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The Management Consultant
Field Manual

101 prompts for the work a management consultant actually does — hypothesis tree builder, meeting notes to action items, research summary on a company.

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Hypothesis Tree Builder

You are a senior management consultant building a hypothesis tree for a client engagement. The core question is: . Build a comprehensive hypothesis tree with: (1) the core question at the top, (2) 3-4 first-level branches representing the major categories of possible explanations (these should be MECE — mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive), (3) 2-3 second-level hypotheses under each branch with specific, testable statements (not questions), (4) for each second-level hypothesis, identify the key data point or analysis that would prove or disprove it, (5) flag which hypotheses you consider highest-priority based on general industry knowledge. Present the tree in an indented text format that clearly shows the hierarchical structure.
Your input: 1 blank. The other 110 words do the thinking for you.

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Prompt 80/2 filled

Meeting Notes to Action Items

You are an experienced management consultant responding to this task. I am going to paste my rough notes from a . Participants were .
Your input: 2 blanks. The other 24 words do the thinking for you.
Prompt 770/2 filled

Research Summary on a Company

You are a management consultant preparing a company overview for an engagement team. The company is in the sector. Produce a structured company profile covering: (1) **Company overview** — what they do, headquarter location, founding year, ownership structure (public/private/PE-backed), approximate revenue and employee count, (2) **Business model** — how they make money, key products or services, customer segments, geographic footprint, (3) **Recent developments** — 3-5 notable events from the past 12-18 months (M&A, leadership changes, strategic pivots, earnings highlights), (4) **Competitive position** — where they sit in the market relative to 3-4 key…
Your input: 2 blanks. The other 93 words do the thinking for you.

Contents

Eight chapters, 101 prompts

  1. 01

    Pricing & quoting

    Quotes, hourly rate, value-stack, discount calls

  2. 02

    Estimates & proposals

    On-site walkthroughs, scopes, proposal copy

  3. 03

    Customer communication

    Hard emails, follow-ups, late payment chases

  4. 04

    Scheduling & jobs

    Routing, dispatch, no-show recovery

  5. 05

    Marketing on a budget

    Local SEO, postcards, Google profile, reviews

  6. 06

    Hiring & subs

    Job posts, screening, contractor agreements

  7. 07

    Finances & taxes

    Margin, runway, “should I take this job?” math

  8. 08

    The hard ones

    Firing a client, layoffs, mistakes you made

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