consulting-frameworks

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consulting-frameworks

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Core consulting thinking frameworks and methodologies for structuring business problems, communicating findings, analyzing strategy, building financial models, and designing operations. Use when any agent or command needs to apply MECE decomposition, pyramid principle, hypothesis-driven analysis, issue trees, SCR communication, Porter's Five Forces, TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, value chain analysis, NPV/IRR decision criteria, build/buy/partner evaluation, RACI matrices, synergy sizing, valuation triangulation, price-volume-mix decomposition, discount waterfalls, or any standard consulting framework. This skill provides procedural guidance — not just framework names, but how to apply them correctly.

Consulting Frameworks

Select the reference file matching your task. Each contains procedural guidance, application steps, quality checks, and examples.

Framework Selection Guide

Task	Reference File	Key Frameworks
Decompose a problem, build an issue tree, structure hypotheses	references/structuring.md	MECE, Issue Trees, Hypothesis-Driven
Write executive summaries, build storylines, craft action titles	references/communication.md	Pyramid Principle, SCR, Action Titles
Analyze markets, competitive dynamics, or growth options	references/strategy.md	Porter's Five Forces, TAM/SAM/SOM, Value Chain, 3 Horizons, Ansoff
Build business cases, evaluate investments, model costs	references/financial.md	NPV/IRR, Build/Buy/Partner, Zero-Based Budgeting, Should-Cost
Design accountability structures, operating models, processes	references/operational.md	RACI, Operating Model Canvas, Spans & Layers, Lean/Six Sigma
Size synergies, triangulate valuations, screen deals, frame DD findings	references/ma-and-dd.md	Synergy Sizing & Phasing, Valuation Triangulation, Integration Cost Benchmarks, Red-Flag Taxonomy, Deal-Breaker vs. Price-Chip
Set or diagnose pricing, decompose revenue growth, estimate elasticity	references/pricing.md	Price-Volume-Mix, Van Westendorp, Conjoint, EDLP vs. Hi-Lo, Elasticity Estimation, B2B Discount Waterfall

Cross-Framework Patterns

Most consulting deliverables combine multiple frameworks:

• Market sizing = TAM/SAM/SOM (strategy) + MECE segmentation (structuring) + Pyramid Principle (communication)
• Due diligence = Porter's Five Forces (strategy) + Issue Tree (structuring) + NPV/IRR (financial) + Red-Flag Taxonomy (ma-and-dd)
• Business case = Build/Buy/Partner (financial) + RACI (operational) + SCR (communication)
• Transformation roadmap = Operating Model (operational) + 3 Horizons (strategy) + Hypothesis-Driven (structuring)
• Deal evaluation = Synergy Sizing + Valuation Triangulation (ma-and-dd) + NPV/IRR (financial) + Deal-Breaker vs. Price-Chip framing (ma-and-dd)
• Pricing diagnostic = Price-Volume-Mix + B2B Discount Waterfall (pricing) + Porter's Five Forces (strategy) + SCR (communication)

Read the primary reference file for your task, then pull from adjacent files as needed.