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- Reshaping NYCHA support functions (BCG)
- Loose dogs in Dallas: Strategic Recommendations to Improve Public Safety and Animal Welfare (BCG)
- Melbourne as a Global Cultural Destination (BCG)
- The Open Education Resources ecosystem (BCG)
- The True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight (7th Edition) (BCG)
- Evaluating NYC media sector development and setting the stage for future growth (BCG)
- The Electric Car Tipping Point (BCG)
- Projecting US Mail volumes to 2020 (BCG)
- Next Generation Manufacturing (2016) (BCG)
- Corporate Ventures in Sweden (2016) (BCG)
- Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program – March 2008 (BCG)
- USPS Future Business Model (McKinsey)
- Investment and Industrial Policy: A Perspective on the Future (McKinsey)
- Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them (McKinsey)
- Technology’s role in mineral criticality (World Materials Forum) (McKinsey)
- Challenges in Mining: Scarcity or Opportunity? (McKinsey)
- Modelling the potential of digitally-enabled processes, transparency and participation in the NHS (McKinsey)
- Addressing the Global Affordable Housing Challenge (2016) (McKinsey)
- Capturing the Full Electrical Efficiency Potential of the UK (2012) (McKinsey)
- Digital Luxury Experience (2017) (McKinsey)
- Digitally-Enabled Processes in the NHS (2014) (McKinsey)
- How Companies can Capture the Veteran Opportunity (2012) (McKinsey)
- Insurance Trends and Growth Opportunities for Poland (2015) (McKinsey)
- Laying the Foundations for a Financially Sound Industry (2013) (McKinsey)
- From Poverty to Empowerment (2014) (McKinsey)
- Consumer privacy in retail (Deloitte)
- TMT Outlook 2017: A new wave of advances offer opportunities and challenges (Deloitte)
- Deloitte SEA CFO Forum Southeast Asia Business Outlook (Deloitte)
- Deloitte Kenya Budget 2022/23 Webinar (Deloitte)
- The Shopping Centre Handbook 4.0 (Deloitte)
- 2011 China Luxury Market Study (Bain)
- Bain & UC Berkley Operational Excellence (2010) (Bain)
- Fintech New York: Partnerships, Platforms and Open Innovation (Accenture)
- Shaping the Sustainable Organization (Accenture)
- The Decade to Deliver: A Call to Business Action (Accenture)
- Fueling the Energy Future (Accenture)
- Cracking the Code on Consumer Fraud (Accenture)
- Right Cloud Mindset: Survey Results Hospitality (Accenture)
- Unleashing Competitiveness on the Cloud Continuum (Accenture)
- Whole Brain Leadership: New Rules of Engagement for the C-Suite (Accenture)
- Federal Technology Vision 2021: Full U.S. Federal Survey Findings (Accenture)
- Accenture Consumer Behavior Research: The value shake-up (Accenture)
- Tech Adoption and Strategy for Innovation & Growth (Accenture)
- Intelligent Operations for Future-Ready Businesses (Accenture)
- When, Where & How AI Will Boost Federal Workforce Productivity (Accenture)
- European Distressed Credit Watch List (Alvarez & Marsal)
- Corporate Headquarters Study 2018 (Roland Berger)
- The Lithium-Ion (EV) battery market and supply chain (Roland Berger)
- Project Management: Improving performance, reducing risk (PwC)
- World Economic Forum: The power of analytics for better and faster decisions by Dan DiFilippo (PwC)
- Apache Hadoop Summit 2016: The Future of Apache Hadoop an Enterprise Architecture View (PwC)
- Turning big data into big revenue (PwC)
- Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2017 (PwC)
- PwC’s new Golden Age Index – how well are countries harnessing the power of older workers? (PwC)
- PwC’s Global Technology IPO Review — Q1 2015 (PwC)
- PwC Trends in the workforce (PwC)
- 18th Annual Global CEO Survey – Technology industry key findings (PwC)
- The FDA and industry: A recipe for collaborating in the New Health Economy (PwC)
- Making zero-emission trucking a reality (Strategy&)
- Sustainability strategies for Oil and Gas (Strategy&)
- Driving the sustainability agenda on C-level (Strategy&)
- The Diversity Imperative: 14th Annual Australian Chief Executive Study (Strategy&)
- Creating a Winning Recipe for a Meal Kits Program (LEK)
- The 4th Annual New Mobility Study 2019 (LEK)
- 2019 APAC Hospital Priority Study Overview (LEK)
- Rail industry cost and revenue sharing (2011) (LEK)
- 2019 Media and Entertainment Study (LEK)
- Navigating a digital-first home furnishings market (LEK)
- 5 Opportunities in the Nutritional Supplements Industry (LEK)
- Infrastructure Victoria – AZ/ZEV International Scan (LEK)
- The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Meal Kits and E-commerce in Food & Beverage (LEK)
- Top 8 Insights From the 2018 Beauty, Health & Wellness Survey (LEK)
- 2018 Brand Owner Packaging Survey (LEK)
- 2016 Strategic Hospital Priorities Study (LEK)
- The Merchandising Evolution (and why NDC Matters) (LEK)
- Infrastructure beyond COVID-19 (LEK)
- China Exit or Co-Investment Opportunities for German PE Investors (LEK)
- IP Theft (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- Booz Allen Hamilton and Market Connections: C4ISR Survey Report (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- Joining Forces: Interagency Collaboration and “Smart Power” (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- Booz Allen at a glance (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- Investor Presentation Deck (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- EY study: Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) The Class of 2017 – one year later (EY)
- How fit is your allocation strategy? (EY)
- European Banking Barometer (2015) (EY)
- EY Price Point: global oil and gas market outlook, Q2 | April 2022 (EY)
- IBOR transition: Opportunities and challenges for the asset management industry(EY)
- Global Capital Confidence Barometer 21st edition (EY)
- Power transactions and trends Q2 2019 (EY)
- MAPS2018 Keynote address on EY report: Life Sciences 4.0 – Securing value through data-driven platforms (EY)
- EY Germany FinTech Landscape (EY)
- Responding to Covid-19 (2021) (Oliver Wyman)
- Covid-19 Special Primer (2020) (Oliver Wyman)
- Building Up Immunity of the Financial Sector (Oliver Wyman)
- Customer Experience: The 14BN Risk Noted for Discussion (Oliver Wyman)
- Strategy Study 2014 ( AT Kearney)
- Australia: Taking Bigger Steps ( AT Kearney)
- Lifting the Barriers to Retail Innovation in ASEAN ( AT Kearney)
- The Future of Commercial Vehicle Powertrains (2012) ( AT Kearney)
- A.T. Kearney 2017 State of Logistics Report: Accelerating into Uncertainty ( AT Kearney)
- Pursuing Customer Inspired Growth ( AT Kearney)
- The Accelerating Growth of Frictionless Commerce ( AT Kearney)
- Consolidation of the US Banking Industry ( AT Kearney)
- Covid-19 and Effects on Turkey ( AT Kearney)
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BCG
Reshaping NYCHA support functions
Good: Realistic client presentation, clear slide structure, complete storyline
Not Good: Outdated, long and dense
Loose dogs in Dallas: Strategic Recommendations to Improve Public Safety and Animal Welfare
Good: Realistic client presentation, clear slide structure, insightful and clear charts
Not Good: 400+ slides long
Melbourne as a Global Cultural Destination
Good: Realistic client presentation, good structure, slides “guide” audience to insights
Not Good: ?
The Open Education Resources ecosystem
Good: Clearly structured slides, good visuals, good illustrative charts
Not Good: Relatively short, slightly older, incomplete storyline
The True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight (7th Edition)
Good: Recent presentation, nice looking visuals, clear charts
Not Good: Not a client presentation, too much focus on design
Evaluating NYC media sector development and setting the stage for future growth
Good: Complete presentation (intro, exec. summary, etc.), good examples of subtitles
Not Good: Lacks clear recommendations
>> View our slide breakdown from this presentation here
The Electric Car Tipping Point
Good: Clear and insightful charts, clutter-free slides, good titles
Not Good: Relatively short, not a client presentation
Projecting US Mail volumes to 2020
Good: Easy to understand, good insights and analysis, contrasts with McKinsey presentation on the same topic
Not Good: Old presentation
Next Generation Manufacturing (2016)
Good: Nice clean design, excellent visuals
Not Good: Not a client deliverable
Corporate Ventures in Sweden (2016)
Good: Strong overall flow, good visualizations
Not Good: Relatively short
Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program – March 2008
Good: Realistic slides and presentation, good structure
Not Good: Short
McKinsey
Good: Clear structure and analysis, insightful charts
Not Good: Outdated, lackluster design
Investment and Industrial Policy: A Perspective on the Future
Good: Variety of charts, good titles
Not Good: Over designed, not a client presentation
Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
Good: Variety of charts, qualitative visuals, clear titles
Not Good: Poor use of color, minimal footnotes
Technology’s role in mineral criticality (World Materials Forum)
Good: Clear storyline, well-structured slides, good titles and subtitles
Not Good: Overuse of visuals, relatively short
Challenges in Mining: Scarcity or Opportunity?
Good: Complex explanations made simple, variety of visual types
Not Good: Inconsistent titles, some unprofessional visuals (clipart, etc.)
Modelling the potential of digitally-enabled processes, transparency and participation in the NHS
Good: Realistic client slides, data heavy
Not Good: Cluttered, incomplete storyline
Addressing the Global Affordable Housing Challenge (2016)
Good: Realistic slide structure, good charts, great slide titles
Not Good: Strange slide formatting, mediocre design
Capturing the Full Electrical Efficiency Potential of the UK (2012)
Good: Realistic client deliverable (full deck, dense slides, proper deck structure)
Not Good: Outdated design
Digital Luxury Experience (2017)
Good: Variety of charts, good use of icons
Not Good: Short presentation, light on content, not a client deliverable
Digitally-Enabled Processes in the NHS (2014)
Good: Realistic slide structure, good data visualizations
Not Good: Outdated design, short presentation
How Companies can Capture the Veteran Opportunity (2012)
Good: Examples of text-heavy slides, good action titles
Not Good: Minimal charts, unrealistic structure, repetitive slides
Insurance Trends and Growth Opportunities for Poland (2015)
Good: Well organized presentation, clear takeaways
Not Good: Old formatting, short presentation
Laying the Foundations for a Financially Sound Industry (2013)
Good: Multiple chart examples (waterfall, line, dot, column)
Not Good: Short presentation, “conference-style” presentation
From Poverty to Empowerment (2014)
Good: Good variety of data visualizations
Not Good: Unattractive formatting and style
Deloitte
Good: Clear titles, good use of icons and color to show insights
Not Good: Short, not a client presentation
>> View our slide breakdown from this presentation here
TMT Outlook 2017: A new wave of advances offer opportunities and challenges
Good: Survey insights highlighted well, good use of color, clear charts and visuals
Not Good: Not a client presentation, heavy focus on survey data
The Shopping Centre Handbook 4.0
Good: Some insights
Not Good: Too many graphics, strange design
Deloitte Kenya Budget 2022/23 Webinar
Good: Consistent design, good colors
Not Good: Simple titles, meant for live presentation
Deloitte SEA CFO Forum Southeast Asia Business Outlook
Good: Line chart examples
Not Good: Poor titles, strange use of black
Download more Deloitte presentations here.
Bain
2011 China Luxury Market Study
Good: Clear titles, good use of color to highlight insights
Not Good: Short presentation, marketing presentation
Bain & UC Berkley Operational Excellence (2010)
Good: Realistic presentation, lots of slides
Not Good: Outdated content, ugly design
Accenture
Fintech New York: Partnerships, Platforms and Open Innovation
Good: Simple and clear slide design, good structure, insightful charts
Not Good: Short presentation, only a few “consulting style” slides
>> View our slide breakdown from this presentation here
Shaping the Sustainable Organization
Good: Well structured slides, clear takeaways
Not Good: Rounded chart bars
The Decade to Deliver: A Call to Business Action
Good: Variety of charts, good design
Not Good: Not a client presentation
Good: Illustrative charts and matrices
Not Good: Curved line charts
Cracking the Code on Consumer Fraud
Good: Mix of charts and numbers
Not Good: Not a client presentation
Right Cloud Mindset: Survey Results Hospitality
Good: Nice slide titles and charts
Not Good: Text heavy sections
Unleashing Competitiveness on the Cloud Continuum
Good: Focus on takeaways, clear charts
Not Good: Ugly backgrounds, overuse of pictures
Whole Brain Leadership: New Rules of Engagement for the C-Suite
Good: Formatting, use of numbers
Not Good: Unnecessary graphics
Federal Technology Vision 2021: Full U.S. Federal Survey Findings
Good: Clear survey results, nice bar charts
Not Good: Not a client presentation
Accenture Consumer Behavior Research: The value shake-up
Good: Color design, focus on insights
Not Good: Marketing focused
Tech Adoption and Strategy for Innovation & Growth
Good: Color contrast, text structure
Not Good: 3D charts
Intelligent Operations for Future-Ready Businesses
Good: Sankey chart, tables, presentation structure
Not Good: Marketing focused
When, Where & How AI Will Boost Federal Workforce Productivity
Good: Well structured slides, clear takeaways
Not Good: Rounded chart bars
Download more Accenture presentations here.
Alvarez & Marsal
European Distressed Credit Watch List
Good: Simple charts
Not Good: Boring template, appendix heavy
Roland Berger
Corporate Headquarters Study 2018
Good: Clear and simple slides, good variety of charts and visuals, not overly produced
Not Good: Not a typical client presentation, average slide titles
The Lithium-Ion (EV) battery market and supply chain
Good: Realistic titles and content-heavy slides
Not Good: Distracting background and colors
PwC
Project Management: Improving performance, reducing risk
Good: Variety of qualitative visuals, good use of icons, nice design
Not Good: bad titles, light on content
World Economic Forum: The power of analytics for better and faster decisions by Dan DiFilippo
Good: Scatter plot examples
Not Good: Marketing focused
Apache Hadoop Summit 2016: The Future of Apache Hadoop an Enterprise Architecture View
Good: Qualitative visuals
Not Good: Short and marketing focused
Turning big data into big revenue
Good: Text heavy slide examples
Not Good: Not a client presentation
Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2017
Good: Simple and clear charts, good titles
Not Good: Short presentation, simple storyline
>> View our slide breakdown from this presentation here
PwC’s new Golden Age Index – how well are countries harnessing the power of older workers?
Good: Mix of charts and tables, clean formatting
Not Good: Inconsistent titles
PwC’s Global Technology IPO Review — Q1 2015
Good: Combination and column charts
Not Good: Report style presentation
Good: Charts in appendix
Not Good: Report style presentation
18th Annual Global CEO Survey – Technology industry key findings
Good: Visualized data
Not Good: Incomplete titles
The FDA and industry: A recipe for collaborating in the New Health Economy
Good: Simple and clear titles
Not Good: Inconsistent structure
Download more PwC presentations here.
Strategy&
Making zero-emission trucking a reality
Good: Very realistic slides, overall great presentation
Not Good: Text heavy transition slides
Sustainability strategies for Oil and Gas
Good: Clear and well-structured tables, realistic slides
Not Good: Short
Driving the sustainability agenda on C-level
Good: Structure, variety of visualizations, formatting
Not Good: Short, some cluttered slides
The Diversity Imperative: 14th Annual Australian Chief Executive Study
Good: Chart heavy, realistic slides
Not Good: Short presentation
LEK
Creating a Winning Recipe for a Meal Kits Program
Good: Clear titles, good charts
Not Good: Dense, too many pictures/logos
The 4th Annual New Mobility Study 2019
Good: Variety of charts, good amount of content
Not Good: Lots of filler slides, inconsistent titles
2019 APAC Hospital Priority Study Overview (2019)
Good: Very good (and realistic) design, clear slide takeaways
Not Good: Very short presentation
Rail industry cost and revenue sharing (2011)
Good: Good introduction and executive summary, realistic client presentation
Not Good: Outdated, boring design
2019 Media and Entertainment Study
Good: Clear charts, good titles
Not Good: Very short, too much text
Navigating a digital-first home furnishings market
Good: Infographic style slides
Not Good: Not a client presentation
5 Opportunities in the Nutritional Supplements Industry
Good: Great charts, good deck structure
Not Good: Not a client presentation, text heavy
Infrastructure Victoria – AZ/ZEV International Scan
Good: Realistic client presentation, wide variety of slides
Not Good: Very long
The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Meal Kits and E-commerce in Food & Beverage
Good: Variety of basic charts, realistic design
Not Good: Not a client presentation
Top 8 Insights From the 2018 Beauty, Health & Wellness Survey
Good: Good column chart examples
Not Good: Report style
2018 Brand Owner Packaging Survey
Good: Good visuals, multiple charts
Not Good: Report style
2016 Strategic Hospital Priorities Study
Good: Multiple charts, good qualitative visuals
Not Good: Report style
The Merchandising Evolution (and why NDC Matters)
Good: Good storyline, clear charts
Not Good: Weak titles, outdated style
Infrastructure beyond COVID-19
Good: Wide variety of slide types, realistic presentation
Not Good: Very long
China Exit or Co-Investment Opportunities for German PE Investors
Good: Multiple data heavy slides, good charts
Not Good: Slightly old
Download more LEK presentations here.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Good: Story flow, titles
Not Good: Title page, overall design
Booz Allen Hamilton and Market Connections: C4ISR Survey Report
Good: Simple bar charts
Not Good: Titles, design
Joining Forces: Interagency Collaboration and “Smart Power”
Good: Slide consistency
Not Good: Chart design, outdated
Good: Consistent structure
Not Good: Old design and layout
Good: Easy-to-read charts
Not Good: Meant for live presentation, minimal content
EY
EY study: Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) The Class of 2017 – one year later
Good: Nice design and good use of color to highlight insights
Not Good: Disorganized slide structure, short presentation
How fit is your allocation strategy?
Good: Some good charts, good use of color
Not Good: Light on content, short presentation, inconsistent slide structure
>> View our slide breakdown from this presentation here
European Banking Barometer (2015)
Good: Nice titles and takeaways, good variety of charts
Not Good: Survey-focused presentation (i.e. not client deliverable)
EY Price Point: global oil and gas market outlook, Q2 | April 2022
Good: Insightful charts and tables
Not Good: Report style, text heavy
IBOR transition: Opportunities and challenges for the asset management industry
Good: Formatting
Not Good: Meant for live presentation
Global Capital Confidence Barometer 21st edition
Good: Formatting and structure, interesting charts
Not Good: Meant for live presentation
Power transactions and trends Q2 2019
Good: Insightful charts
Not Good: Meant as appendix or “leave behind”
Good: Realistic slides, clear titles, good formatting
Not Good: Short, not a client presentation
Good: Formatting and structure, insightful charts
Not Good: Data heavy, appendix style slides
Download more EY presentations here.
Oliver Wyman
Good: Excellent use of color, good overall design and visualizations
Not Good: “White Paper” style presentation (i.e. not client deliverable)
Covid-19 Special Primer (2020)
Good: Variety of data visualizations, nice color usage, clear takeaways
Not Good: “White Paper” style presentation (i.e. not client deliverable)
Building Up Immunity of the Financial Sector
Good: Clean design, interesting charts
Not Good: Some text heavy slides
Customer Experience: The 14BN Risk Notes for Discussion
Good: Simple design, good overall structure
Not Good: Inconsistent colors
AT Kearney
Covid-19 and Effects on Turkey
Good: Consistent color, focus on insights
Not Good: Strange layout, marketing focused
Good: Variety of charts
Not Good: Reads like an infographic, poor choice of color
Australia: Taking Bigger Steps | A.T. Kearney
Good: Illustrative chart, use of icons
Not Good: Distracting backgrounds and colors
Lifting the Barriers to Retail Innovation in ASEAN | A.T. Kearney
Good: Simple to follow
Not Good: Minimal analysis, questionable stacked column chart
The Future of Commercial Vehicle Powertrains (2012)
Good: Realistic slides, excellent takeaways, good overall structure
Not Good: Older presentation, simplistic design
A.T. Kearney 2017 State of Logistics Report: Accelerating into Uncertainty
Good: Simple structure, interesting charts
Not Good: Text and marketing heavy
Pursuing Customer Inspired Growth
Good: Realistic client slides, multiple frameworks
Not Good: Short, outdated design
The Accelerating Growth of Frictionless Commerce | A.T. Kearney
Good: Mix of charts, clear insights
Not Good: Distracting backgrounds, short presentation
A.T. Kearney Consolidation of the US Banking Industry
Good: A couple good titles
Not Good: Large text, minimal charts, distracting colors
