Prepare for your Oliver Wyman strategy interview

Strategy cases calibrated to Oliver Wyman's deep industry expertise and sophisticated strategic problem-solving.

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The Interview

What Oliver Wyman is looking for

Strategy Case Interview

01Industry-Deep Strategy

02Competitive Dynamics Analysis

03Business Model Design

04Quantified Strategic Recommendation

Behavioral Interview

01Industry Expertise Development

02Sophisticated Strategic Thinking

03Analytical Depth

04Client Impact Focus

Deep industry expertise//Sophisticated analysis//Specialized strategy focus

Practice Library

Oliver Wyman exercises

Ready to ace your Oliver Wyman strategy interview?

Prepare for your Oliver Wyman strategy interview

Strategy cases calibrated to Oliver Wyman's deep industry expertise and sophisticated strategic problem-solving.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Oliver Wyman is looking for

Strategy Case Interview

01Industry-Deep Strategy

02Competitive Dynamics Analysis

03Business Model Design

04Quantified Strategic Recommendation

Behavioral Interview

01Industry Expertise Development

02Sophisticated Strategic Thinking

03Analytical Depth

04Client Impact Focus

Deep industry expertise//Sophisticated analysis//Specialized strategy focus

How It Works

Master Oliver Wyman Interviews

Industry-specific strategy and competitive positioning cases, scored on Oliver Wyman's evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Strategy Goals

Competitive Positioning

Practitioner

Market Analysis

Practitioner

2Strategy Case Prep

A financial institution is losing market share in a key segment. Conduct deep...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

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3Frameworks

Framework

Is the target market attractive and winnable?

Market size and growth trajectory?

Global CRM market: $64B (2023), growing 12% YoY

SMB segment: $18B market, 18% YoY growth (vs enterprise 8%)

Competitive intensity and differentiation opportunity?

Salesforce: 24% market share, HubSpot: 6%, Pipedrive: 2%

Long tail: 150+ competitors, <1% share each

What positioning would create sustainable differentiation?

Which customer segment can be dominated?

SMB under 500 employees have 70% implementation satisfaction with Salesforce

Average switch cost: $120K + 6 months integration

What is the unique value prop vs incumbent?

Built-in marketing automation: 40% faster campaign execution than Salesforce+plugins

Can we acquire the capabilities and customers to compete?

Can we build a competitive go-to-market?

Current CAC: $8K for marketing automation; Salesforce SMB CAC: $45K

Sales infrastructure cost: 120% of revenue for first 3 years

Do we have CRM product expertise?

Engineering bench: 18 people (need 35-40 for full CRM roadmap)

4Feedback

Competitive Positioning

Distinctive

Market Analysis

Strong

Value Creation

Meeting Bar

Strategic Synthesis

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Oliver Wyman exercises

A financial institution is losing market share in a key segment. Conduct a deep...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

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An insurance company wants to enter a new market. Design the market entry strategy,...

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A bank wants to redesign its business model for the digital age. Conduct a strategy...

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Financial Services · Business Model StrategyOliver Wyman

Tell me about a time you developed deep industry expertise that informed a strategic...

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Behavioral · Industry ExpertiseOliver Wyman

Describe a situation where deep analytical thinking led to a non-obvious strategic...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Analytical LeadershipOliver Wyman