Slideworks Blog: Tips for creating better strategy decks

Best AI Presentation Tools for PowerPoint: An Ex-McKinsey Consultant's 5-Tool Experiment & Review

I ran the same business case prompt through five AI presentation tools and judged the output against a McKinsey standard. Here is how each tool performs and where it fits in a real consulting workflow.

May 29, 2026

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Strategy

How to Write a Market Entry Report: The Structure McKinsey, BCG, and Bain Use

A market entry report compares geographies to support expansion decisions. Explore the structure McKinsey, BCG, and Bain use to build one.

Apr 8, 2026

Consulting Presentations

750+ real consulting presentations from McKinsey, Deloitte, EY and more (2026)

In this article, we’ve rounded up over 750 different consulting decks from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Accenture, PwC / Strategy&, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger and more and highlighted some of their best publicly available work.

Apr 13, 2026

Strategy

Product Strategy Deck: The MBB Consultant Cheat Sheet

Ex-McKinsey, BCG, and Bain consultants share their top tips for building standout product strategy decks. A practical cheat sheet for product leaders.

Mar 11, 2026

Strategy

How to Create a Great Product Strategy: What Can We Learn From McKinsey?

In this article, we’ll review what a product strategy is, why it’s important, and the elements of an effective product strategy presentation based on the McKinsey approach.

Feb 25, 2026

Strategy

How to Write a Market Analysis (Framework and Template)

Drawing on best practices from top consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain, this post will guide you through a structured framework for creating a market analysis and provide a practical, step-by-step approach to execute it

Jul 10, 2025

General

How to Create Market Sizing Slides: TAM, SAM & SOM

In this post, we explain how to calculate TAM, SAM, and SOM and show you how to craft compelling market-sizing slides for your business. We have also included a few best practice tips based on our experience from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain.

May 20, 2025

Strategy

How to Create a Pricing Strategy (9-Step Guide and Examples)

In this blog post, ex-McKinsey and Bain consultants take you through what pricing strategy is, why it's important, and nine practical steps for creating your own pricing strategy.

Apr 23, 2025

Strategy

100-day Plan: A Strategic Guide for New Leaders (Examples + Template)

This guide lays out a structured approach for your 100-day plan – distilled from the insights of McKinsey, BCG, and Bain – to help executives and middle managers make the most of their first 100 days.

Mar 10, 2025

Strategy

How to do a Competitive Analysis (6-Step Framework and Template)

Drawing from best practices from top consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain, this post will walk you through a structured framework for competitive analysis and a practical step-by-step approach to execute it.

Feb 25, 2025

Slide Writing

BCG's Approach to Great Slides: A Practical Guide From a Former Consultant

In this blog post, a former BCG consultant shares practical tips to creating effective slides. From storylining to slide writing, we cover why it's important, what the core principles for great slides are, and how to them into action.

Feb 11, 2025

Strategy

What is Strategy? Thoughts from a Former Bain Consultant

A former Bain consultants shares his thoughts on how strategy is defined, why it's important, and gives tips for creating your own strategy.

Jan 27, 2025

Consulting Toolbox

Getting to the "So What": A Guide to Creating Actionable Business Insights

In this blog post, we explain how to transform raw observations into actionable recommendations that drive real business value. This is called getting to the "so what" and is one of the most valuable skills McKinsey, BCG, and Bain consultants are taught.

Jan 13, 2025

Consulting Toolbox

Timeline Slides (with McKinsey, BCG and Bain examples)

A timeline slide is a visual representation designed to outline a series of key events, milestones, or project phases chronologically.

Dec 23, 2024

Consulting Toolbox

Management Consulting Fees: How Bain, BCG, and McKinsey Price Projects

In this article, we’ll explain how consulting projects are priced and the different types of pricing, dive into why firms like Bain, BCG, and McKinsey typically favor fixed fees, explore the range of consulting fees across the industry, and show some real examples of BCG and McKinsey projects and how they were priced.

Apr 20, 2026

General

The BCG and McKinsey problem solving process - A step-by-step guide

At BCG, Bain, and McKinsey, there’s a proven problem solving method that every associate learns from day one — a structured, step-by-step approach that can be applied to almost any business problem.

Nov 19, 2024

Slide Writing

How to Write a Next Steps Slide (with Examples and Free Template)

In this blog post, we’ll dive into the Next Steps slide, why it’s important, and how to write one. We’ll also provide you with examples of Next Steps slides from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain, as well as a free template for you to create your own Next Steps slide.

Nov 1, 2024

Consulting Toolbox

Picking apart a McKinsey consulting proposal

In this blog post, we’ll break down a McKinsey consulting proposal, look at what works and why, and discuss how to write a winning consulting proposal.

Oct 8, 2024

Consulting Toolbox

20 PowerPoint shortcuts every consultant must know

We surveyed a group of top-tier consultants and identified their top PowerPoint shortcuts. This post explains how to use them efficiently.

Sep 20, 2024

Slide Writing

How to Write Key Takeaway Slides (with Examples and Free Template)

This guide, written by an ex-McKinsey consultant, teaches you how to create best-practice key takeaway slides based on a proven framework.

Sep 2, 2024

Mergers & Acquisitions

How to write a Due Diligence Report (with Examples and Template)

This guide, written by ex-BCG and Bain consultants, takes you through what a commercial due diligence report is, why it is important, and how to effectively craft your commercial due diligence slides.

Aug 19, 2024

Slide Writing

Mastering Risk Mitigation Slides: A Best Practice Guide with Examples

Risk Mitigation Slides are an effective and efficient way to summarize your risk management strategy by assessing, prioritizing, and planning for risks. In this post, we will explore various risk mitigation slides and offer a few tips and tricks for building your own.

Jul 31, 2024

Strategy

Complete Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy Framework with Examples

This guide, written by ex-McKinsey and Bain consultants, teaches you how to craft a go-to-market strategy based on a proven framework.

Jul 13, 2024

Consulting Toolbox

How to Write a Solid Business Case (with Examples and Template)

This comprehensive guide will help you write a compelling business case. Written by ex-McKinsey and Bain consultants, it provides the resources and steps to secure the necessary support and resources for a successful project.

Jun 11, 2024

Slide Writing

How to Write Recommendation Slides Like a Consultant (Examples and Template)

In this article, we discuss what a Recommendation slide is, how it is different from a Next Steps slide, and how to create a best practice version with examples from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain decks.

May 11, 2024

General

How to Write Roadmap Slides Like a Consultant (Examples and Template)

Roadmap Slides function like a map, laying out the key milestones, goals, activities, and timelines for achieving a particular objective. In this post, we will explore various roadmap slides and offer a few tips and tricks for building your own.

Apr 25, 2024

Consulting Toolbox

What is the MECE Framework – Consulting Toolbox

In this post, we cover the MECE principle and how you can apply it to sharpen your thinking and simplify complex ideas into something that can easily be understood.

Dec 10, 2024

Strategy

Corporate Strategy: What Is It and How To Do It (With Examples)

In this post, we'll go over what corporate strategy is, the key elements in defining a corporate strategy, examples of corporate strategies, and typical mistakes.

Nov 22, 2023

Strategy

What are the Three Levels of Strategy in Organizations?

The three levels of strategy are corporate level strategy, business level strategy, and functional level strategy. In this article, we explain the differences and give you practical tips and tricks for each based on our experience at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain.

Nov 8, 2023

Consulting Presentations

14 Real Consulting Proposals, free to download (2026)

Consulting proposals from top-tier consultancies like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are typically closely guarded secrets. Now and then, though, an RfP response finds its way into the public domain. We've rounded them up here, along with short summaries of each document.

Apr 1, 2026

Consulting Toolbox

How to Write Consulting Proposals (with Template and Examples)

A great consulting proposal requires the right content and structure. This post aims to teach you how to get both right.

Sep 25, 2023

Consulting Toolbox

How to use the SCR framework (with examples)

In this article, you will learn the SCR framework and how to use it. You will also see how top consulting firms have applied this framework to several real-life strategy presentations.

Sep 20, 2023

Consulting Toolbox

The Pyramid Principle - Consulting Toolbox (with Examples)

This article presents the Pyramid Principle - a simple framework to make your presentations and communication a lot more effective.

Sep 20, 2023

Consulting Presentations

55+ Real Bain Presentations, free to download (2026)

Real Bain presentations from around the internet for you to review, analyze, and learn from.

Apr 20, 2026

Slide Writing

How to Write Slide Action Titles (With Examples)

In this post, we will show you how to write compelling action titles and give you the best practices used by McKinsey, and BCG consultants.

Sep 20, 2023

Consulting Toolbox

Accelerate Your PowerPoint Deck Creation: From Days to Hours

Former Bain consultant goes through 9 slide-making tactics that can be used to speed up your slide-making process significantly.

Aug 29, 2023

General

Decoding McKinsey’s new visual identity and PowerPoint template

In this post, we will go through the different key elements of the new McKinsey identity, including the updated PowerPoint Template.

Aug 29, 2023

Strategy

5 Key Elements of a Successful Strategy Document

A strategy document is essential for any business, but creating one can be overwhelming. Follow the approach used by BCG, McKinsey, and Bain and learn the 5 crucial elements for success.

Apr 20, 2026