286: Consulting Financial Analyses vs Mo...

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about brainstorming with definitions. Brainstorming is very difficult and a crucial skill to have when solving cases, especially with McKinsey where the interviewer will constantly ask ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about the importance of you, the candidate, never ever giving the interviewer the benefit of the doubt, why this is vital, how to do this in a case and the improvement it will immediate ... Show More

Reading graphs is a perennial problem for many candidates. Yet, the problem is not the interpretation of the graphical data itself. Rather, it is knowing what to do with that data once you have interpreted it. This podcast introduces a simple 4-step process we introduced for a Ya ... Show More

<p>For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how accurate our financial model for the market entry strategy study is.</p> <p><strong>Watch the video version here:</strong> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9wsjOjJFo" target="_blank" rel= ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss about financial strategy. Enjoying our podcast? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/Firmsconsul ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study, where we explain how benchmarking analysis, or what is also called best practice analysis, should be used for the top-down analysis and why they are so difficult to manag ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit the 47th podcast on the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. As I mentioned in previous posts, the reason we spend so much time on visioning workshop is because if you ever take a senior role in strategy in any company, or if you ever serve a ... Show More

<p>For this episode, let's revisit the 47th podcast on the <a href= "https://www.firmsconsulting.com/corporate-business-unit-strategy/#step-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Corporate Strategy & Transformation</a> study. As I mentioned in previous posts, the reason we spend so mu ... Show More

What if you had all of the essential data to build a TRUE financial forecast in one System? How much better would your life be as a Finance Leader or FP&A professional if you had a system like this? Well, we sat down with co-Founder Joe Garafalo to learn more about the Mosaic. Te ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss scenario planning's common problems. Scenario planning / Scenario Analysis is a powerful tool in consulting. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. Enjoying ... Show More

<p>Is there just one way to do business analysis? Is there a right way? How do we bring together all these techniques and tasks to achieve the right outcomes? Susan and Scott chat with Howard Podeswa about how to do business analysis work. Howard is an author of three books for b ... Show More

<p>For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study.</p> <p>In this podcast, we look at the problem of superficial financial analysis. One way to save the client money, before they run out of cash in about 16 months, is ... Show More

On the first official episode of the Small Business CFOs - CPA and Finance Leaders Terrell and Lola Turner discuss the difference between good money and bad money when it comes to running your business. Understanding the cost of a saleWhat the economics of a deal means With the r ... Show More