Project Preguntas
What did you say?
Fun with Firms
Blast from the Past
All About Us
100

This client holds the record for most consecutive semesters with a project. 

What is CES? 

100

A phrase commonly used when a consultant asks for my time on given task. 

What is circling back? 

100

These three firms make up the acronym MBB.

What are McKinsey, BCG, Bain? 

100

This is the year that Purdue Solutions Consulting was founded. 

What is 2016? 

100

These exec board members currently live together. 

Who are Pragathi & Zoe?

200

This project's scope took a full 180 during winter break, going from business & data focused to technical. 

What is Oatmeal Baby? 

200

This problem-solving framework ensures that a set of categories covers all possibilities without any overlap between them.

What is MECE? 


Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive
200
This firm caused two founders to meet and form what now is Purdue Solutions.

What is PwC? 

200

These three areas are how Solutions is defined to potential candidates at a high level. 

What is Consulting Services, Member Development, Community? 

200

This food spot was used (and enjoyed) by board on the final night of the interview process. 

What is Wingstop? 

300

These projects were sourced by PM's and continued into a second semester.

What are Twine and FortifyLife?  

300

Often used to decline a new project, this term refers to an individual's or team's total capacity to handle additional work.

What is bandwidth?

300

What solutions alum (past exec) are we visiting at A&M this upcoming trek? 

Kevin Jin - 2022 DoT

300

This was the semester that Solutions went on its first Chicago trek. 

What is Fall of 2023? 

300

This previous director of talent and current board member are from the same hometown. 

Who are Anna Coffey & Connor? 

400

This is the number of projects we had in Fall of 2024, and also the most ever. 

What is 7? 

400

This term, used by firms like PwC in M&A implementation, is a polite way to let employees go, and is commonly found on their slide decks. 

What is synergizing?

400

Originally founded as a spin-off from a well-known credit card company, this firm is now a leading global management consultancy focused on financial services.

What is Oliver Wyman? 
400

How many members are in the #random channel on slack? 

What is 226? 

400

This exec member consistently uses the phrase "ok valid" in any situation applicable. 

Who is Anna? 

500

These are the names of the project managers for last semester (Fall 2025).

Who is: Anna, Aditya, Isaac, Gabriella, Connor, Jessica, Derek, Leo R, Hayden, Karishma, 
500

The acronym DFI stands for this type of client.

What is a Development Financial Institution?

500

This firm, often called 'The Strategy Powerhouse of the Midwest,' was founded in Chicago in 1926 and is the global leader in operations and procurement strategy.

What is Kearney?

500

These are the names of the members of the 2023 Solutions Board of Directors. 

MD - Parker Jeffrey
DOE- Adithya Chandrasekar
DOO - Sanjna Chokshi
DOT - Sahil Maurice
DOPE - Rohil Senapati
DOR - Amrutha Vaidyam

500

Name the major(s) for each exec member.

Anna - CompE

Pragathi - BME
Derek - Econ & IE
KK - BAIM & Finance
Zoe - Finance & Statistics
Connor - IBE & Finance