BCG - what’s the role difference between Associate and Consultants? Do C’s oversee A’s? If so, what does a PL do?

Our BA’s and A’s are staffed interchangeably and both have a direct path to EM so wondering how a different model works.

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Sounds the same. As and Cs pretty interchangeable and in almost all cases both report to PL directly.

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It can differ. In large projects a stream might be owned by an A and a C with the C overseeing the A. Also a C close to promotion may serve as de facto PL, with no actual PL on the team. But most often they are staffed interchangeably and the main consideration is whether or not they are a new hire

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Yes - the team operating structure is the same but the progression path isn’t

As and Cs are somewhat interchangeable, but not fully. There’s more to doing the work than just executing a module. If something is likely to be sticky with the client, or particularly ambiguous, or otherwise less well defined a C is more likely to be asked to do it.

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