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Congratulations on finishing course #3
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