I asked Vikas Sharma , MBA grad from IE Business School , if he could share some lessons (including the harsh realities) from his MBA experience. Here's his response. - - - 1) Good GMAT score = admission to a top tier program. Really untrue for most top B schools. Your entire life (including career)...

Question on Quora: Is it better to pursue an MS/MTech or an MBA after studying engineering? My response: At MBA Crystal Ball we get a fair share of queries from folks who are in this situation i.e. just graduated and putting the two degrees in the ring to battle it out to see which one wins. There's...

Question on Quora: What's it like to be a business management consultant? My response: You'll have a love-hate relationship with just about everything connected with your profession. Your job You'll love how the brand name of the company adds dollops to your 'street cred'. You'll hate the unrelentin...

In my social media updates (tagged #KamatSutra), I often use anonymous snippets from my discussions with folks who approach me with interesting career or MBA related queries - if I think the response may be relevant to a larger audience. We're re-publishing a select few from the list here. We'll kee...

India's top business magazine, BW Businessworld , requested me to share some insights on the value of an international degree. - - How Good Is That Foreign Degree? Sameer Kamat - Founder, MBA Crystal Ball https://www.mbacrystalball.com/mcbroot/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sameer-kamat-dp.jpg Survey re...

Afzal Khan shares his experience in the MDI 1-year Program. Roller Coaster Ride on Journey to my MBA by Afzal Khan Hi Guys, I am a recent graduate from MDI 1-year program and presently working in consulting domain. Before going moving to that story, I would like to take you on my unusual roller coa...

Screen 4 (continued): Functionwise Performance Graphs The final report includes the following sub-reports and graphs at a functional level. Financial Management Report Revenue (Inflow) Expenses (Outflow) Operating Profit / Loss Cash in Hand Supply Chain Management Report Customer Orders Demand-Back...

Screen 4: Results and Performance Review You'll see this screen when the game ends - after 12 quarters or you go bankrupt. You can see what the final status looks like for the financial and operational data. When you are reviewing the graphs, one nice feature you can use is the 'show/hide' graph. C...

Screen 3: Dashboard This is the main screen where all the action happens. After reviewing the last quarter financials and supply chain management data (grey sections), you'll update/retain values in the 5 green fields in the decision-box on the left. https://www.mbacrystalball.com/mcbroot/wp-conten...

Screen 2: Guidelines Page After a successful login, you'll see this screen explaining how to use the game. It'll have your logo on the left. There are no other (distracting) menu options from our main site. Our main landing page has more details on the context and process, that we aren't repeating ...