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Case-Based Frameworks for Management Consulting

Learn to crack business problems the way consultants do - As-Is analysis, profitability, market entry, pricing, growth, M&A and due diligence - with a structured framework and a worked case example for each.

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01 About the course

Structured thinking for every kind of business case.

Three modules: the frameworks and As-Is analysis, then six business problems, each solved with a case example.

3
Modules
Frameworks to case practice
39
Video lessons
Frameworks and case examples
11
Assignments
Practice and graded quizzes
14h
Total learning time
Self-paced, flexible deadlines

Case-Based Frameworks for Mastering Management Consulting teaches the structured approach consultants bring to messy business problems. You start by sizing up a company's current position, then work through the six problem types that come up again and again in engagements and case interviews.

By the end, you can apply the 3Cs, 4Ps and Porter's Five Forces to an As-Is analysis, and use dedicated frameworks for profitability, market entry, pricing, growth, M&A and due diligence - across 39 video lessons, 8 readings, 11 assignments and a peer-reviewed strategy project.

It's the final course of Board Infinity's Foundations of Management Consulting specialization on Coursera, for students, professionals and aspiring consultants preparing for consulting interviews.

Inside the course
01Case frameworks overview≈ 3h 02Business problem frameworks (Part 1)≈ 4h 03Business problem frameworks (Part 2)≈ 7h
02 Who it's for

Built for people who solve business problems.

If you're preparing for consulting or already advising on strategy, the course was written with you in mind.

Interviews

Aspiring consultants

Build the case frameworks consulting interviews expect you to use.

Students

MBA and business students

Turn classroom strategy concepts into a repeatable case-solving method.

Strategy

Business & strategy analysts

Structure profitability, pricing and growth questions before diving into data.

Professionals

Working professionals

Bring consulting-style thinking to decisions on markets, deals and growth.

03 What you'll learn

Four outcomes. A real consulting toolkit.

Each module adds frameworks, and every framework is put to work on a case.

Module 1

Size up any company

Run an As-Is analysis with the 3Cs, the business situation framework, the 4Ps and Porter's Five Forces.

Module 2

Fix profitability and pricing

Break profit into revenue and cost drivers, and build a pricing framework for a product or service.

Module 2

Assess market entry

Evaluate a target market and decide how to enter it, then test the approach on a case example.

Module 3

Advise on growth and deals

Use growth, M&A and commercial due diligence frameworks on cases, then apply them in a peer-reviewed project.

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Run mock cases

Practise live cases with someone who has sat on the other side of the table.

Sharpen your structure

Get feedback on how you frame, prioritize and summarize a problem.

Plan your prep

Which case types and frameworks to drill before your interviews.

Aim it at a role

Which consulting and strategy roles fit you, and how to get there.

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04 Syllabus

Three modules, from As-Is analysis to due diligence.

About 14 hours end to end - 1 week at 10 hours a week, fully self-paced. Every module lists its learning objectives, its content, and what you'll walk out with.

39 videos 8 readings 11 assignments ≈ 14 hours Download full syllabus
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Describe the main types of consulting frameworks and when each is used
  • Explain how frameworks break down complex business problems
  • Analyze a company's business situation with the 3Cs and its marketing strategy with the 4Ps
  • Assess an industry's attractiveness with Porter's Five Forces
What's inside
9 videos40 min
2 readings60 min
3 assignments + course check-in95 min
Topics covered
Types of consulting frameworks Frameworks for complex problems As-Is analysis 3Cs Business situation framework 4Ps Porter's Five Forces
You'll leave with: a clear map of consulting frameworks and a repeatable way to assess where a company stands today.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Diagnose a profitability problem through revenue-side and cost-side analysis
  • Assess a target market and decide how a company should enter it
  • Apply a pricing framework to a pricing-related business problem
  • Work through a full case example for each problem type
What's inside
14 videos97 min
3 readings45 min
4 assignments105 min
Topics covered
Profitability problems Revenue-side analysis Cost-side analysis Market entry strategy Target market assessment "How to enter" framework Pricing framework Case examples
You'll leave with: tested frameworks for three of the most common case types - profitability, market entry and pricing.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Apply a growth framework to a growth strategy business problem
  • Explain the M&A lifecycle and use an M&A framework on a case
  • Distinguish the types of due diligence and run a commercial due diligence
  • Produce a strategic business analysis and recommendations in a peer-reviewed project
What's inside
16 videos106 min
3 readings60 min
4 assignments105 min
1 peer-reviewed project120 min
Topics covered
Growth strategy Growth framework M&A overview M&A lifecycle M&A framework Types of due diligence Commercial due diligence Case examples
You'll leave with: frameworks for growth, deal and diligence cases, and a complete strategic analysis reviewed by your peers.
05 Tools & skills

Master the frameworks that structure every case.

The four framework families you work through, and the skills you leave with.

Module 1

As-Is analysis

The 3Cs, the business situation framework, the 4Ps and Porter's Five Forces.

Module 2

Profitability & pricing

Revenue and cost trees, and a framework for setting the right price.

Module 2

Market entry

Target market assessment and the "how to enter" framework.

Module 3

Growth, M&A & diligence

Growth frameworks, the M&A lifecycle and commercial due diligence.

Skills you leave with

Twelve concrete capabilities, grouped the way the work actually splits - diagnosis, operating problems, and strategic decisions.

Diagnosis

Understanding where a company stands.

  • Choosing the right framework
  • 3Cs & business situation analysis
  • 4Ps marketing analysis
  • Porter's Five Forces

Operating problems

The cases you'll see most often.

  • Profitability analysis
  • Market entry strategy
  • Pricing strategy
  • Case structuring

Strategic decisions

Growth, deals and the diligence behind them.

  • Growth strategy
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Commercial due diligence
  • Strategic recommendations
Certificate

Proof you can link to.

Finish the graded work and Board Infinity issues a certificate through Coursera - with a public verification link and a one-click path onto your LinkedIn profile.

Issued on completion of the graded quizzes. Completes the Foundations of Management Consulting specialization when you've finished all three courses.

On your profile in one click

Add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, where recruiters actually look.

Anyone can verify it

Its own verification link, so a hiring manager confirms it in seconds.

Earned, not attended

Awarded on graded quizzes in all three modules - it certifies what you know.

Two names on it

Board Infinity as the provider, Coursera as the platform.

06 Career impact

Every business decision is a case to crack. Teams need people who can structure it.

These are the roles that build on exactly this skill set.

Where these skills are in demand

Management Consultant

Solving client problems with structured frameworks - the role this course maps to most directly.

Business Analyst

Diagnosing a company's position and turning data into recommendations.

Strategy Analyst

Evaluating growth options, new markets and competitive positioning.

Corporate Strategy Associate

Shaping in-house decisions on market entry, pricing and portfolio.

M&A Analyst

Assessing targets and deal rationale across the M&A lifecycle.

Due Diligence Analyst

Running commercial due diligence on markets, customers and competitors.

Product & Pricing Manager

Setting prices and launch strategy with a clear framework behind them.

Business Development Manager

Finding and sizing growth opportunities and partnerships.

The honest comparison

What you're actually paying for

Every topic in this course exists free somewhere on the internet. Nobody is pretending otherwise. What a course adds is the order you learn it in, the practice that makes it stick, and something to show at the end.

What you get
This course
DIY with free content
A sequenced learning pathDiagnosis → operating problems → strategy
3 modules that build on each other
Scattered case guides, no sequence
Practice with feedbackLearning that sticks
11 quizzes and a peer-reviewed project
Read, forget, reread
Frameworks with casesFrom structure to answer
A worked case example for every problem type
Frameworks with no worked example
Expert-built contentIndustry knowledge and practice
Board Infinity's industry experts
Comment-section guesswork
Proof for recruitersVerifiable, on LinkedIn
Certificate with verification link
Nothing to show
07 The bigger path

More from the Foundations of Management Consulting specialization.

This course stands on its own - but it's also the final step of a three-course path. Enrolling automatically enrolls you in the specialization.

Course 1

Fundamentals of Business Management

Financial statements and ratio analysis, marketing and sales, operations and supply chain, and basic economics.

≈ 13 hours
View course
Course 2

Fundamentals of Management Consulting

Consulting careers and case interviews, guesstimates, and tools such as the BCG Matrix, SWOT and issue trees.

≈ 12 hours
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08 FAQ

Common questions

Everything learners ask before enrolling, answered plainly.

About the course

You'll learn to structure business problems with consulting frameworks. Module one covers the types of frameworks and an As-Is analysis using the 3Cs, the business situation framework, the 4Ps and Porter's Five Forces. Module two covers profitability, market entry and pricing. Module three covers growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and due diligence. Every problem type comes with a worked case example.

No. Coursera lists this as a beginner-level course with no prior experience required. If you want the foundations first, the earlier courses in the specialization cover business management basics and an introduction to consulting and case interviews.

The current enrollment options and price for your region are shown on the Coursera course page. The course is included with a Coursera Plus subscription, and Coursera's financial aid is available for eligible learners. Enrollment also includes the whole Foundations of Management Consulting specialization track.

About 14 hours of total learning across 3 modules of 3, 4 and 7 hours, with 39 video lessons, 8 readings, 11 assignments and a peer-reviewed project. Coursera estimates 1 week at 10 hours a week. It's fully self-paced - deadlines flex around your schedule.

Each module has a practice quiz for every topic and a one-hour graded quiz at the end - 11 assignments in all, some of them AI-graded. The final module also includes a practice peer-reviewed project: a strategic business analysis with recommendations for a well-known company.

Yes - this page is Board Infinity's own overview of our course. Enrollment, payment, video lessons, grading and the certificate all happen on Coursera, where the course is hosted. Think of this page as the detailed tour before you head there.

Career & certificate

Yes. Completing the graded quizzes earns you a shareable certificate from Board Infinity, issued through Coursera with its own verification link. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, and the same completed work counts toward the full specialization certificate.

Yes - that's one of its main aims. Profitability, market entry, pricing, growth, M&A and due diligence are among the most common case types, and the course gives you a framework and a worked example for each.

It supports management consulting, business and strategy analyst, corporate strategy, M&A and due diligence roles, and helps product, pricing and business development managers bring more structure to their decisions.

Two ways. The certificate goes in your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications section via Coursera's one-click add. Just as valuable is naming what you know: a line like “Applied consulting frameworks to profitability, market entry, pricing, growth, M&A and due diligence cases” gives interviewers something concrete to ask about.

This is the final course of the specialization. If you haven't taken them, the first two courses are Fundamentals of Business Management (~13 hours) and Fundamentals of Management Consulting (~12 hours). Completing all three earns the specialization certificate.

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