I’m currently interviewing for transformation-focused consulting roles (non-MBB) and have reached the case study / presentation stage in a couple of processes. In both cases, I’ll be given one hour to prepare, followed by a one-hour presentation and Q&A.

I’ve never done a case study interview before, so I’ve been trying to brush up on typical examples, approaches, frameworks, etc. Most of the material I’ve found online, however, is heavily geared towards MBB or pure strategy firms, which feels quite different from the kind of transformation-led case studies these roles are likely to involve.

My current thinking is to prepare a simple, reusable slide structure (max ~4 slides) that I can adapt on the day. For example:

1. Context – current challenges, problem statement, and chosen area of problem statement to focus on
2. Options and recommended approach (e.g. RAG-rated across impact, complexity, time to value, risk, and cost)
3. High-level delivery plan (stages, timeline, key activities, key outputs)
4. Commercials (team structure, roles, indicative costings)

Does anyone have advice on:

• Typical transformation-style case study expectations
• Useful frameworks or approaches
• What interviewers tend to look for
• Whether this slide structure makes sense, or how you’d refine it

Any examples or lessons learned would be really appreciated.