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PART XII: The Presentation Structure A strong case solution still needs to be understood. Once the analysis is complete, the alternatives have been evaluated, and the recommendation has been developed, your team must decide how to communicate the solution as ...

How to Use This Manual 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 f...

Chapter 4: Comparative Analysis - Finding Meaning Through Comparison 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 pur...

Chapter 1: Why Financial Analysis Matters 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 recognis...

Chapter 2: Understanding Financial Statements - Reading the Story Behind the Numbers 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,...

Part IV Closing: Reflecting on The Tools & Uncertainty Financial analysis is ultimately not about Excel. Excel is a tool. ROI is a tool. NPV is a tool. IRR is a tool. Sensitivity analysis is a tool. Scenario analysis is a tool. Their real purpose i...

Closing Reflections: Does this Decision Create Enough Value? 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 fina...

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

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 ...

About the Author 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 successfu...

PART XI: The Close The final slide does not mean the presentation is over. Your close is the last opportunity to reinforce the problem, recommendation, and impact before the judges begin testing your thinking. Done well, it brings the presentation full circle...

Series Preface 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 sabbatica...

Introduction 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. Y...

How to Use This Manual 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 cle...

About the Author 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 ...

Introduction 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...

Series Preface 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 sabbatica...

PART XIV: MAD Skills Practice System 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 minu...

PART XIII: Discover Your MAD Skills Case-Solving Checklist 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 cen...

Chapter 3: Ratio Analysis - Measuring Financial Performance 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 calc...