Case Accelerator

499,00 €

What's included

12 weekly live sessions
3 guest consultant sessions
Weekly case sessions
36 practice cases

Case Accelerator is a high-intensity, live, hands-on workshop that helps you master consulting case and fit interviews for MBB, Tier 2, Big Four, and boutique firms. Designed for Bachelor, Master, MBA students, consulting club members, and recent graduates, it gives you a clear, repeatable approach to structuring problems, doing case math, and communicating like a consultant so you can stand out in competitive recruiting processes.

This course is an intensive, practice-driven pathway into management consulting that also builds the mindset and skill set needed for future leadership and executive roles. You will learn how to structure complex problems, communicate with senior stakeholders, and drive impact in ambiguous situations – the same capabilities top consulting firms develop through rigorous on-the-job training and exposure to C‑suite decision making.

By working through real consulting-style projects and cases, you gain early experience in strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and influencing without authority – core skills that translate directly into faster promotions, stronger leadership “bench strength,” and a smoother transition from consulting into high-responsibility corporate roles, including director, VP, and eventually CEO positions. In short, this course doesn’t just help you break into consulting; it gives you a durable toolkit for a long-term career at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and executive decision making.

Agenda

Session 1: Case Interview Basics & Structuring

Case interview format, evaluation criteria, and scoring dimensions
MECE thinking, issue trees, hypotheses; how to open, structure, and close a case
Market sizing (standalone) – baseline approaches and sanity checks
Estimation / guesstimate questions – top‑down vs bottom‑up, rounding and quick math

Session 2: Math, Exhibits & Communication

Case math drills (percentages, growth rates, breakevens) and calculator‑free shortcuts
Reading charts and tables; extracting insights quickly
Communicating your structure and interim findings clearly under time pressure
Mini drills: 2–3 short market sizing / estimation prompts with live feedback

Session 3: Profitability Core Frameworks

General profitability frameworks (revenues, costs, price, volume, mix, fixed vs variable)
Profitability in specific industries (e.g., retail, banking, airlines) and common traps
Turnaround / declining performance – diagnosis of revenue vs cost vs external shocks

Session 4: Cost Reduction & Operations Levers

Cost reduction / cost optimization levers (procurement, operations, overheads, footprint)
Operations optimization as a cost lever, including utilization and efficiency
Short profitability and cost‑cutting cases with debrief and improvement plans

Session 5: Growth Fundamentals

Revenue growth drivers (new customers, frequency, basket size, pricing, channels)
Market growth / demand growth – understanding macro, industry, and customer drivers
Growth in specific industries (SaaS, consumer, industrials) and typical case angles

Session 6: Synergies & Multi‑Business Growth

Market study / market attractiveness (size, growth, profitability, competition, risk)
Multi‑business synergies (cross‑selling, shared services, shared platforms)
Case practice: growth strategy and multi‑business synergy cases

Session 7: Market Entry & Expansion

Market entry frameworks (attractiveness, entry mode, timing, competitive response)
Market expansion / geographic expansion (country selection, sequencing, risk)
Public sector / regulated market nuances where relevant

Session 8: New Product Launch & Attractiveness

New product launch (customer needs, economics, cannibalization, risk)
Market study / market attractiveness deep dive, including segmentation and pricing lens
Case practice: market entry and new product launch cases

Session 9: Pricing Strategy

Pricing strategy (value‑based, cost‑plus, competitive, dynamic, freemium/subscriptions)
Pricing in specific industries (airlines, retail, B2B, digital)
Quick pricing mini‑cases and math drills

Session 10: Product & Revenue Mix, Channels

Product mix / revenue mix optimization (portfolio rationalization, cannibalization, trade‑offs)
Channel strategy / go‑to‑market (direct vs indirect, online vs offline, omnichannel)
Integrated case: pricing + product mix + channels

Session 11: Customer & Segmentation

Customer segmentation / targeting (needs‑based, behavioral, value‑based)
Marketing strategy / brand strategy – positioning, differentiation, funnel thinking
Case practice: segmentation and targeting problems

Session 12: Competitive Dynamics & Turnarounds

Competitive response / competitive dynamics (moves, countermoves, game‑theory lite)
Turnaround / declining performance focused on competitive and customer drivers
Full case: competitive response or brand‑driven turnaround

Session 13: Portfolio & Corporate Logic

Corporate portfolio strategy (where to play, resource allocation, synergies)
Business model redesign (revenue model, cost structure, ecosystem plays)
Cases on portfolio rationalization and new business models

Session 14: Divestitures & Carve‑outs

Divestitures / carve‑outs (rationale, valuation, transition service agreements)
Multi‑business synergies vs standalone value – keep vs sell decisions
Case practice: portfolio and carve‑out scenarios

Session 15: M&A Strategy

Mergers and acquisitions (deal rationale, value creation, synergies, integration risks)
Risk management within deals (financial, operational, regulatory, cultural)
M&A case: acquisition screening and high‑level valuation logic

Session 16: JVs, Alliances & Partnerships

Joint ventures and alliances – when JV vs acquisition vs contract
Partnership strategy (platforms, tech partners, distribution partnerships)
Case practice: JV / alliance case and partnership expansion case

Session 17: Operations & Process Improvement

Operations optimization (throughput, quality, cost, service level)
Process improvement / Lean / Six Sigma – identifying bottlenecks and waste
Service operations (e.g., call centers, hospitals) as operations cases

Session 18: Capacity & Supply Chain

Capacity expansion / capacity planning (bottlenecks, capex, utilization trade‑offs)
Supply chain and logistics, procurement and sourcing, inventory management
Case practice: operations and capacity case with supply chain elements

Session 19: Organization & Incentives

Organizational design (spans & layers, functional vs matrix, centralization vs decentralization)
Incentives and performance management (KPIs, scorecards, alignment)
Case vignettes: org structure and incentive misalignment

Session 20: Change & Transformation

Change management (stakeholder analysis, communication, adoption risks)
Risk management at the organizational and project level
Mini‑cases: implementation and change risks in prior topics (pricing, entry, M&A)

Session 21: Digital Transformation & GTM

Digital transformation (customer journeys, automation, data, platforms)
Channel strategy / go‑to‑market in digital and omnichannel contexts (revisited with tech angle)
Case practice: digital transformation or digitizing a core process

Session 22: Risk, Regulatory & ESG

Regulatory / compliance strategy and its impact on business models and growth
Sustainability / ESG strategy and social impact / non‑profit strategy
Public sector policy / service delivery elements where regulatory and ESG intersect

Session 23: Public & Social Sector Applications

Public sector policy / service delivery cases (health, education, infrastructure)
Social impact / non‑profit strategy – funding models, program design, measurement
Practice: 1 public sector / non‑profit case + structured feedback

Session 24: Capstone Simulations & Personal Plan

Full mock interviews (fit + case) with timed simulations
Integrative cases combining profitability, growth, operations, and change management
Individual debriefs, scorecards, and personalized 4–6 week post‑program practice plans