Challenging job, smart people - Project Leader Boston Consulting Group Employee Review

5.0
Sep 17, 2015
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Pros

The Project Leader role is very challenging as you're at the crux of the organization, managing both down (new post-BA and post-MBA contributors) and up (the partners who sold the case).

Cons

Long hours are expected as are (depending on the office & your area of expertise) long travel commitments. It can also be depressing to work exclusively with mature companies that are trying to hold on to old advantages, wring more revenue out of existing clients, or just decline slower.

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Cons

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Pros

Education on AI Fluency and access to the latest LLM models. My immediate team who energizes me.

Cons

BCG isn't what it used to be. Former CEO Rich Lesser cared about Innovation about deep IP and expertise, truly about unlocking the human potential that powers us. Current CEO and leadership trickles down commercialization message, everything is about metrics, what's the business impact, how many cases did this work touch, what is the trend. Often times appearing shortsighted. Lots of politics, lots of words, limited action from PA leadership, largely because they are unable to make a decision, going back and forth on priorities; Every MDP wanting to own something, with too many chefs in the kitchen, and not enough true clarity. Incentive metrics are broken, and asked to do more, An innovation unit is not recognized.

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