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Discover Your MAD Skills Case-Solving Checklist

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

Before submitting your presentation, work through the following. Resource: PDF Version Available for Purchase Decipher Do we understand what the case is really asking? Have we identified the central problem? Have we separated symptoms from root causes? ...

PART IV: Investment Decision Making - From Financial Impact to Investment Choice

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: Investment Valuation: ROI, NPV, IRR & Sensitivity Analysis Video: ROI, NPV & IRR in Excel: How to Calculate and Present Them Correctly in Cases Video: Sensitivity Analysis in Excel Data Tables, Scenario Manager & Charts for Cases A financial model te...

Financial Estimation - Making Smart Assumptions Under Pressure

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: Estimation in Case Finances: Quick Market Sizing, Budgeting & Sanity Checks Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand the role of estimation in case-solving develop reasonable assumptions when data is ...

Building Realistic Budgets - Connecting Strategy to Financial Reality

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: How to Build a Realistic Budget in Case Presentations – Scale, One-Time vs Ongoing, and Credibility Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand the purpose of implementation budgets estimate project cost...

Ratio Analysis - Measuring Financial Performance

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: Situational Financial Analysis Ratios, Solvency, Efficiency & Leverage Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: explain the purpose of financial ratios calculate and interpret the major categories of financial ratios ...

Comparative Analysis - Finding Meaning Through Comparison

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: Comparative Financial Analysis: Historical vs Industry Benchmarks, Debt vs Equity, Etc Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand the purpose of comparative financial analysis distinguish between horizo...

Why Financial Analysis Matters

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand why financial analysis is expected in most business cases distinguish financial reporting from financial decision-making recognise how executives use financial information ...

Understanding Financial Statements - Reading the Story Behind the Numbers

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand the purpose of the three primary financial statements explain how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement work together identify important financial tr...

Closing Reflections: Does this Decision Create Enough Value?

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

The financial work in a case should ultimately answer one question: Does this decision create enough value to justify taking the risk? You began this section by understanding the organisation's financial position. You learned to analyse financial statements ...

The MAD Skills Toolkit Manuals

IAGA Student Competition Discover Your MAD Skills Masterclasses

These manuals are here to help you on your case-solving adventure! They’ve been created by Cam Welsh in collaboration with Innovatank. Cam is an award-winning educator and coach who has been honoured with the title of Emeritus Professor by the Haskayne School ...

PART XIII: MAD Skills Practice System

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

Knowing the framework isn't enough. You have to practice using it. The objective of practice is not perfection. It is repeated recovery and improvement. Practice 1: Decipher the Case Take a case and give yourself 10 minutes. Write only: Organisation: Wha...

How to Use This Manual

Part II: Building Decks, Communication ... Building Decks, Communication & Effecti...

The first Discover Your MAD Skills Masterclass Manual focused on solving the case: deciphering the problem, conducting analysis, developing alternatives, making a recommendation, and determining how to implement it. This second manual focuses on what happens n...

About the Author

Part II: Building Decks, Communication ... Building Decks, Communication & Effecti...

Cam Welsh is an award-winning educator and coach who has been honoured with the title of emeritus professor by the Haskayne School of Business. He is also an executive coach and one of Canada's and the world's most experienced and successful case competition...

Series Preface

Part II: Building Decks, Communication ... Building Decks, Communication & Effecti...

This series of manuals represents my attempt to capture, organise, and share more than 20 years of experience coaching case-solving teams at regional, national, and international competitions. It is also the culmination of a year-long sabbatical and the first ...

Introduction

Part II: Building Decks, Communication ... Building Decks, Communication & Effecti...

You can have the best analysis in the competition and still lose. Every year, judges see teams that identify the right problem, develop thoughtful recommendations, complete excellent financial analysis, and build realistic implementation plans. Yet when it com...

How to Use This Manual

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

Business case-solving competitions are not won by knowing the most frameworks. They are won by knowing: which questions to ask, which problems to solve, which tools to use, which ideas to pursue, and how to turn that thinking into a clear recommendation that a...

About the Author

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

Cam Welsh is an award-winning educator and coach who has been honoured with the title of emeritus professor by the Haskayne School of Business. He is also an executive coach and one of Canada's and the world's most experienced and successful case competition c...

Introduction

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

Every business case begins with uncertainty. You are handed a situation that is incomplete, ambiguous, and often deliberately complex. Some information is important. Some is distracting. Some facts point in different directions. Your challenge is not simply to...

Series Preface

Part I: Structure and Frameworks for Wi... Structure and Frameworks

This series of manuals represents my attempt to capture, organise, and share more than 20 years of experience coaching case-solving teams at regional, national, and international competitions. It is also the culmination of a year-long sabbatical and the first ...

Market Sizing with TAM, SAM and SOM - Estimating the Opportunity Before Building the Solution

Part IV: Case Finances & Excel Mastery Case Finances & Excel Mastery

Video: TAM, SAM, SOM: How to Size Your Market and Turn Numbers into Compelling Insights Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: understand the purpose of market sizing distinguish between TAM, SAM and SOM estimat...