The Consultant's Gambit pattern illustration

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The Consultant's Gambit

Category
Strategy & Business
Structure
Situation & Context -> Problem & Complication -> Solution & Approach -> Evidence & Proof -> Impact & Next Steps
Best for
Business cases, project proposals, strategic recommendations
Source
McKinsey classic
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What you need to know

Structure How is it structured?

Situation & Context -> Problem & Complication -> Solution & Approach -> Evidence & Proof -> Impact & Next Steps

Best fit When does it fit best?

Business cases, project proposals, strategic recommendations

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Sequence

Canonical beat order

5 steps
  1. 1
    Situation & Contextconsultants-gambit-situation-context · required
  2. 2
    Problem & Complicationconsultants-gambit-problem-complication · required
  3. 3
    Solution & Approachconsultants-gambit-solution-approach · required
  4. 4
    Evidence & Proofconsultants-gambit-evidence-proof · required
  5. 5
    Impact & Next Stepsconsultants-gambit-impact-next-steps · required

Examples

Slide evidence

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