Consulting frameworks provide structured ways to break down business challenges, analyze markets, evaluate strategic choices, and drive recommendations. This page brings together the most widely used consulting frameworks—including profitability, market entry, growth strategy, pricing, 3Cs, BCG, SWOT, value chain, 7S model, and more. Explore each framework to strengthen structured thinking and problem-solving skills used by top consulting firms.
Foundational Problem-Solving Frameworks
Profitability Framework: Cost & Revenue driver breakdown
Market Entry Framework: Assessing new market opportunities
Growth Strategy Framework: Organic vs Inorganic paths
Pricing Strategy Framework: Value-based, cost-based, competition-based pricing
M&A / Synergy Framework: Evaluating strategic fit, integration benefits
Market & Customer Analysis Frameworks
3Cs Framework (Company, Customer, Competitor): Market understanding
4Ps Framework (Product, Price, Place, Promotion): Marketing/strategy angle
BCG Matrix: Portfolio and resource allocation
Ansoff Matrix: Growth directions: market penetration, development, diversification
Operational & Organizational Frameworks
Value Chain Analysis: Identifying where value is created or lost
SWOT Analysis: Foundational situational assessment
Porter’s Five Forces: Industry-level competitive intensity assessment
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Consulting Frameworks
PESTEL Framework: Macro-environmental scan.
Customer Journey/ Experience Mapping: For service design cases
McKinsey 7S Model: For organizational alignment or change management cases