Case Library
Browse our collection of real consulting case interview scenarios.
The Contractor Bet
A retail giant weighs a bold move into specialty distribution. Can you price the deal, size the upside, and navigate the cultural clash before a rival outbids you?
Paris on the Clock
Paris races the clock to reshape its streets. Which bike lane investment delivers Olympic mobility now and long term climate wins later?
Alaska: Making a Merger Fly
Two storied airlines. One bold merger. Can you turn a complex integration into lift, loyalty, and lasting value?
Texas Promise
Two philanthropists want to turn good intentions into durable impact. Can you design a diverse, scalable grant portfolio that transforms outcomes for Texas students while staying true to their values?
Bluey Breakout
A beloved pup heads for the big screen. Can you engineer a record-breaking launch while a rival franchise circles the same summer?
Above the Grid
A luxury air startup promises to beat city traffic by flying above it. Can you size the real market and decide if the deal is worth the risk?
Counter Move
A legacy diner brand eyes the counter service boom to revive growth. Can a bold move into fast casual deliver scale without breaking the core?
Highland Revival
Scotland wants its great comeback. Can you chart a three year path to bring millions more travelers to the Highlands, cities, and isles?
Dialing Nostalgia
A retro phone comeback meets an iconic toy brand. Can a Barbie partnership turn a shrinking niche into a winning bet for HMD?
Main Street Choice
Two dream shops. One main street. Can you balance profit and peace of mind to choose the winner?
Stadium or Studio
A pop icon stands at a crossroads. Will a globe-spanning tour or a powerhouse new album create the brightest next chapter?
Finish Line Funds
A beloved campus fundraiser is losing steam as costs climb and demand whipsaws. Can you steady the operation and push profits across the finish line?
Flight Risk
A billionaire founder wants to buy a social platform to amplify his brand and make money. The price looks steep, the metrics are shaky, and the clock is ticking. Can you decide if this bird can fly?
Streaming Squeeze
Streaming growth has slowed, costs keep climbing, and password sharing is spreading. Can you untangle NetFilm’s profit puzzle and chart a path back to strong margins?
Capital Charge
A mid sized bank eyes a massive federal purchase card mandate. Can you prove the bid is worth it before competitors lock it up for another decade?
Partners or Rivals
A giant shipper must choose between a powerful customer and its own future. Can you quantify the upside, size the risks, and chart a smarter path before the rivalry hardens?
The Scarborough Decision: Betting on Australia’s LNG Future
A mega gas field off Australia beckons. Can you navigate volatile LNG prices, rising competition, and project risk to advise the board whether to pull the trigger?
Remodel Crossroads
A home renovation marketplace stands at a fork in the road. Can you choose the right segment to reach fifty million dollars fast without breaking the business?
Chromatic Choice
A color shifting pigment could rescue a fading division. Three manufacturing paths lead to very different futures. Can you choose the process and plan the launch?
Syrup Squeeze
A beverage giant’s costs are swelling while sweetener prices sting. Can you tame a sprawling supplier base and unlock nine figure savings before the fizz goes flat?
Crunchatize Me
Rapid growth meets a sudden cash crunch. Can you untangle a broken revenue cycle and unlock millions in trapped cash before time runs out?
Stretch or Stall
The athleisure boom is fading and rivals are closing in. Can you reignite Lululemon’s momentum without stretching the brand too far?
Debt Reckoning
How big is America’s household debt burden today? Build a clean estimate from first principles and pressure test it with a quick cross check.
Spain Calling
How many voice minutes does Spain speak in a single day? Build a clean, defensible market size under uncertainty and pressure.
Runway Crunch
Heathrow is bursting at the seams, and the clock is ticking. Can you size the flow, then find a credible way to cut millions of passengers within a year without crippling London’s air network?
Bottles or Bust
A bottle maker eyes hotels and wonders if tiny toiletries can fuel big growth. Can you size the first year and prove the margins before the window closes?
Cup Wars
A low price rival crashes into the cup market. Can you protect profits without touching the price tag?
Beyond the Flames
A fire gear champion eyes the police market. Can you pick the right entry path and prove the investment pays off before the clock runs out?
Dual-Fuel Dilemma
A national carrier weighs hybrid trucks to cut costs while battling a driver shortage. Can you navigate the fuel math, capital trade offs, and workforce pressure to chart the right path?
Stretch or Switch
Profits are shrinking as markets shift and factories sit underused. Will a bold plant conversion save Rubber Bumper Co., or stretch it too far?
Robots or People
The warehouse hums day and night. Robots promise speed and savings, but at what cost and risk? Build the economics and decide if automation is the right move.
Bottled Choice
An aging factory is sinking margins. Should Maxicure rebuild, move, or outsource before the next cold season hits?
Copier Price War
A national copier distributor is winning bids—but losing money. Can you untangle the pricing war and redesign the path back to profit?
Crossroads Choice
A lonely gas station sits between two towns. Will a new convenience store secure the future or invite a costly mistake?
Beacon Rollout
A new tracker promises safer routes and calmer parents. Can you size the school bus opportunity and chart a winning launch before rivals circle?
Carry Drought
A hedge fund’s profits are slipping even as assets inch upward. Can you untangle fees, carry, and headcount to stop the slide?
Tides and Tradeoffs
A conservation nonprofit must choose where to act next. Can you balance biodiversity goals, community needs, tourism economics, and carbon to make the call?
Parity Push
A retailer wants to break its glass ceiling. Can you read the pipeline, run the numbers, and chart a realistic path to leadership parity?
Electric Crossroads
A storied truck maker stands at a turning point. Can you prove electric trucks can match diesel economics and chart a winning path to launch?
Learning Leap
A nation races to reinvent its schools. Can you diagnose the gaps, benchmark the world, and chart a bold yet practical path forward?
Electrolyte Gambit
A beverage giant eyes the crowded electrolyte aisle. Can you size the prize, crack breakeven, and chart the path to win shelf space?
Village Vaults
Could village storefronts become trusted gateways to finance for Mexico’s rural poor? Weigh inclusion benefits against operational risk and prove a path to scale.
Digital Makeover
A luxury beauty brand bets on virtual advisors to spark growth as stores slow. Can a digital makeover pay back fast enough to be worth the risk?
Machines or Hands
A new factory beckons, but the math is tight. Can you weigh hands versus machines to make this investment pay off?
Studio Gamble
A boutique studio dream meets hard math. Can you design a pricing model that hits the profit target without breaking the business?
Paper Thin Profits
A bold magazine launch faces thin margins, high acquisition costs, and tough choices on renewals. Can you make the numbers work and design a path to profit?
Paper Price Pressure
A paper maker is tempted to cut prices to boost sales. Can you quantify the trade offs and set the price that wins the market without sparking a race to the bottom?
Stalled Listings
A top real estate marketplace has stopped growing. Can you dissect its ad economics and pick the lever that reignites revenue without breaking the user experience?
Digital Drift
A storied bank is losing customers as margins shrink and digital lag widens. Can you untangle the numbers and chart a path back to profitable growth?
Breaking the Monolith
A legacy mainframe strangles an insurer’s future. Can you stabilize operations, cut costs, and speed delivery without breaking the business?
The Portfolio Bet
Three very different businesses. One tough call. Can you balance cash today with value tomorrow to reshape the portfolio?
Vintage or Venture: The Old Winery Turnaround
A five-generation winery with a fading brand stands at a crossroads. Can smart pricing, selective investment, and sharper positioning turn old vines into a thriving business?
Bespoke Boost
Can a bold customization strategy turn the world’s most discerning drivers into lifelong AMG loyalists? Your job is to prove the hubs can pay their own way.
Blueprint Battle
Three stakeholders. One platform. Can you prove real value, overcome adoption risks, and win the construction site of the future?
Sweet Expansion
A beloved yogurt brand wants more growth without melting margins. Can you shape a plan that wins today and scales tomorrow?
Expand the Aperture
A pharma giant needs cash to chase bold bets. Should it sell a business to fuel growth, and how should it spend the proceeds?
The Value Bet
A premium brand eyes the value segment. Can you size the prize, decode price gaps, and chart a path without breaking the brand?
Cross-Border Signal
A cross border wireless bet faces activist scrutiny and razor thin valuation margins. Can you prove this deal clears the bar before the window closes?
Kitchen Takeover
A hospital giant dares to take the kitchens back. Can you build the plan that upgrades meals, lifts scores, and pays for itself fast?
Lone Star Bid
A school builder eyes Texas to reignite growth. Can you size the prize, decode the competition, and craft a winning way in?
Wake of Change
Profits are sinking at a storied yacht maker just as the seas get rough. Can you chart a course that fixes the margin leak and decide whether to swap steel for fiberglass?
Orphan Ascent
A rare disease leader wants to double revenue in five years. Internal growth falls short. Can you size the gap and craft the acquisition strategy to close it?
Payer’s Pivot: Avicenna’s Value Bet
A payer buys a hospital system to win on value based care, but patients keep choosing the rival. Can you stem the bleeding now and shift care to the right sites for the future?
Steel Gambit
A steel maker aims for dominance in auto-grade flat steel while rivals and imports crowd the road. Can smart capacity bets or a bold deal unlock the lead?
Sticky Entry
A beloved island brand wants to stick the landing in wax. Can you size the market, outmaneuver incumbents, and choose the winning path before the next swell hits?
Foam Under Pressure
A category leader is losing its edge as profits soften and challengers surge. Can you unwind the numbers and chart a path back to peak comfort?
Ports to Platforms
A hardware giant bets its future on code. Which software bets win, how should the org shift, and when will software surpass hardware?
Brewed Thin
Margins are slipping as CoffeeCo grows from a cozy duo to a four‑store footprint. Can you untangle the revenue mix and cost spiral before the next semester begins?
Synthetic Lifeline
A synthetic blood breakthrough promises longer shelf life and dependable supply. Can you size the market, pick the right buyers, and set a winning price before competitors close in?
Space to Win
A fast-growing pet retailer wants to squeeze more profit from every square meter before going national. Can you read the data, rebalance the floor, and unlock the next wave of growth?
Curtain Math
Attendance is up, margins are down, and the curtain is about to fall on sustainability. Can you rewrite this theatre’s script to hit a twelve percent margin without sacrificing artistic quality?
Island Harvest
A small Jamaican farm could yield big returns—or wilt under constraints. Can you craft the right crop mix to hit the two year profit goal?
Paper Panic
A viral trend threatens a luxury paper empire. Can you steady the core, quantify the damage, and chart the next move before the market flushes away?