Sixteen prompts for consulting work — scoping proposals that win, structuring problems MECE, pressure-testing recommendations, and executive summaries that lead with the answer.
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Turn this client brief into a consulting proposal: {{brief}}. Structure it as their problem restated in their language, my proposed approach in 3-4 phases, deliverables per phase, timeline, and a clear statement of outcomes. Position on value, not hours. Flag anything in the brief I should clarify before quoting.
Discovery-call question set
Give me a discovery-call question set for a {{type of engagement}} with a {{client type}}. Group into: current situation, the real problem beneath the stated one, decision criteria and stakeholders, and success definition. Include a few questions that surface budget and urgency without being blunt.
Statement of work outline
Draft a Statement of Work outline for {{engagement}}: scope (and explicit out-of-scope), deliverables, milestones, assumptions, client responsibilities, and change-request handling. Make the boundaries clear enough to prevent scope creep later.
Follow-up after a pitch
Write a follow-up email after pitching {{client}} on {{engagement}}. Reinforce the one outcome they care about most, address the likely hesitation, and propose a concrete next step — not 'let me know your thoughts.' Confident, brief.
Structuring Problems
Break a problem into a MECE structure
Help me structure this problem MECE (mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive): {{problem}}. Give me a top-down issue tree with the main branches and sub-branches, so I can see the whole problem space and where to focus analysis. Note which branch is likely highest-impact.
Build a hypothesis to test
For this client situation — {{situation}} — help me form a sharp initial hypothesis: what I think the answer/root cause might be, the 3 things that would have to be true for it to hold, and what data or questions would confirm or kill it fastest.
Pick and apply the right framework
I'm analyzing {{situation}}. Suggest 2-3 relevant strategic frameworks (e.g. Porter's Five Forces, value chain, 3Cs — whatever actually fits), explain briefly why each fits, and apply the best one to my situation with real substance, not textbook definitions.
Pressure-test my recommendation
Here's the recommendation I'm about to make to a client: {{recommendation}}. Play skeptical partner: what are the strongest objections, what assumptions am I making that could be wrong, what would a smart client push back on, and how should I address each before the meeting?
Client Communication
Write an executive summary
Write an executive summary for {{deliverable/report}} aimed at a {{audience — e.g. C-suite}}. Lead with the answer/recommendation first (top-down), then the 3 key supporting points, then the ask. One page max, no build-up — busy readers, bottom line first.
Key findings:
Turn analysis into a slide narrative
Turn this analysis into a slide-by-slide storyline (action-title style, where each slide title states the takeaway, not the topic). Give me the sequence of titles that build a logical argument to the recommendation, and one line on what each slide would show.
Analysis:
Explain a complex finding simply
Explain this finding to a non-expert client stakeholder in plain language: what we found, why it matters to them specifically, and what they should do about it. Use an analogy if it helps. No jargon, no hedging.
Finding:
Reframe bad news constructively
Help me deliver this difficult finding to a client without sugarcoating or alarming them: {{finding}}. Acknowledge the reality clearly, put it in context, and pivot to the path forward so they leave with a plan, not just a problem.
Delivery & Ops
Draft a project status update
Write a client-facing status update for {{project}}: progress against milestones, what's on track vs at risk (flagged honestly), any decision or input I need from them, and next steps. Professional, scannable, builds confidence.
Synthesize interview / research notes
Synthesize these stakeholder interview notes into themes: the 4-6 recurring patterns, supporting evidence for each, points of disagreement, and what it implies for the engagement. Flag anything that contradicts my working hypothesis.
Notes:
Build a meeting agenda that drives decisions
Build an agenda for a {{meeting type}} with {{attendees}} designed to reach {{decision/outcome}}. For each item: purpose, time box, and the specific decision or input needed — structured so we actually decide, not just discuss.
Post-engagement case study
Turn this completed engagement into a case study (with client details anonymized): the situation, the approach, the result in concrete terms, and why it worked — written to help win similar future work. Flag anything I should get client permission to share.
Engagement details:
Tips
Feed it real client context, anonymized. Structuring and synthesis prompts get far sharper with actual details — strip identifying info, but give it the real substance to work with.
Always ask it to pressure-test. Before any client-facing recommendation, run the skeptical-partner prompt — it surfaces objections you're too close to see.
Save your proposal and exec-summary prompts in PromptDock. Scoping, status updates, and executive summaries recur across every engagement — insert them with // and swap the client context each time.
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Not if you use it as a thinking and drafting partner and apply your own judgment. These prompts are built to structure your expertise faster — you still bring the insight, validate the logic, and own the recommendation.
Can it replace real strategic thinking?
No — and the pressure-test and hypothesis prompts here are designed to sharpen your thinking, not outsource it. Treat its structure and frameworks as a starting scaffold you refine with real client context.
Are these prompts free?
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