Jobjuice Strategy & Consulting

The Jobjuice Strategy & Consulting App is a complete reference guide and job interview preparation tool created for MBAs and business professionals pursuing a career in consulting or business management.

The app encourages dynamic preparation to develop creativity, structured thinking and solid business sense. There are over 80 themes that use cross-referencing to reinforce the links between diagnosis, strategy alternatives, implementation and results.

The App was specially developed with Dr. Lawrence Hrebiniak, strategy expert, author and Wharton School of Business MBA and EMBA professor.

The App will teach you to:

•Identify and understand external and internal factors affecting the company’s business.

•Diagnose the company’s situation and select viable strategies to gain competitive advantage and attain profitable growth.

•Understand the critical elements of a successful strategy implementation process.

•Close the gap between strategy and execution.

•Master the interview process and use strategic frameworks to tackle even the most challenging business cases.

Highlights/Features:

•Over 80 cards filled with strategy concepts and frameworks

•Easy and intuitive navigation, color-coding and cross references

•Favorites and card grouping features for quick review

•Practice section to test your memory by flipping through random cards

•A complete strategy consulting interview preparation section

Jobjuice was founded by Wharton MBAs, who while at business school provided their fellow students with powerful reference and interview preparation tools. All the knowledge and experience of the recruiting process and the particular subject areas was distilled into a practical and easy to use format.

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CONTENTS:

I Diagnosis

Diagnosis Introduction

The Macro Environment

Porter’s 5 Forces

Competitive Dynamics

Customers

Suppliers

PE & Barriers to Entry

Substitutes

Regulatory Issues

Industry Value Analysis

SWOT Analysis

Company Analysis

Company Value Chain

Competitor Analysis

Collaborator Analysis

Price Analysis

Promotion Analysis

Place (Channel) Analysis

Product Analysis

Corporate Strategy Analysis

BCG Matrix

GE/Mckinsey Matrix

Portfolio Planning Challenges

II Strategy

Strategy Introduction

Low Cost Strategy

Differentiation Strategy

Focus Strategy

Competitive Positioning

Competitor Intensification

Market Fragmentation

Operation Efficiency

Capacity

Information Technology

Consolidation

New Market Entry

Horizontal Integration

Diversification

Mergers & Acquisitions

Global Strategy

Alliances & Joint Ventures

Vertical Integration

Outsourcing

Divestitures & Spin Offs

III Implementation

Formulating vs. Implementing Strategy

The “Demands” of Strategy

Corporate & Business Strategy

Aligning Strategy & Objectives

Org. Structure: Functional Specialization

Org. Structure: Purpose Specialization

Org. Structure: Matrix Organization

Interdependence & Coordination

Responsibility vs. Accountability

Incentives & Controls

Managing Change

Culture Change Model

Strategy Reviews

M&A Implementation

Making M&As Work

M&A Cultural Change

Guiding Integration in M&As

Outsourcing Implementation

Vertical Integration Implementation

Strategic Alliances Implementation

Managing Technology

Knowledge Management

Balanced Scorecards

IV Results

Results Introduction

The 3 Financial Statements

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Fin. Stmts.-How They Relate

Financial Ratios

Profits and Margins

Revenues

Costs

Valuation

The Consulting Interview

The Consulting Job Search

Networking

The Consulting Interview

Preparing for the Interview

Types of Cases

General Case Tips

Sample Case Topics

Strategy Framework

Chain Rule

Extreme Points

Logic Tree

Root Cause Analysis

80/20 Rule

Final Tips