Management Consulting Services
Management Consulting Services

Agenda
• What is Consulting?
• A Day in the Life
• What does it take?
• Pros and cons of consulting
• Who is PricewaterhouseCoopers?
• What is it like to work here?

What is Consulting?
“Helping businesses effect change”
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Entering a new geographical market
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Launching a new product/service
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Selecting and implementing IT systems
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Developing a marketing/branding strategy
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Merging or acquiring another company
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Managing business information
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Building e-business initiatives or offerings
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Restructuring internal organizations etc..

Consulting with PwC
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Services
– Strategic Change
– Technology Solutions
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Industries
– Consumer and Industrial Products (CIP)
– Financial Services
– Information, Communication, Entertainment and
Technology (ICE-T)
– Utilities and Energy
– Government and Institutional Services

A Day in the Life: Sample project models
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Smaller team of 2-5 consultants work for 2-4 months to provide the client with strategic change or process improvement recommendations
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Larger team of 20 - 100 consultants work in phases for 6 months to 2 years, helping a client select and implement a major piece of technology

A Day in the Life: Sample projects
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Help a national discount retailer figure out whether it wants to start selling automobile tires, and how
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Design and build a national health care provider’s consumer website and online service offerings
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Select and implement customer service software and training programs for a global wireless telecom company
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Help an American retail clothing store chain open new locations in Japan and Singapore
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Integrate three recent acquisitions of a global consumer electronics manufacturer

What does it take to be a consultant?
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Teamwork - working easily and efficiently with others
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Adaptability - dealing with a variety of complex and ambiguous situations
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Intelligence - absorbing information and nuances quickly, understanding details and what they actually mean
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Initiative - thinking creatively and actively contributing to the shape of a project
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Clarity - communicating complex ideas simply and clearly to others

Pros and Cons of Consulting
Pros
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Broad business exposure
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Experience with industryleading technologies and companies
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Variety of projects and clients
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Advanced and continuous training
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Control over personal career path
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Travel
Cons
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Unpredictable work schedule
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Travel
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Difficult clients

Who is PricewaterhouseCoopers?
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The World’s Largest Professional Services Firm
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Over 155,000 Professionals Worldwide
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152 Countries and 5 Continents
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$15 Billion in Revenue
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28% revenue growth

Who is PricewaterhouseCoopers?
Management Consulting Services
(MCS)
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31,000 professionals worldwide (app. 1/6 of all employees)
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25% annual growth
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40% annual revenue growth
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Midwest MCS is the #1 performing unit

Who is PricewaterhouseCoopers?
Some of our clients
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American Airlines
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American Red Cross
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Anheuser-Busch
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Ann Taylor
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Bacardi
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Calvin Klein
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Charles Schwab
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Coca-Cola
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Compaq
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Federal Express
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Frito-Lay
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General Electric
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Gilette
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Goldman Sachs
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Hewlett-Packard
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Kellogg
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Marriot Hotels and Resorts
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McDonalds
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Metropolitan Opera
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Mitsubishi
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Oracle
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Polaroid
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Proctor & Gamble
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Volkswagon

What is it like to work here?
A commitment to training
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New-hire Strategic Change Consultants
– SMART program - includes a detailed case study, basic financial and technology training, strategy frameworks, business analysis techniques, team building, self-study and presentation skills
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New-hire Technology Consultants
– ASCENT Program in Tampa, FL - includes self study, team building, creative problem solving, 1 week of
“Introduction to Consulting” class and 9-10 weeks of intensive technical training
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Ongoing - All Consultants
– 40 hours of continuing education each year - choose to be trained in e-business strategies, specific technologies or programs, financial analysis, etc .

What is it like to work here?
Career Path Support
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Peer Mentors and Senior Coaches
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Flexibility to either acquire specific industry expertise and specialize, or remain general
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Continuous performance evaluation
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Chart your own career path and timing
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Ability to receive training towards in other skills, technologies and certifications
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No “up or out” firm mentality

What is it like to work here?
A Culture of Work-Life Balance
 More Nights at Home
 Concierge Service
 Other Work-Life Balance Programs and Policies
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“When Life is Good, Work Benefits”

To Know More

PwC Information Session
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Monday, September 11th
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IMU, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

Consulting Fair
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Wednesday, September 20th
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IMU, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
 www.pwcglobal.com