Action Titles Library
Real declarative titles from real consulting decks.
The McKinsey convention: the title of a slide states its insight, not its topic. Every entry here is verbatim from a live deck in the corpus.
Bain
diagnose
“SEA is making progress towards carbon pricing and market establishment; however, more efforts are needed towards complete development”
Bain
analyze_data
“Domestic capital drove 60%+ of green investments across APAC, but in SEA, foreign investment tripled as domestic funding fell by ~40%”
Deloitte
analyze_data
“ORGANIZATIONS WITH GREATER CYBER MATURITY ARE MORE CONFIDENT AND REALIZING GREATER BENEFITS FROM THEIR CYBER ACTIONS AND INVESTMENTS.”
Deloitte
analyze_data
“Despite financial recovery signs, persistent uncertainty weighs on Italian consumers, limiting confidence and delaying major spending”
Kearney
establish_context
“Blue and green hydrogen sources offer potential decarbonization solutions, requiring either CCS deployment or use of renewables (1/2)”
Kearney
establish_context
“Blue and green hydrogen sources offer potential decarbonization solutions, requiring either CCS deployment or use of renewables (2/2)”
Kearney
illustrate_case
“A 100% H2 network can also be considered for providing energy to end users through fuel cells, co-generation, or other hybrid systems”
Kearney
present_framework
“Seven business cases, based on real-life situations, have been studied to assess their competitiveness with other available solutions”
Kearney
illustrate_case
“The Rotterdam port is investigating the benefits of H2 in its H-vision plan, which would combine fossil fuel-based production and CCS”
Kearney
recommend
“Companies should have strong tools that support all aspects of talent management and allow constant real-time feedback and visibility”
Kearney
analyze_data
“The dominance of laggards in tier 2 and tier 3 cities explains why less than 50% of respondents are aware of most digital activities.”
Accenture
quantify_impact
“The performance gap is expected to widen between companies that reach the highest level of operational maturity and those that don't.”
GoldmanSachs
illustrate_case
“Goldman Sachs Asset Management has operated in the space over 15 years, with the IPO setting the company up for the opportunity ahead”
IPSOS
transition
“The bedrock trust that the world's population has in Government and the major industry sectors of the world is still improving slowly”
IPSOS
benchmark_peers
“Outside of India & SE Asia there is no strong agreement from citizens that their government has a clear plan to tackle climate change”
JPMorgan
analyze_data
“Since 2017, our market share has grown across all businesses and regions, while maintaining expense discipline and operating leverage”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Respondents reporting the most ESG momentum say their organizations have a central ESG team as well as cross-functional ESG projects.”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Survey respondents who say their organizations exhibit superior ESG momentum report that purpose is embedded throughout the business.”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“A substantial share of tech professionals entered the field from nontech occupations and added new skills learned through experience.”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“An estimated $500 billion in new spending and tax credits for clean energy and healthcare will yield $237 billion in deficit savings.”
MorganStanley
analyze_data
“Investment activity remains high, from both local and foreign investors, who see significant growth potential in the Greek T&T sector”
MorganStanley
analyze_data
“Investment activity remains high, from both local and foreign investors, who see significant growth potential in the Greek T&T sector”
PwC
benchmark_peers
“In Europe, Norway is the most eReady country across all dimensions while Italy, Spain and Poland seem the least mature for e-mobility”
PwC
quantify_impact
“Increasing the employment rates of older workers in the OECD to Swedish levels could boost GDP by around $2 trillion in the long term”
RolandBerger
analyze_data
“The realm of education is undergoing a tech-driven transformation fueled by increased spending that could offer more equitable access”
RolandBerger
analyze_data
“Gender inequality is a global concern: In every region, the workplace gender gap remains significant - Progress is slow at all levels”
RolandBerger
establish_context
“As countries struggle to reach net-zero pathway, regulatory pressure is likely to be reinforced – Current business models are at risk”
BCG
illustrate_case
“KYC assistant | Enhance the onboarding process for new clients or suppliers by managing 5 end-to-end KYC activities with AI and GenAI”
BCG
present_framework
“Conversational capability in B2B sales | GenAI reinvents how sales teams in the field engage with customers across different channels”
BCG
analyze_data
“Future of orchestration—augmentation | AI will be used across all marketing roles, but level of automation will vary by specific role”
BenedictEvans
establish_context
“Old: “half of AI will be turning three bullet points into emails, and the other half will be turning emails into three bullet points””
BondCap
illustrate_case
“Physical World AI – Fully-Autonomous Vehicles (Waymo) = 0% to 27% Share of San Francisco Rideshares Over Twenty Months, per YipitData”
BondCap
frame_problem
“Open Internet = Can Be Messy, But Effective... Consumer / Business / Regulators = Key to Work Together to Amplify Good + Minimize Bad”
BondCap
analyze_data
“Good / Bad News – Rapidly Growing Mobile Internet Usage Surpassed More Highly Monetized Desktop Internet Usage in May, 2012, in India”
BondCap
analyze_data
“India = Especially High Venture Capital Funding in H2:14 – 2015… Helped Drive Aggressive Start Up Valuations + Spending + Competition”
USydney
transition
“As the world changes, so do the skills you need to keep a close eye on. Get to know your Amplifiers, Movers, and Unexpected Emergers.”
Accenture
recommend
“Successful portfolio repositioning will require improving operational assets as well as navigating still-uncertain market conditions”
Accenture
establish_context
“The digitalization of banks' operations over the past 25 years caused an escalation in what was commonly dubbed 'the war on talent'.”
Accenture
illustrate_case
“Dedicated next-gen network infrastructure investment in multi-site private mobile network powers British Sugar's Industry 4.0 vision”
Accenture
establish_context
“China's accelerated capex in the 'New Three' sectors is adding competitive pressure to companies operating globally in these sectors”
Accenture
diagnose
“72% of customers say personalization influences their choice of bank, but only 3% use personalized tools offered by their main bank.”
Accenture
establish_context
“Today, exchanges' infrastructures are being strained by rising volumes, expanding product portfolios and compression of trade sizes.”
Accenture
benchmark_peers
“Only China and Canada have retaliated to date, though EU has signaled potential countermeasures depending on how negotiations evolve”
Accenture
benchmark_peers
“Consensus outlooks on APAC GDP growth have become more bearish amidst heightened uncertainty around how trade flows will recalibrate”
BCG
analyze_data
“Discretionary spend, e.g., passenger car sales, sees limited recovery, except for China and South Korea due to local market dynamics”
BCG
analyze_data
“When asked about considerations when selecting a college, the majority of students ranked all options as important or very important”
BCG
analyze_data
“Younger True-Luxury consumers largest participants in 2nd-hand, with supply driven by younger generations and demand driven by older”
Bain
frame_problem
“Time to (re-)establish creativity, customer and coherence as core pillars of the luxury equation where old and new playbooks coexist”
Bain
illustrate_case
“Case study: The EU's taxonomy offers lessons for SEA; highlights imperative for an integrated approach to transition & green finance”
Deloitte
analyze_data
“Global Foodservice reached 2.626 B€ in 2022, with APAC covering 41% of the market. Full service restaurants account for 46% of total”
Deloitte
analyze_data
“For processes with high fragmentation, the cost of service is often higher per FTE for employees working outside of the HR Division.”
EY
analyze_data
“Customer service, onboarding, risk management and operations were identified as top impacted areas in terms of cost and time savings”
EY
establish_context
“Building more diverse and inclusive workplace has rapidly become a higher priority as companies compete to woo the future workforce.”
KPMG
analyze_data
“Most global talent mobility professionals reported that their tax policy does not include non-organizational (i.e. personal) income.”
LEK
benchmark_peers
“Over the past one year, Latin America and China Stock and education indices are observed to be more resilient than other geographies”
LEK
analyze_data
“Regulatory landscape is supportive of novel technologies, not demanding clinical trials by specialty, allowing for fast market entry”
LEK
analyze_data
“Almost a third of Australia’s workforce worked from home during the pandemic, with a third of these hoping to continue post COVID-19”
LEK
analyze_data
“Traffic volumes in regional QLD fell less than SEQ, with weekend traffic recording the biggest falls due to high discretionary trips”
LEK
illustrate_case
“The acceleration of technology trends with COVID-19 has prompted the large universities to revisit how they use their infrastructure”
LEK
analyze_data
“While the overall change in demand has been negligible, there has been a significant shift in usage between different customer types”
LEK
analyze_data
“Energy demand has shifted from the CBD to outer suburbs and regional areas as a greater number of Victorians adapt to remote working”
LEK
establish_context
“The strongest driver of policy and investment in both regional and urban water is long-term rainfall decline and increasing scarcity”
LEK
illustrate_case
“Incineration is the main source of household waste treatment in Denmark with nearly 30 waste-to-energy facilities across the country”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“Improve end-to-end productivity through advanced technologies to reduce labor cost with 5 – 10% could give EBITDA uplift of 0.5 – 1%”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“2. If 90-100% of labor cost increase due to labor market tightness can be passed on to consumers, the EBITDA impact is -0.3pp to opp”
McKinsey
recommend
“Beyond activating productive sectors, the government should work towards overhauling the infrastructure, particularly across 3 areas”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“On the expenditure side, two thirds of total government budget has gone to salaries & debt service, with ~6% in capital expenditures”
McKinsey
diagnose
“The decline in exports between 2014 and 2016 was driven by disruptions to land routes through Syria, but limited due to MLEB efforts”
McKinsey
benchmark_peers
“Lebanon remains one of few countries with fully state owned telecommunication sector witnessing limited private sector participation”
McKinsey
recommend
“Lebanon should develop three core offerings in city & entertainment, sun & beach and culture, while also taking a bet on eco-tourism”
McKinsey
size_opportunity
“With the right government framework, the outsourcing sector presents a valuable opportunity with the potential to create 25-35K jobs”
McKinsey
recommend
“Beyond activating productive sectors, the government should work towards overhauling the infrastructure, particularly across 3 areas”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Achieving the target surplus with CIP requires either a reduction in expenditures by ~17% or a GDP growth of ~29% in the first year!”
McKinsey
prioritize
“Essentielle initiativer bør gives prioritet og eksekveres på kortere sigt, mens understøttende initiativer bør eksekveres når muligt”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“Et yderligere samarbejde mellem de tre selskaber kan give et konsolideringspotentiale i størrelsesordenen 17 DKKm til 35 DKKm per år”
McKinsey
size_opportunity
“Teknologiske fremskridt kan bidrage med et yderligere potentiale i el-distributionssektoren på mellem ~17 og ~988 DKKm frem mod 2025”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Selskabsformerne varierer på en lang række parametre, herunder: hæftelse, styringsredskaber, skattepligt og adgang til kommunekredit”
McKinsey
frame_problem
“Most small businesses hold less than one month of expenses in cash reserves, resulting in a low margin of error in unexpected shocks”
McKinsey
frame_problem
“Not all SDGs should be expected to be relevant to your organization, as the SDGs represent different opportunities across industries”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Retail sales growth decelerated in July; trade declined, with both exports and imports falling; CPI turned negative; RMB depreciated”