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Resolve Complex
Problems With
The Pyramid Principle
Training &Templates
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Objectives of this document
“ Improve your ability to resolve complex
problem by applying the Pyramid Principle –
Training & Templates created by former Deloitte
Consultants ”
“ Save your time by using our fully editable
PowerPoint slides that you can reuse for your
own presentation ”
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Table of content
Apply the Pyramid principle
Create a story board
2
3
Write the introduction1
Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid
Principle?
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Write an introduction which contains the situation, the complication and the
question
• A neutral description with facts that you know your audience will agree on
• Example: The company’s market is mature and doesn’t offer growth
opportunity anymore
The situation
• A desired change of the current situation
• Example: The CEO would like to increase his profit by reducing his cost by
10%
The complication
• The question that implicitly results from the complication
• Example: How can the company reduce its costs by 10%?
The question
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Table of content
Apply the Pyramid principle
Create a story board
2
3
Write the introduction1
Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid
Principle?
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Pyramid Principle Definition
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Create a pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments - Template
Insert your answer
Insert your
supporting
argument
#1.1
Insert your
supporting
argument
#1.2
Insert your
supporting
argument
#1.3
Insert your
supporting
argument
#2.1
Insert your
supporting
argument
#2.2
Insert your
supporting
argument
#2.3
Insert your
supporting
argument
#3.1
Insert your
supporting
argument
#3.2
Insert your supporting
argument #1
Insert your supporting
argument #2
Insert your supporting
argument #3
Insert your
supporting
argument
#3,3
Insert your introduction’s question
Why or How?
Why or How?Why or How? Why or How?
To communicate in a structured way with a
busy executive, you should start with the
answer to the executive’s question first, and
then list your supporting arguments
Group, summarize and order logically your
supporting arguments
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The company can reduce its
cost by $5 millions through
some operational
improvements
Select
non-core
functions
Evaluate
cost and
service level
of potential
partners
Choose one
partner for
each
function
Design
current
processes
Compare
current
process to
best-in-
class
benchmarks
Adopt best
practices
based on
benchmarks
Select and
review
current
supplier
costs
Evaluate
cost of
potential
alternative
suppliers
Outsource non-core
functions to save $3
Millions
Simplify core functions
processes to save $1
Million
Review supplier cost to
save $1 Million
Renegotiate
supplier
contracts
and/or
choose
alternative
suppliers
How can the company reduce its cost by 10%?
Create a pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments - Example
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Ensure that your pyramid is Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive
(MECE)
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Ensure that each category of your pyramid doesn’t contain too many
subcategories
In this example, each category only contain 3
subcategories, which is the ideal number for
a clear communication
Why or How?
Why or How?Why or How? Why or How?
Ensure a vertical logic by answering the
question “why” or “how”
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You an also use an horizontal logic within your pyramid…
Horizontal logic at the first
level
Horizontal logic at the seond
level
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…by using a deductive logic…
The concept of deduction
Company X is not
profitable
Company Y is
profitable
Company Y
outsources its non
core functions
Company X should
outsource its non
core functions
A coherent and logic way of reasoning which automatically leads to a conclusion
Very convincing Sometimes hard to follow
Situation Observation
Conclusion
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…or an inductive logic
The concept of induction
Industry is attractive Competition is low Entry barriers are low
Company X should
invest in industry Y
A chain of non-related statements which make it possible to draw a certain conclusion
It is simple Link between conclusion and the
statements not always obvious
A list of independent statements
Conclusion
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The template below can be used to summarize the introduction, your answer
and the key hypotheses
• Situation: Replace the text by your own text
• Complication: Replace the text by your own text
• Question: Replace the text by your own text
• Replace the text by your own text
Insert supporting argument #1 Insert supporting argument #2 Insert supporting argument #3
First answer
Introduction
• Insert key message # 1
• Insert key message # 2
• Insert key message # 3
• Insert key message # 1
• Insert key message # 2
• Insert key message # 3
• Insert key message # 1
• Insert key message # 2
• Insert key message # 3
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Table of content
Apply the Pyramid principle
Create a story board
2
3
Write the introduction1
Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid
Principle?
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Based on your pyramid, identify the slides that you need to produce
Answer
Supporting
argument
#1.1
Supporting
argument
#1.2
Supporting
argument
#1.3
Supporting
argument
#2.1
Supporting
argument
#2.2
Supporting
argument
#2.3
Supporting argument #1 Supporting argument #2
Why or How?
Why or How?Why or How?
#
Introduction (situation,
complication and question)
Slide to be produced
1 2
73
4 5 6 8 9 10
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Then create a storyboard to have an overview of your presentation
1 2 3
4 5 6
Company’s profits
are decreasing
We should outsource
Competitor X is
profitable
Company X has
same revenue as us
But Company X has
lower cost
50% of his core functions
have been outsourced
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Ensure that your storyboard combines horizontal and vertical logic
1 2 3Key message #1 Key message #2 Key message #3
Horizontal logic: A presentation should be
easily understood by only reading the key
message of each slide
Vertical logic: Texts, diagrams and charts
should support the key message
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And finally produce the slides!
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Summary
How to effectively communicate to Business
Executives through great and logical
presentation?
Create a MECE Pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments
Create a logical storyboard based on your Pyramid
2
3
Write an introduction containing the situation, complication and
question
1
Produce your slides with a horizontal and vertical logic4
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Sources of information
Sources of
information
Slidology: the art and science of creating
great presentations by Nancy Duarte
The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel
The Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto
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Pyramid principle

  • 1. Resolve Complex Problems With The Pyramid Principle Training &Templates
  • 2. 2 www.slidebooks.com2 Objectives of this document “ Improve your ability to resolve complex problem by applying the Pyramid Principle – Training & Templates created by former Deloitte Consultants ” “ Save your time by using our fully editable PowerPoint slides that you can reuse for your own presentation ”
  • 3. 3 www.slidebooks.com3 Table of content Apply the Pyramid principle Create a story board 2 3 Write the introduction1 Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid Principle?
  • 4. 4 www.slidebooks.com4 Write an introduction which contains the situation, the complication and the question • A neutral description with facts that you know your audience will agree on • Example: The company’s market is mature and doesn’t offer growth opportunity anymore The situation • A desired change of the current situation • Example: The CEO would like to increase his profit by reducing his cost by 10% The complication • The question that implicitly results from the complication • Example: How can the company reduce its costs by 10%? The question Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 5. 5 www.slidebooks.com5 Table of content Apply the Pyramid principle Create a story board 2 3 Write the introduction1 Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid Principle?
  • 6. 6 www.slidebooks.com6 Pyramid Principle Definition Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 7. 7 www.slidebooks.com7 Create a pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments - Template Insert your answer Insert your supporting argument #1.1 Insert your supporting argument #1.2 Insert your supporting argument #1.3 Insert your supporting argument #2.1 Insert your supporting argument #2.2 Insert your supporting argument #2.3 Insert your supporting argument #3.1 Insert your supporting argument #3.2 Insert your supporting argument #1 Insert your supporting argument #2 Insert your supporting argument #3 Insert your supporting argument #3,3 Insert your introduction’s question Why or How? Why or How?Why or How? Why or How? To communicate in a structured way with a busy executive, you should start with the answer to the executive’s question first, and then list your supporting arguments Group, summarize and order logically your supporting arguments
  • 8. 8 www.slidebooks.com8 The company can reduce its cost by $5 millions through some operational improvements Select non-core functions Evaluate cost and service level of potential partners Choose one partner for each function Design current processes Compare current process to best-in- class benchmarks Adopt best practices based on benchmarks Select and review current supplier costs Evaluate cost of potential alternative suppliers Outsource non-core functions to save $3 Millions Simplify core functions processes to save $1 Million Review supplier cost to save $1 Million Renegotiate supplier contracts and/or choose alternative suppliers How can the company reduce its cost by 10%? Create a pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments - Example
  • 9. 9 www.slidebooks.com9 Ensure that your pyramid is Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 10. 10 www.slidebooks.com10 Ensure that each category of your pyramid doesn’t contain too many subcategories In this example, each category only contain 3 subcategories, which is the ideal number for a clear communication Why or How? Why or How?Why or How? Why or How? Ensure a vertical logic by answering the question “why” or “how”
  • 11. 11 www.slidebooks.com11 You an also use an horizontal logic within your pyramid… Horizontal logic at the first level Horizontal logic at the seond level
  • 12. 12 www.slidebooks.com12 …by using a deductive logic… The concept of deduction Company X is not profitable Company Y is profitable Company Y outsources its non core functions Company X should outsource its non core functions A coherent and logic way of reasoning which automatically leads to a conclusion Very convincing Sometimes hard to follow Situation Observation Conclusion Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 13. 13 www.slidebooks.com13 …or an inductive logic The concept of induction Industry is attractive Competition is low Entry barriers are low Company X should invest in industry Y A chain of non-related statements which make it possible to draw a certain conclusion It is simple Link between conclusion and the statements not always obvious A list of independent statements Conclusion
  • 14. 14 www.slidebooks.com14 The template below can be used to summarize the introduction, your answer and the key hypotheses • Situation: Replace the text by your own text • Complication: Replace the text by your own text • Question: Replace the text by your own text • Replace the text by your own text Insert supporting argument #1 Insert supporting argument #2 Insert supporting argument #3 First answer Introduction • Insert key message # 1 • Insert key message # 2 • Insert key message # 3 • Insert key message # 1 • Insert key message # 2 • Insert key message # 3 • Insert key message # 1 • Insert key message # 2 • Insert key message # 3
  • 15. 15 www.slidebooks.com15 Table of content Apply the Pyramid principle Create a story board 2 3 Write the introduction1 Resolve complex problems with the Pyramid Principle?
  • 16. 16 www.slidebooks.com16 Based on your pyramid, identify the slides that you need to produce Answer Supporting argument #1.1 Supporting argument #1.2 Supporting argument #1.3 Supporting argument #2.1 Supporting argument #2.2 Supporting argument #2.3 Supporting argument #1 Supporting argument #2 Why or How? Why or How?Why or How? # Introduction (situation, complication and question) Slide to be produced 1 2 73 4 5 6 8 9 10 Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 17. 17 www.slidebooks.com17 Then create a storyboard to have an overview of your presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Company’s profits are decreasing We should outsource Competitor X is profitable Company X has same revenue as us But Company X has lower cost 50% of his core functions have been outsourced
  • 18. 18 www.slidebooks.com18 Ensure that your storyboard combines horizontal and vertical logic 1 2 3Key message #1 Key message #2 Key message #3 Horizontal logic: A presentation should be easily understood by only reading the key message of each slide Vertical logic: Texts, diagrams and charts should support the key message Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 19. 19 www.slidebooks.com19 And finally produce the slides!
  • 20. 20 www.slidebooks.com20 Summary How to effectively communicate to Business Executives through great and logical presentation? Create a MECE Pyramid with your answer and supporting arguments Create a logical storyboard based on your Pyramid 2 3 Write an introduction containing the situation, complication and question 1 Produce your slides with a horizontal and vertical logic4 Click here to download the editable PowerPoint version at www.slidebooks.com
  • 21. 21 www.slidebooks.com21 Sources of information Sources of information Slidology: the art and science of creating great presentations by Nancy Duarte The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel The Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto
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