Consulting Approach to Problem Solving
Emory University
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? Shouldnât 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 âwhat
About this 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? Shouldnât 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 âwhat
What You'll Learn
- How to break down problems? How to use hypotheses? How to request data? How to clean data? How to use a DMAIC process improvement framework?
Instructors
John Kim
Organization & Management