Expert track 1
Final rounds and partner cases
For candidates who have finished the basics: how partners run open, judgment-heavy cases, how to hold or update a view under pushback, and three original partner-style cases with model answers.
40 min2 lessons Last reviewed
Start lesson 1 How partners run cases, and handling pushback
Key takeaways
- Know how partner cases usually differ from first-round cases.
- In a partner case the numbers are only the support. What is being tested is whether you reach a clear view quickly, say it simply, and hold it or change it for the right reasons.
- The pushback was a real fact about stakeholders. It changed how to make the change, not whether the numbers support it.
By the end you will be able to
- Know how partner cases usually differ from first-round cases
- Give a clear answer early, with reasons, a risk, a next step, and what would change your mind
- Tell pushback that tests conviction from pushback that contains a new fact, and respond to each
- Anchor judgment with a quick sizing or payback
Lessons
1
How partners run cases, and handling pushback
What changes in final rounds, the shape of a partner answer, and when to hold or update your view.
12 min
2
Three partner-style cases
Store closures in the UK, a credit card launch in Brazil, and a rural rail line in Japan, each with pushback and a model answer.
28 min
Worked cases in this module
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