Is the consulting starter pack free to download?

Yes. The filled example and the blank PPTX download directly from this page with no signup, email or payment. The files are separate from Deckary’s PowerPoint add-in and its 14-day trial.

Which slides are included?

Six slides: a cover, an executive summary, an issue tree, a 2x2 prioritization matrix, an EBIT waterfall chart and a next-steps table. Every slide is native PowerPoint text, shapes, tables or charts.

Is the waterfall chart editable?

Yes. It is a native PowerPoint stacked column chart with an embedded workbook. In Edit Data, type the start value and each increase or decrease; formulas recalculate the hidden base bars and the end total.

Is this a McKinsey template?

No. It is an original Deckary template that uses common consulting conventions: action titles, MECE issue trees, prioritization matrices and bridges. The company, figures and dates in the example are fictional.

Free consulting PowerPoint templates: starter pack

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Six editable consulting slides that tell one storyline: an executive summary, issue tree, 2x2 prioritization matrix, EBIT waterfall and next steps. Includes a filled example and a blank deck.

Format: PPTX · 6 slides · No signup

Download filled example

Free downloads. No signup required. Native PowerPoint text, tables and chart data remain editable. All example data is fictional.

Read the format and writing guide

Consulting issue tree splitting a margin question into four levers and six sized initiatives — Actual slide from the filled PPTX. 6 slides in each download.

What you get

Six-slide filled consulting deck and a matching blank PPTX
Executive summary in situation, complication and recommendation form
Issue tree with four levers and six sized initiatives, built from native shapes
2x2 prioritization matrix with a numbered initiative table
Native EBIT waterfall chart whose Edit Data workbook recalculates the bridge
Next-steps table with owners, impact and first milestones

How to use the PPTX

Download the filled example to see one storyline across all six slides, or start from the blank PPTX.
Write each action title as the answer the slide proves, then replace the bracketed fields.
On the waterfall, use Edit Data: type the start value and each driver as an increase or a decrease. The hidden base bars and the end total recalculate.
Move the numbered circles on the 2x2 matrix and keep the table beside it in the same order.
Paste the slides into your firm or client deck, then change the accent color and font to match its template. Colors and fonts are set directly on each shape.

Inside the filled example

Issue tree

The key question splits into price, freight, procurement and operations. Each initiative sits in one lever, so the branches add up to $16.0m.

Impact versus ease matrix with three quick wins highlighted and a numbered initiative table

2x2 prioritization matrix

Initiatives are placed by impact and ease. The table beside the matrix carries the values and timing, so the chart stays readable.

Waterfall chart

A native chart bridges FY2025 to FY2026 EBIT. Its embedded workbook recalculates the floating bars when you change a driver.

One storyline across six consulting slides

The filled example follows a fictional industrial distributor, Alder Components. Revenue held at $400m, but EBIT fell from $48.0m to $34.0m, so the margin dropped from 12.0% to 8.5%. Each slide answers the next question a steering committee would ask.

Executive summary: situation, complication and recommendation, each in two sentences.
Issue tree: "How can Alder restore a 12% EBIT margin by FY2027?" split into four levers and six initiatives worth $16.0m.
2x2 matrix: the same six initiatives by impact and ease. Three quick wins are worth $8.5m.
Waterfall chart: the EBIT bridge from $48.0m to $34.0m. Freight and input costs explain $13.0m of the decline.
Next steps: five initiatives worth $12.5m for approval, with owners and first milestones.

The numbers reconcile across slides, so you can check how an executive summary, an issue tree and a bridge stay consistent when one figure changes.

Use it with your own analysis

Start from the blank PPTX when you already have a storyline. Keep the slide order if your audience expects an answer first, then the structure, the prioritization and the evidence. For guidance on choosing layouts, read the consulting slide templates guide. For the chart itself, see how to build waterfall charts in PowerPoint.

For single layouts, see the executive summary, issue tree and prioritization matrix templates. To study how real firms structure these slides, browse 152 real McKinsey presentations with free PDF links.

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