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Issue trees are often used by consultants to help break down large or complex business issues into smaller, more manageable pieces. From there, those pieces can be put into a plan to bring about a solution to the overall problem.… Read Article. The post Issue Trees Are Dead- In Virtual Case Interviews appeared first on Management Consulted.
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