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5 reasons to choose strategy consulting over financial advisory consulting

Management Consulted

As a quick disclaimer – both strategy and finance are imperative to the health of any company, so we’re not trying to argue that strategy is more important than finance or vice versa. You face analytical questions about profitability and competition as well as team leadership and leadership development questions.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. When I started out in the program, I quickly realized I was never cut out for finance or accounting. I can choose whether I will specialize in finance or become an expert in a particular industry.

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A New Way for Entrepreneurs to Think About IT

Harvard Business

Given their capabilities, these entrepreneurs take a “do-it-yourself” approach and develop software to support organizational needs. But it is not stopping there, partnering with third parties like American Express, Nest, Tesla and KLM Airlines to provide their customers with more value added services.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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3 Questions About AI That Nontechnical Employees Should Be Able to Answer

Harvard Business

For example, I manage the finances for a team that travels very often, and I’ve been grateful for the intelligent guesswork that my expenses software extracts from receipts using machine learning: the merchant’s name, the dollar amount spent, taxes, and likely expense categorization.

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Sometimes “Small Data” Is Enough to Create Smart Products

Harvard Business

Another interesting example of small, high precision data being used to make big gains with AI can be found in the airline industry. In 2015, Boeing launched the Aerospace Data Analytics Lab in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop AI technology for airlines. How can you put these ideas to work for your company?

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

This includes not only commercial airlines, but also cargo planes and military aircraft. Most commercial airlines contain two engines, while cargo planes and some military craft generally require four or more (common engines for these large-scale aerospace vehicles include PW JT9D-7R4G2 engines, GE CF6-80C2B1, or RR RB211-524D4 engines ).

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