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The problem-solving system top consultants use on every engagement. Now in 12 guides.

The Consultant’s Playbook explains the 12 frameworks behind structured thinking, step by step: issue trees, hypothesis-driven analysis, the Pyramid Principle, SWOT, OKRs, root cause and more. About 370+ pages, 140+ diagrams, printable worksheets, a worked case in every guide and a web app to pick the right tool in seconds.

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The Consultant’s Playbook: 12 guides on a tablet, printed worksheets and the web app on a phone
12 guides, the worksheets, 3 bonuses and the web app: everything on one desk, and on your phone.
Sound familiar?

You’re smart. The problem is still a fog.

!

What it feels like without a system

  • You get a big, vague problem and start in five places at once. Two weeks later you have a folder of data and no answer.
  • You open a blank slide and don’t know where to begin, so you fill it with everything you know.
  • Your analysis is solid, but the room hears a list of findings, not a recommendation. Someone asks “so what?” and you don’t have a crisp reply.
  • You’ve heard of SWOT, OKRs, Five Forces and 5 Whys, but you’re never sure which one fits the problem in front of you.
  • You treat symptoms because nobody has time to find the root cause, and the same problem comes back next quarter.
  • You’re buried in “strategy” articles, long books and 53-ebook bundles, and none of them tells you what to do on Monday morning.

It isn’t a lack of intelligence. It’s a lack of structure.

Before and after: a tangled mess of ideas on the left, a clean structured tree on the right

Same information. What changes is the structure you put around it.

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The mechanism

The problem-solving system, in one picture

Consultants don’t win because they are smarter. They run the same short sequence on every problem, whatever the industry. The Playbook teaches that sequence, and the 12 frameworks that power each step.

Five-stage problem-solving system: define, structure, hypothesize, analyze, communicate

Define it, structure it, guess the answer, test it, tell it. Each stage has its own guides.

1

Define & structure

Turn a fuzzy worry into one sharp question, then split it into pieces that don’t overlap and don’t leave gaps (MECE). Guides 1–2.

2

Hypothesize & test

Start with a day-one answer, then go looking for what would prove it wrong. You analyze only what matters (80/20). Guide 3.

3

Choose the right lens

Strategy, advantage, growth, organization, goals, process and change: one tool for each kind of problem. Guides 5–11.

4

Say it so it lands

Answer first. Action titles, a storyline and a decision memo turn analysis into a decision. Guides 4 and 12.

Step one: break the problem into a tree

An issue tree is the single most useful picture in consulting. It shows every driver of the problem on one page, so you know what to check and what to ignore.

An issue tree: one problem on the left branching into three drivers and then into sub-drivers, with one path highlighted

Why-trees, how-trees, driver trees and hypothesis trees: Guide 02 shows how to build each one, with a worked case.

Step two: answer first, then prove it

Hypothesis-driven work flips the usual order. Instead of collecting everything and hoping an answer appears, you guess, test and refine.

Hypothesis loop: guess the answer, test with data, confirm or drop, refine

The loop that keeps analysis short: guess, test, confirm or drop, refine. Guide 03.

Step three: tell it from the top of the pyramid

One governing answer on top, three supporting arguments under it, evidence under each. This is how a two-page memo or a ten-slide deck gets a yes.

The Pyramid Principle: one answer at the top, three arguments, then evidence, beside a short stack of slides

Answer first, supported by grouped arguments. Guide 04 covers action titles, storylines and ghost decks.

Honest note: these are tools, not magic. The Playbook shows you how to use each one correctly, on realistic (fictional) cases. It doesn’t promise any business or career result.
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How it works

From “where do I start?” to a clear answer

Every guide follows the same layout, so you can pick it up in the middle of a hard week and use it.

Three steps: pick a framework on the tablet, fill the printable worksheet, share the one-page summary

Pick, fill, share.

1

Pick the right framework

Describe your problem to the Framework Picker (a bonus guide and a tool in the web app). In two questions it points you to the guide you need.

2

Read the ~30-page guide

What the framework is, when to use it, the steps, common mistakes, and a worked case from a fictional company, end to end.

3

Fill in the worksheet

Every guide has 2–3 printable worksheets and canvases, so you apply it to your own problem right away, on paper or on screen.

4

Check yourself and move on

A short quiz and the Case Practice Drills build the habit, so the next problem takes you minutes, not days.

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What’s inside

12 guides. 12 frameworks. One toolkit.

Each guide is about 30 pages: plain-English explanation, diagrams, a worked case, worksheets, a quiz and a glossary. No filler pages.

Four example frameworks drawn as diagrams: a 2x2 matrix, five forces, a value chain and a 9-box

Diagrams on every page that needs one, drawn for this Playbook (140+ in total).

Guide 01: Structured Problem Solving
Guide 01 · 32 pages

Structured Problem Solving

Define the problem before you solve it: SCQ, a one-page problem statement, a SMART question and the path from symptom to cause.

Guide 02: MECE and Issue Trees
Guide 02 · 29 pages

MECE & Issue Trees

Break any big question into pieces that do not overlap and miss nothing: why-trees, how-trees, driver trees and hypothesis trees.

Guide 03: Hypothesis-Driven Analysis and the 80/20 Rule
Guide 03 · 30 pages

Hypothesis-Driven Analysis & the 80/20 Rule

Start with a day-one answer, test it fast, size things on the back of an envelope and always finish with the “so what”.

Guide 04: The Pyramid Principle
Guide 04 · 31 pages

The Pyramid Principle

Answer first, then the support: grouping, action titles, storylines, ghost decks, and e-mails and memos people actually read.

Guide 05: Strategic Analysis
Guide 05 · 29 pages

Strategic Analysis

SWOT (and TOWS), PESTLE and Five Forces, and how to combine them without producing a list of nothing.

Guide 06: Competitive Advantage
Guide 06 · 30 pages

Competitive Advantage

Value chain, generic strategies, VRIO, the ERRC grid and customer jobs: what makes an offer hard to copy.

Guide 07: Growth and Portfolio
Guide 07 · 31 pages

Growth & Portfolio

Ansoff, the growth-share matrix, the 9-box, three horizons and build-buy-partner: where to place the next bet.

Guide 08: Organization and Roles
Guide 08 · 32 pages

Organization & Roles

7S, RACI, spans and layers, operating-model canvas and decision rights: who does what, and who decides.

Guide 09: Goals and Metrics
Guide 09 · 33 pages

Goals & Metrics

OKRs, leading and lagging KPIs, the balanced scorecard, KPI trees and dashboards people really use.

Guide 10: Process Improvement and Root Cause
Guide 10 · 33 pages

Process Improvement & Root Cause

SIPOC, process maps, the 8 wastes of Lean, DMAIC, 5 Whys, fishbone and Pareto of causes.

Guide 11: Stakeholders and Change
Guide 11 · 31 pages

Stakeholders & Change

Stakeholder maps, an 8-step change roadmap, a 5-stage adoption model, communication plans and how to handle resistance.

Guide 12: Running an Engagement
Guide 12 · 32 pages

Running an Engagement

Scoping, proposal, workplan, interviews, workshops, steering committee, decision memo and close-out.

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3 bonuses and a web app, at no extra cost

A decision flowchart that routes a problem to the right framework

The Framework Picker: two questions, and you know which guide to open.

Bonus 1: Framework Picker
Bonus #1

The Framework Picker

A one-page decision guide: describe your problem and it sends you to the right framework, and the right worksheet.

Bonus 2: 10 Case Practice Drills
Bonus #2

10 Case Practice Drills

Ten short fictional business cases with a worked solution each, so you practice structuring before the real thing.

Bonus 3: Consulting Glossary
Bonus #3

The Consulting Glossary

MECE, SCQ, so-what, steerco, ghost deck… the jargon of the field in plain words, searchable.

The Playbook web app on a phone
Web app

The Playbook web app

Search all 12 guides, run the Framework Picker, open checklists and canvases from your phone. Works in the browser; nothing to install.

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Everything you get today

One payment. No subscription. 12 guides (370+ pages), 140+ diagrams, worksheets, 3 bonuses and the web app.

The complete Consultant’s Playbook bundle
The complete bundle
The Consultant’s Playbook + 3 bonuses + web app
12 framework guides 370+ pages
Guide 01: Structured Problem Solving32 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 02: MECE & Issue Trees29 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 03: Hypothesis-Driven Analysis & the 80/20 Rule30 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 04: The Pyramid Principle31 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 05: Strategic Analysis29 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 06: Competitive Advantage30 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 07: Growth & Portfolio31 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 08: Organization & Roles32 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 09: Goals & Metrics33 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 10: Process Improvement & Root Cause33 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 11: Stakeholders & Change31 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
Guide 12: Running an Engagement32 pages · worksheets, diagrams and a worked case
Included
3 bonuses Included
Bonus #1: The Framework PickerWhich tool for which problem, in two questions
Included
Bonus #2: 10 Case Practice DrillsFictional cases with worked solutions
Included
Bonus #3: The Consulting GlossaryThe jargon, in plain English
Included
Web app Included
The Playbook web appSearch, picker and checklists on your phone
Included

12 guides · 370+ pages · 140+ diagrams · 3 bonuses · web app

Your price today, one time:

$37
About $3 per guide

USD · one-time payment · no subscription

For comparison, a popular business-ebook bundle sells 53 ebooks for $149. This one is 12 focused guides on problem solving, with worksheets, for $37.

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$7Optional at checkout: One-Page Cheat Sheets. The 12 frameworks, one page each, plus a master map. Print and pin.
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Why 12 focused guides beat a 53-ebook pile

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Web appDepends✓
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Price reference: a popular 53-ebook business bundle listed at $149.

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Who is this for?

You’re a manager, analyst or operations lead who gets handed fuzzy problems and wants a repeatable way to attack them.
You’re an independent consultant or freelancer and want your thinking, scoping and deliverables more structured.
You’re a student or early in your career and want to learn the frameworks properly, with worked examples.
You run a small business or a team and want one clear method for strategy, goals, process and change.
You prefer one tight toolkit over a giant library you will never open.
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Try it for 30 days. Zero risk.

Open the guides. Build an issue tree. Fill in a worksheet on a real problem. If the Playbook isn’t for you, write to us within 30 days of your purchase and we’ll refund your payment in full.

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Fair question

“Why only $37?”

Because it’s 100% digital: PDFs and a web app. No video production, no shipping, no subscription, no upsell treadmill. We’d rather make a focused toolkit easy to say yes to.

What you’re paying for is clarity: the same structure professionals use, explained plainly.

You might be thinking…

“I don’t have time to read 370+ pages.”

You don’t read 370+ pages. You open the one guide that matches today’s problem (the Framework Picker tells you which) and use its worksheet. Each guide is about 30 pages and works on its own.

“I can find this for free online.”

Pieces of it, yes. What you won’t find is the 12 frameworks in one consistent format, with worked cases, worksheets, a picker and a quiz. That’s the time you save.

“Is this just theory?”

No. Every guide ends in something you do: a worksheet or canvas for your own problem, and a worked example from start to finish.

“I’m not a consultant.”

You don’t need to be. The frameworks are general-purpose thinking tools for anyone who has to analyze, decide and explain.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get my copy?

Right after checkout you get instant access to your personal download page and the web app. Print the pages you want or read them on any device.

What exactly are the 12 guides?

Structured problem solving, MECE and issue trees, hypothesis-driven analysis and the 80/20 rule, the Pyramid Principle, strategic analysis, competitive advantage, growth and portfolio, organization and roles, goals and metrics, process improvement and root cause, stakeholders and change, and running an engagement.

How many pages is it?

About 370+ pages across the 12 guides (around 25 each), with 140+ diagrams, printable worksheets and a worked case in every guide. The bonuses and the web app come on top.

Are the examples real companies?

No. Worked cases use fictional companies and illustrative numbers, so the focus stays on the method.

Will this get me a promotion, a raise or more clients?

We don’t promise any career or business result. The Playbook teaches you to use well-known frameworks correctly. What you do with them is up to you.

What do I need to use it?

The guides are PDFs you can read on any phone, tablet or computer, or print on US Letter paper. The web app opens in your browser. Nothing to install.

Is it a subscription?

No. One payment of $37, and the files are yours for life.

What are the optional add-ons at checkout?

One-Page Cheat Sheets ($7) and the Audio Edition ($12). Both are optional; the Playbook is complete without them.

What if it’s not for me?

Write to hello@mastermodules.com within 30 days of your purchase and we’ll refund your payment in full.

Is this legal, financial or tax advice?

No. It’s educational content about thinking and analysis frameworks.

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12 guides, 370+ pages, 140+ diagrams, worksheets, 3 bonuses and the web app. One payment of $37.

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Educational content. The Consultant’s Playbook is general educational material about analysis and problem-solving frameworks. It is not legal, financial, tax or professional advice, and it does not guarantee any business, career or income result. Cases use fictional companies and illustrative numbers. Framework names (SWOT, PESTLE, OKR and others) are used descriptively.
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