Consulting for dummies

Consulting basics

100

The two common sides of the "house" in any company are:

a) Operations and marketing

b) IT and business

c) Legal and finance

d) R&D and talent

What is b, IT and the business

200

The most typical term for a contract between a consultant and client is:

a) engagement

b) agreement

c) work order

d) SOW

a) engagement

300

Gibberish disguised as meaningful conversation is often called:

a) consultanese

b) shenenigans

c) marketing speak

d) technobabble

a) consultanese

400

In a "T&M" contract, what does T&M stand for?

time and materials

500

What is the most common comic strip used by consultants in presentations?

Dilbert

Massaro basics

100

What did our old name (Abraic) stand for?

A Bunch of Russian American and Irish Consultants

200

My rank at Massaro is:

a) associate director

b) senior consultant

c) managing consultant

d) affiliate consultant

c) managing consultant

300

Massaro uses ________ to generate a culture of autonomy, genuine care and transparency.

a) rituals

b) policy and procedures

c) guiding principles

d) roles and responsibilities

c) guiding principles

400

Massaro seeks to only work with this persona:

a) organizational leaders

b) directive leaders

c) servant leaders

d) determined leaders

d) determined leaders

500

Massaro acquired a office recently. Where is this office located?

a) near South Station

b) Needham

c) Burlington

d) Medford

a) near South Station

What I Do

100

A skilled facilitator seeks to:

a) diligently transcribe meetings

b) provide subject matter expertise of the topic being discussed

c) create connectivity between people, process and tools

d) administrate schedules

c) create connectivity between people, process and tools

200

One of my strongest expertise is:

a) process optimization

b) team motivation 

c) agile transformations & coaching

d) financial modeling

c) agile transformations & coaching

300

I currently work at this client headquartered in Connecticut.

Otis

400

How do consultants commonly "maximize value in investments"?

a) examine and quantify waste within critical value streams

b) advise senior leadership on how to best position resources

c) bridge gaps in expertise and execution for companies trying new initiatives

d) serve as a political "meat shield" for risky projects

any answer is true

500

In my last assignment, I generated _____ in savings for my client:

a) $20K

b) $100K

c) $500K

d) $1.7M

d) $1.7M

Consulting stereotypes

100

Every consultant has this brand of luggage

Tumi

200

The most common hotel chain stayed in by consultants

Marriott 

300

This is the number one tool used by all consultants

PowerPoint

400

Common slang for a consultants final presentation

deck

500

This is the latest and hottest way for consultants to get around for moderate distances

Helicopter