Famous Business Fails
Decoding Corporate Language
Consulting Survival Guide
Powerpoint Olympics
You Should Know This (EY Edition)
100

This video rental company passed on purchasing Netflix for $50 million in 2000

What is: "Blockbuster" 

100

This phrase is often used when a consultant wants to disagree without actually saying "that's a bad idea"

What is: "Let's take that offline"

100

The essential substance that powers consultants through the 8:00am client meeting

What is: "Coffee"

100

This keyboard shortcut is the equivalent of the panic button

What is: "Ctrl + Z"

100

This annual compliance requirement has consultants checking investment accounts they forgot existed.

What is: "Independence"

200
A blood testing startup, once valued at $9 Billion. It was later revealed their core technology did not work
What is: "Theranos"
200

The consulting term for an initiative with high impact and relatively little effort

What is: "Low hanging fruit"

200
When asked a question they can't answer, consultants use this phrase to buy time without admitting defeat

What is: "Let's take that away"

200

Consultants often spend more time doing this than actually writing content

What is: "Formatting"

200

This yearly process asks consultants to remember everything they have done in the last year

What is "LEAD"
300

The Big 5 became the Big 4 when this firm collapsed in 2002

What is: Arthur Anderson"

300

This buzzword describes the additional value expected when combining people, processes, or organizations

What is "Synergy"

300

This elusive state occurs when everyone clearly understands the problem/next steps

What is: "Alignment"

300

This slide contains the key message, recommendation, and conclusion for people who won't read the rest of the deck

What is: "The Executive Summary"

300

The most important thing you are reminded to do each week

What is "Complete your timesheet"

400

Google launched this social media platform to compete with Facebook, however it eventually shut down due to low adoption

What is: "Google+"

400

This file/document is used to maintain alignment and support factual information across all teams

What is: "The Source of Truth"

400
This site is where all files should be uploaded when you want share something across teams.

What is "SharePoint"

400

The state that early consultants should aspire to have the deck in when submitting for review

What is "Client Ready"
400

This three-letter acronym determines whether Finance thinks you are working hard enough

What is "UTE (Utilization)" 

500

This workplace startup was once valued at $47B before a failed IPO exposed major governance and financial concerns

What is: "WeWork"

500
This term describes what happens when additional requirements are added after work has already started

What is: "Scope Creep"

500

This is what consultants call guesses in order to make them sound smart

What is "Assumptions"

500
This phrase is responsible for countless late nights and rebuilds of the entire deck

What is: "Can you make a few small changes?"

500

EY's Global Purpose begins with these three words

What is "Building a Better"
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