Consulting 101
Groups that raise and spend money to influence elections, often issue-focused, are called these.
What are PACs?
This research is based on those who have already donated to a campaign, elected, or political group.
What is donor research?
This is an authoritative, persuasive document used to propose a course of action, a legislative championship, or a policy goal, depending on the organization for which it is intended.
What is directive memo?
This is a case in which the candidate takes the lead, determining the approach and driving the case forward through hypothesis testing and structured problem-solving.
What is an interviewee-led case?
In 2022, this person became the first layperson and the first woman to be president of Fordham.
Who is Tania Tetlow?
These are 2 of the groups known as the big consulting networks.
Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, Bain
This research is based on those who have donated to similar campaigns, associated electeds, or related political groups.
What is prospecting research?
This is a summary document, detailing an issue in-depth; compounded in substance by research but not intended to present a solution.
What is an informative memo?
This is a case in which the candidate answers specific questions, performs analyses, and reacts to prompts as they come, focusing on well-reasoned, clear answers.
What are interview-led cases?
This 2x Academy Award winner is one of Fordham's most famous alumni.
What is Denzel Washington?
This role serves as the liaison between consultants and the client at FPC.
Who is the Project Manager (PM)?
FPC will meet with elected officials in these 2 cities.
What are DC and Albany?
This is the first step to making a directive memo.
This is a general tip to use during a case study.
This famous poet lived within walking distance of Fordham's RH campus.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This is the last part of the project workflow at FPC
What is client presentation and feedback loop?
What is the second step of making a directive memo?
What is thinking about your audience?
This is a good framework that splits the problem up into non-overlapping parts which cover all the bases.
What is MECE (mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive)?
This rival school repeatedly kidnapped Fordham’s live ram mascot.
What is Manhattan College?
These are the four types of political consulting.
What are campaign strategy, policy analysis, communication, and data & analysis
This website is used to track donor research and giving history.
These are the 4 elements of a SWOT chart that are used when writing a memo.
What are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
These are the 3 C's of the business situation framework.
What is customers, competition, and company?
Fordham and Harvard battled over school colors by playing this sport.
What is baseball?