# Consulting OS

> AI-powered business consulting platform with human-in-the-loop methodology

## Overview

Consulting OS is a web application that combines artificial intelligence with human expertise to deliver structured business consulting. It uses a 7-step adaptive methodology derived from top-tier consulting frameworks (McKinsey, BCG, Bain).

## Key Features

- **Problem Framing**: AI-assisted objective definition and success criteria
- **Issue Tree Builder**: MECE hypothesis structure generation
- **Workplan Generator**: Automated analysis and data requirement planning
- **Insights Synthesis**: AI-powered finding synthesis and implications
- **Options Evaluation**: Multi-criteria solution evaluation and recommendations
- **Implementation Roadmaps**: Detailed milestone and resource planning
- **Adoption Planning**: Change management and success monitoring

## Target Users

- Management consultants
- Strategy professionals
- Business analysts
- Startup founders
- Corporate strategists
- MBA students

## Technical Details

- Web application (React-based SPA)
- AI models: Claude/GPT for analysis generation
- Human-in-the-loop: All AI outputs require human review and approval
- Export formats: PDF reports, structured data

## The 7-Step Consulting Framework

1. **Problem Framing** - Define objectives and success criteria
2. **Issue Tree** - Build MECE hypotheses structure
3. **Workplan** - Define analyses and data requirements
4. **Insights** - Synthesize findings and implications
5. **Options** - Evaluate solutions and recommend
6. **Roadmap** - Detail implementation milestones
7. **Adoption** - Plan change and monitor success

## Business Stages Supported

- Pre-revenue startups
- Early-revenue companies
- Growth-stage businesses
- Established enterprises
- Mature organizations

## Problem Types Addressed

- **Validation**: Is this idea/approach viable?
- **Optimization**: How can we improve existing operations?
- **Transformation**: How do we fundamentally change the business?
- **Expansion**: How do we grow into new markets/products?
- **Turnaround**: How do we recover from decline?

## Unique Differentiators

1. **Structured Methodology**: Enforces rigorous consulting frameworks (not free-form chat)
2. **Human-in-the-Loop**: All AI outputs require human review and approval
3. **Project Persistence**: Maintains context across sessions
4. **Professional Deliverables**: Generates export-ready PDF reports
5. **Blind Spot Detection**: Identifies potential gaps in analysis
6. **Outlier Ideas**: Surfaces high-impact unconventional opportunities

## URL

https://consultingos.app

## Documentation

For extended documentation, see: https://consultingos.app/llms-full.txt