Project Violet/Emerging Professionals

Emerging Professionals

Our accelerator to gain the essential skills and tools that will become a foundation for your career.

Accelerate Your Development

A core set of skills to add value immediately and kickstart your professional development 

Explore Careers in Management Consulting

We have a diverse group of top consultants and leaders that want to share their journey and career insights with you.

A Powerful Toolkit for Your Career

Templates, quick reference guides, and work samples that are ready to be used on-the-job

Contents

Career Fundamentals

Build a foundation of self-driven development and accelerated learning
Adding Value and Owning Your Career
Preview
How to Structure a Learning Plan
How to Build a Support System of Mentors and Coaches
How to Prepare for Performance Reviews
Toolkit - Career Ownership and Expectations (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Learning Plan Guide and Checklist (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Support System Summary and Checklist (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Performance Review Template (PowerPoint)

Project Management

Drive projects forward with the right planning, status, and documentation
How to Take Meeting Notes
How to Facilitate a Meeting
How to Build a Project Plan
Preview
Status Reports and RAID Logs
RACI Matrix Explained
Toolkit - Meeting Notes Template (Word)
Toolkit - Meeting Facilitation Checklist (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Project Plan Approach and Templates (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Project Plan Template (Excel)
Toolkit - Status Report and Raid Log Templates (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - RACI Matrix Summary and Templates (PowerPoint)

Process Documentation and Consulting Presentations

Capture and communicate operational processes with diagrams and effective presentations
Process Documentation and Workflow Diagrams
How to Design a Consulting Presentation
Drafting a Presentation for Manager Review
Toolkit - Process Documentation Summary and Work Samples (PowerPoint)
Toolkit - Draft Presentation Layout (PowerPoint)

Quality Assurance

Learn the basics of testing and defect management in waterfall and agile methodologies
Test Execution and Defect Management
Toolkit - Testing Activities and Sample Approach
Toolkit - Testing Templates (Excel)

Data Analysis

Analyze and visualize large quantities of data to support data-driven decisions
Basics of Data Analysis
Toolkit - Data Analysis Approach and Review Questions
Work Sample - Data Analysis (Excel)
Work Sample - Data Analysis (PowerPoint)

Explore Careers: Podcast Episodes and A Day in the Life Articles

Explore careers in the consulting industry and read through articles that depict 'A Day in the Life' of other emerging professionals.

Ashley Reid | Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte
Larry Briski | Senior Partner at West Monroe Partners
Trina Wellendorf | Senior Manager, Learning & Development at Accenture.mp4
Ellen McInerney | Succeed on new projects, making manager, and traveling the world
Amir Azarbad | Founder & Managing Partner at Inspirant Group (acquired by 10Pearls)
Joanne White | Independent Consulting
A Day in the Life (8 Profiles of Analysts and Consultants)
Interview Question Prep

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

Why this course?

This course is relevant to anyone launching their career as an analyst or consultant. I built this as part of our training at Project Violet and it incorporates the skills, lessons learned, and advice I've gained over the years. It's really what I wish I had when I started out.

Our content is designed in a clear, concise, and engaging format that's different than most corporate training programs. We also provide a powerful toolkit that will equip you with the resources you need to hit the ground running in your career.

I haven't started working as a consultant or analyst yet. Is this course still for me?

Yes! Planning to start a career as an analyst or in consulting is an ideal time to take the course. Starting out with a proven set of documents and templates will give you a head start and ensure you're launching your career on a solid foundation of industry best practices.

I'm already a Senior Analyst or Consultant. Is this course for me?

There's a good chance, and you can also view the course through a lens of how to coach and mentor the less experienced consultants or analysts on your team.

Emerging Professionals Toolkit

  • Course
  • 39 Lessons

Build the essential skills you'll need to kickstart your professional development and gain access to a toolkit you'll leverage for the rest of your career