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- Price: FREE
- Enrolled: 146464 students
- Language: English
- Certificate: Yes
- Difficulty: Advanced
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What You'll Learn
- Use a 7-step consulting process to define problems
- prioritize analysis
- synthesize findings
- and recommend actions.,Solve core case types: profitability
- market entry
- M&A
- investment
- operations
- capacity
- estimation
- and OB.,Structure problems with MECE logic
- issue trees
- decision trees
- hypotheses
- and executive synthesis.,Practice with 200+ cases
- 11 role plays
- assignments
- and consulting-style exercises across industries.,Use AI for case-solving
- brainstorming
- market analysis
- operations diagnosis
- and recommendation drafting.,Apply consulting math: ratios
- NPV
- IRR
- ROE
- DuPont
- CFROI
- regression
- forecasting
- cash flow
- and EP.,Turn business data into insights using benchmarking
- segmentation
- Five Forces
- value chains
- and strategy maps.,Prepare for consulting interviews with case methods
- estimation drills
- CV guidance
- and cover letter support.,Present recommendations with pyramid thinking
- executive communication
- stakeholder logic
- and evidence-based stories.,Diagnose performance
- test strategic options
- assess risks
- and turn analysis into practical business action.,Build a reusable toolkit with templates
- AI prompts
- case sheets
- decision frameworks
- and financial tools.,Develop structured judgement for case interviews
- client discussions
- strategy projects
- and high-stakes decisions.
Requirements
- No prior consulting experience is required. The course starts with foundational concepts and builds toward structured case-solving
- business analysis
- and consulting-style recommendations step by step.,A basic understanding of business terms such as revenue
- cost
- profit
- market share
- and growth will be helpful
- but every major concept is explained through practical examples.,You do not need an MBA
- business degree
- or consulting background. What matters most is curiosity
- analytical discipline
- and a willingness to practise.,A notebook
- spreadsheet
- or digital workspace is recommended for case notes
- issue trees
- decision trees
- hypotheses
- and quick calculations.,Access to Excel or Google Sheets can be useful for financial analysis
- estimation practice
- and simple modelling exercises
- but it is not required to complete the course.,You will get the most value if you actively pause the videos
- solve the cases
- write down your assumptions
- and compare your reasoning with the course walkthroughs.,For the AI sections
- access to ChatGPT or another AI assistant is helpful if you want to practise the workflows directly
- but the core consulting logic can still be learned without it.
Description
Management consulting for 2026: Practical frameworks, business cases, and AI-assisted workflows
Fully updated for 2026.
Management consulting is not about memorizing frameworks. It is about bringing structure to ambiguity, evidence to debate, and judgment to decisions that matter.
This course teaches management consulting as a practical system for strategic problem solving, business analysis, business strategy, and evidence-based decision making.
Through 130+ MBB-style frameworks, Fortune 500 business cases, and practical AI workflows, you will learn how strategic consultants turn ambiguous questions into structured, decision-ready analysis. You will also learn how to apply the same methods to real workplace challenges.
More than 142,000 learners have enrolled in this training. The course has a 4.6 rating based on more than 20,000 ratings.
Build a practical consulting toolkit
By the end of the course, you will have a reusable toolkit covering:
A 7-step problem-solving process for defining problems, breaking down issues, prioritizing analysis, synthesizing findings, and communicating recommendations
Case interview methods for profitability, market entry, M&A, investment, capacity, operations, organizational behavior, brainstorming, and estimation cases
Structured thinking methods using MECE logic, decision trees, issue trees, hypotheses, prioritization, and executive synthesis
Financial and analytical methods covering ratios, percentages, NPV, IRR, ROE, DuPont analysis, CFROI, regression, forecasting, cash flow, and economic profit
AI-assisted consulting workflows for case solving, brainstorming, market analysis, operational diagnosis, investment analysis, and recommendation drafting
Communication and career tools covering pyramid thinking, executive storytelling, CV guidance, cover letter support, interview preparation, and communication with senior stakeholders
Learn through realistic business situations
This is a practical, case-based course. You will work through consulting-style situations involving profitability, market entry, M&A, investment decisions, operations, capacity expansion, organizational behavior, estimation, financial analysis, and executive communication.
Instead of studying frameworks in isolation, you will apply them in context.
Profitability cases cover Netflix, restaurants, utilities, luxury brands, retailers, telecom, and infrastructure. Estimation exercises include Spotify, Tesla, O'Hare Airport, Japan's beer market, ChatGPT usage, and more.
The goal is to help you move from "I know the theory" to "I can structure the problem, analyze the options, and explain a recommendation."
Use AI as a structured thinking partner
Consultants still need to structure ambiguous problems, analyze data, communicate clearly, and influence decisions. In 2026, they also need to work with AI responsibly and effectively.
This course goes beyond generic ChatGPT prompting. You will learn how to combine human judgment with AI-assisted workflows by clarifying objectives, breaking down problems, generating hypotheses, testing assumptions, analyzing trade-offs, and developing clear recommendations.
You will use AI to sharpen hypotheses, pressure-test analysis, generate options, and communicate recommendations more clearly. The AI lessons cover market entry, investment analysis, operations, segmentation, organizational design, performance incentives, and other consulting applications.
AI is treated as a thinking partner, not a shortcut.
Follow a complete consulting learning path
Start with the consulting career. Learn what consultants do, how firms operate, how recruiting works, what interviewers expect, and how to strengthen your CV and cover letter.
Build your case interview foundation through decision trees, business cases, case types, and structured problem-solving logic.
Work through the major case categories used in consulting and business analysis, including profitability, industry analysis, market entry, capacity, M&A, investment decisions, organizational behavior, brainstorming, and estimation.
Learn the 7-step consulting problem-solving process and apply it to real cases. The AI sections cover structured case solving, market analysis, investment evaluation, organizational diagnosis, and strategic recommendation development using ChatGPT and AI tools.
Strengthen your analytical foundation with practical lessons on ratios, percentages, inflation, FX, NPV, IRR, risk and return, averages, weighted averages, regression, cash flow, value creation, MVA, economic profit, and CFROI.
Who this course is for
This course is designed for:
Candidates preparing for interviews at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Strategy&, Big Four advisory firms, boutique consulting firms, or internal strategy teams
Students and MBA candidates who want a practical toolkit before internships, interviews, or graduate roles
Business analysts, strategy professionals, product managers, finance professionals, and operators who want to improve their structured thinking and executive communication
Career switchers moving into consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, business operations, or analytical roles
Entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to apply consulting-style thinking to real decisions
Learners who want to use AI for business analysis rather than generic prompting
What is included
12+ hours of on-demand video
210+ lectures across 21 sections
130+ business cases and consulting-style examples
10+ realistic role plays and hands-on assignments
24+ downloadable resources
AI prompt templates and structured case-solving workflows
Consulting CV, cover letter, and interview preparation resources
Lifetime access
A certificate of completion
About the instructor
The course is taught by John Burress, a management consultant and strategy educator whose courses have reached more than 220,000 students across his Udemy portfolio.
His teaching focuses on the practical disciplines behind high-quality consulting: defining the real problem, structuring complexity, testing evidence, understanding economics, managing stakeholders, and translating analysis into action.
Start building your consulting toolkit
If you want a practical, case-based, AI-aware foundation in management consulting, this course gives you the language, logic, tools, and habits you need to approach business problems like a consultant.
Join the course and start building a consulting-ready toolkit for case interviews, strategy work, business analysis, and AI-assisted problem solving.
Who this course is for:
- Aspiring consultants preparing for case interviews at McKinsey
- BCG
- Bain
- Strategy&
- Big Four advisory firms
- boutique consultancies
- or internal strategy teams.,Career switchers moving into consulting
- corporate strategy
- business operations
- transformation
- product strategy
- finance
- or analytical roles.,University students and MBA candidates in business
- economics
- engineering
- finance
- or related fields who want practical consulting skills before internships
- interviews
- or graduate roles.,Business analysts
- strategy professionals
- product managers
- finance professionals
- and operators who want to improve structured thinking
- business analysis
- and executive communication.,Entrepreneurs
- founders
- and business leaders who want to apply consulting-style frameworks to growth
- market entry
- pricing
- operations
- investment
- and strategic decisions.,Professionals who want to practise with real business cases
- estimation drills
- role plays
- and consulting-style exercises rather than only reading theory or memorising frameworks.,Learners who want to use AI more effectively for structured business problem solving
- market analysis
- brainstorming
- financial reasoning
- and recommendation development.,Professionals who want to become more confident at turning ambiguous business problems into clear
- logical
- evidence-based recommendations.
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