McKinsey: what are the differences between Implementation Consultant, Implementation Associate, BA, and Associate? Are they all generalist consultants roles? Which titles are more senior than which?

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BA->SBA->EM (Manager)
ASC————>EM

- We have 3 consulting tracks: Integrative, Expert, and Implementation
- All are are industry agnostic, but Integrative means you can bounce functional practices, Experts align to a functional practice (Digital, Org) immediately, while Implementation is exactly that
- All 3 have these roles or equivalents; BA (and equivalent) are almost always undergrad hires or 1-3 years exp
- ASC (and equivalent) are almost always MBA/PHD/JD
- Generally, you can fluidly work across these 3 types based on interest and conversation (but, likelihood of a Digital Analyst being on a DD is low)
- All 3 lead up to Partner

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Yeah I've heard they're aligning titles. The BA equivalent was implementation coach and associate was senior implementation coach. I think theyre realigning them now, hence implementation associate.

McK’s into implementation? Like back-office IT implementation??

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Not IT implementation at all.

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