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.
BondCap
establish_context
“AI Model Compute Costs High / Rising + Inference Costs Per Token Falling = Performance Converging + Developer Usage Rising”
BondCap
frame_problem
“AI Model Compute Costs High / Rising + Inference Costs Per Token Falling = Performance Converging + Developer Usage Rising”
BondCap
frame_problem
“AI Model Compute Costs High / Rising + Inference Costs Per Token Falling = Performance Converging + Developer Usage Rising”
BondCap
establish_context
“AI Model Compute Costs High / Rising + Inference Costs Per Token Falling = Performance Converging + Developer Usage Rising”
BondCap
illustrate_case
“Specialized AI – Legal (Workflows) = Harvey @ $10MM to $70MM ARR in Fifteen Months, per The Information & Business Insider”
BondCap
transition
“...Data Gathering + Sharing + Optimization = Accelerates With Computer Adoption... Consumer Mobiles + The Cloud (2006→)...”
Accenture
establish_context
“After easing substantially since January, global supply chain pressures have now normalized to their pre-pandemic average”
Accenture
recommend
“To be sure, it's a tough time for traditional media companies today. But there's opportunity in the challenges they face.”
Accenture
quantify_impact
“UK businesses harnessing digital capabilities to augment their workers could unlock £33 billion in additional GVA in 2030”
Accenture
analyze_data
“Technology strength is related to long-term profitable growth, especially when combined with strong business capabilities”
Accenture
present_framework
2x2 Matrix
“Our report shows what a difference a year makes and how leading organizations are demonstrating cybersecurity resilience.”
Accenture
diagnose
“1. On C-suite dynamics, leading companies have closed the tech-fluency gap, and raised the bar for senior tech executives”
Accenture
establish_context
“Evolving customer needs and macro-level shifts spur the need for technological evolution and operating model re-invention”
Accenture
recommend
“Thrive with Ecosystems: Plug-and-play next-generation technologies and countless innovations via major partners, at speed”
Accenture
analyze_data
“Tariffs are dampening both manufacturing and services activity in the US and exacerbating existing weakness across Europe”
Accenture
establish_context
“Tariff rollout thus far has been fast and furious, but with some backtracking and mixed messaging on the overall strategy”
Accenture
benchmark_peers
“High-TSR companies and top value creators are more likely to embed a holistic digital strategy across the deal lifecycle.”
Accenture
plan_implementation
“To ensure the success of transforming and implementing circular business models, organisations need a transformation team”
Accenture
diagnose
“Neither established defense suppliers nor the new market entrants are adapting fast enough to changing needs and markets.”
AlvarezMarsal
front_matter
“A tough year for European chemicals players has come to an end – We do expect a continuation of the challenges into 2024!”
BCG
recommend
“Der kan introduceres flere greb til at sikre bedre samarbejde – frem for alt indførelse af Integrated Project Teams (IPT)”
BCG
analyze_data
“Still early days for AI agents: While 73% see their potential, only 33% understand them, and most are still experimenting”
BCG
diagnose
“Growing churn in TV requires continued effort to attract pilots – as almost all shows stay in city where pilot was filmed”
BCG
analyze_data
“NYC filmed production industry has seen FTE growth from 94K to 104K since 2011, bringing dependable year-round employment”
BCG
state_next_steps
“BCG Luxury expert network ready to discuss in every large market the outcomes of True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight 2023”
BCG
establish_context
“The unique characteristics of the Chinese Internet market will indirectly influence how Chinese companies expand overseas”
BCG
establish_context
“COVID-19 epidemic continues to progress globally while disease hotspots are changing and lockdown strategies are evolving”
BCG
analyze_data
“Among investors' concerns, inflation and the Federal Reserve's policy are number one, followed by cost and wage inflation”
BCG
analyze_data
“However, companies continue to invest, and investment levels in mitigation and adaptation are expected to continue rising”
BCG
present_framework
“I analysen af skaleringer af kapaciteter er der udviklet et skaleringskoncept og skaleringer for 15 operative kapaciteter”
BCG
analyze_data
“Made-in Italy increasingly valued by True-Luxury consumers, improving appreciation among Millennial and Chinese consumers”
Bain
present_framework
“ROLE OF THE STORE TO INEVITABLY CHANGE: FROM POINT OF SALES TO POINT OF TOUCH, A 360° CHANGE IN THE APPROACH TO CUSTOMERS”
Bain
analyze_data
“Glimmers of hope in Europe and Americas; Japan still championing although cooling down; China navigating turbulent waters”
Bain
analyze_data
“Energy solutions, green buildings and construction, waste and water, and sustainable materials are currently center stage”
Bain
analyze_data
“2019 PERFORMANCE POWERED BY A THRIVING RETAIL PACE THROUGH ORGANIC GROWTH; IN 2020 GLOBAL NETWORK POTENTIALLY AT ITS PEAK”
Bain
analyze_data
“In Southeast Asia, wants are emerging into needs, with consumers at different income levels desiring similar ‘essentials’”
Bain
analyze_data
“ผู้ใช้ที่มีมูลค่าสูงมีการใช้จ่ายสูงกว่าผู้ใช้ที่มีมูลค่าไม่สูง ถึง 7 เท่า โดยมีความตั้งใจที่จะเพิ่มยอดใช้จ่ายสูงสุดใน SEA”
Deloitte
analyze_data
“Diversifying esports activities across genres maximises the prospects of gaining relevant reach in the esports community.”
Deloitte
frame_problem
“Talent development, with a focus on attraction and retention programmes, is a key success factor for African companies...”
Deloitte
plan_implementation
“The approach identifies opportunities with the greatest value for NMSU, setting the foundation for implementation success”
EY
analyze_data
“... but bankers in Austria, Belgium, Spain and the UK expect to release provisions, which may boost financial performance”
EY
analyze_data
“In the next three years, the greatest consolidation is expected in the Belgian, German, Italian and Swiss banking sectors”
EY
analyze_data
“Of banks that have not yet established a GenAI team, a majority plan to establish a team within the next one to two years”
EY
analyze_data
“Marketers do not believe that making climate-related changes to products/services will change their customers' experience”
Kearney
frame_problem
“Bioenergy is highly applicable; theoretically it could decarbonize sectors representing about 50% of global GHG emissions”
Kearney
analyze_data
“Despite the variety of conversion routes for a given feedstock, intermediates act as a bottleneck in the processing chain”
Kearney
analyze_data
“Today, technologies also used to transform conventional resources are more mature than those mainly applicable to biomass”
Kearney
analyze_data
“Biofuels are the only reliable renewable alternative for aviation, whose energy demand is expected to grow by 65% by 2040”
Kearney
illustrate_case
“Biogas upgrading from animal waste appears to be the most widely deployed and most performant biomethane production route”
LEK
size_opportunity
“The private K-12 market has ~85M enrolled students across major markets and has grown at a ~2% CAGR between 2015 and 2019”
LEK
illustrate_case
“Our MedTech practice is a recognized thought-partner and trusted advisor to senior executives across the MedTech industry”
LEK
analyze_data
“Hospitals indicate increasing and greater interest in spending to improve physician capabilities and operation efficiency”
LEK
analyze_data
“Rebound in global mobility indicating pent-up demand is fuelling growth in UK and US; Australia is likely to recover soon”
LEK
analyze_data
“Border closures have reversed the growing trend of international students, with both enrolments and commencements falling”
LEK
illustrate_case
“ANU is forecasting total student numbers to drop, with international student numbers expected to increase again from 2022”
LEK
analyze_data
“As essential service providers, water utilities across Australia have indicated they will maintain capex despite COVID-19”
LEK
analyze_data
“A growing number of hospitals expect restrictions on sales representative access to become more significant going forward”
LEK
cite_precedent
“Our MedTech practice is a recognized thought-partner and trusted advisor to senior executives across the MedTech industry”
LEK
analyze_data
“While there are a number of key waste facilities in metro Melbourne and Sydney, their geographic spread is very different”
McKinsey
illustrate_case
“Deep dive – Australia’s secondary school kitchen garden project fosters food literacy to combat rising adolescent obesity”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“When observing price increases, more than half of consumers change behavior; about 20 percent say they delay the purchase”
McKinsey
size_opportunity
“Quantum computing will likely affect chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and the financial industry in the near term.”
McKinsey
cite_precedent
“In the 08/09 financial crisis, urban transit ridership followed a “U” shape... ... a decline with a long path to recovery”
McKinsey
benchmark_peers
“Lebanon spends ~50% more on public servant salaries and generates ~10% less government revenue compared to peer countries”
McKinsey
diagnose
“On the revenue side, Lebanon’s tax performance has been significantly below its potential with a tax effort less than 50%”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“The agriculture sector is one of Lebanon’s largest employers, with 212,000 permanent employees (excl. seasonal employees)”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Decline in RoE in recent years is driven by an increase in cost of funds witnessed over the last three years - Alfa banks”
McKinsey
diagnose
“Decline in RoE in recent years is driven by an increase in cost of funds witnessed over the last three years - Beta banks”
McKinsey
frame_problem
“Moreover, 55% of employers in Lebanon highlight a skill gap between the job requirement and the graduates acquired skills”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“CIP is expected to revive the growth in public works, which has historically been low, at only ~3% of government’s budget”
McKinsey
diagnose
“Three main entities are responsible for export promotion and partially provide the services recommended by best practices”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“The EFTA trade agreement led to a balanced increase in both exports and imports, but gains in both have been largely lost”
McKinsey
plan_implementation
“This entity would be responsible for leading engagement efforts with diaspora as well as promoting and emigration efforts”
McKinsey
cite_precedent
“Lebanon could set up a dedicated entity to drive diaspora related initiatives after selecting an adequate operating model”
McKinsey
plan_implementation
“Generation of referrals/feedback and data collection is crucial to continuously enhance tourism journey encourage returns”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Industrial production grew by 3.8% in December, with equity indexes complementing this growth to rise by 2–3% in February”
McKinsey
size_opportunity
“Shifting to a nature-positive transition will require substantial capital investment and unlock significant opportunities”
McKinsey
quantify_impact
“180 large, publicly traded companies could see profit losses beyond 10% by 2030 if they do not manage their nature risks¹”
McKinsey
analyze_data
“Hybrid or heuristic alternations offer options for exploring the full potential of NISQ and early fault-tolerant devices.”
McKinsey
illustrate_case
“Since February 2019, ~300 Danish executives have generated +800 new ideas incorporating the SDGs to create business value”