I am new to consulting. I was wondering. How do you approach a client/executive if you think they are going about a problem in the wrong way? They requested a data analytics project but I think they approach they are taking to get the answers is wrong. Right now, I am trying to communicate with different stakeholders to get a better solution. However, I am not sure how to pushback.

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I know it sounds stupid but you probably need A few slides to summarize the discrepancies from current approach and proposed solution

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This. If there's an outcome metric, show the potential outcome of one solution over another. If it's just an ops process being misrepresented and you can't guess a number up front, highlight that the current proposal is not a great representation and show how your proposed changes solve for this.

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