Digital Transformation Job Simulation

Develop a new app to help your client, CoffeeCo, combat declining sales as part of BCG's Digital Transformation Team.

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.
Stand out in your application to BCG. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at BCG. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced

3-4 hours

No grades

No assessments

Introductory

Welcome to BCG’s job simulation! We’re so excited to have you here with us!

So what exactly is a job simulation? It is the perfect opportunity to take on practical tasks similar to what our very own BCGers would work on and get a true feel of what it is like to work at BCG as a strategy consultant, technology consultant, and a designer which will give you deeper understanding on what BCG does and help set you up for success when you decide to apply with us.

BCG partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark impactful change through leading-edge management consulting as well as data science, technology and design, digital ventures, and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organisation to deliver results that help our clients thrive.

In this job simulation, you will gain enviable insight into what it’s like to solve meaningful challenges with our diverse and forward-thinking team. What’s great about our job simulation is the flexibility of it. You’ll get to choose the module or modules that you would like to take and complete all of these tasks and modules anywhere and anytime in the world, allowing you to upskill yourself in your own time and pace.

After finishing each module, you’ll be provided with real work sample answers from our leaders and you can see how top-tier consultants and our designers would have tackled each task, so that you can learn from their approach.

Disclaimer: Participation in this job simulation is not an employment relationship with BCG. It is our policy that you do not list your completion of this program as work or internship experience on your CV, LinkedIn, or any other social media or professional platform. For guidance on how to accurately represent your experience, review the Forage CV referencing policy.

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at BCG. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Agile Methodology

Brainstorming

Business Judgment

Categorization

Creative Thinking

Critical Thinking

Evaluation

Excel

Financial Modeling

Information Synthesis

Market Research

PowerPoint

Prioritization

Project Management

Project Planning

Stakeholder Management

Introduction from BCG

Tasks

Task One: Market Research

30-60 minsIntroductory

Understand emerging trends in using apps to improve customer engagement in F&B industry.

What you'll learn

Meet your client CoffeeCo, a global coffee company facing a decline in same-store sales
BCG has been engaged to transform the digital customer journey and explore ways technology can be used to increase customer engagement and same-store sales.

What you'll do

Conduct market research and identify examples of apps that have successfully improved customer engagement
Summarize your findings in a presentation

Task One: Market Research

30-60 minsIntroductory

Understand emerging trends in using apps to improve customer engagement in F&B industry.

What you'll learn

Meet your client CoffeeCo, a global coffee company facing a decline in same-store sales
BCG has been engaged to transform the digital customer journey and explore ways technology can be used to increase customer engagement and same-store sales.

What you'll do

Conduct market research and identify examples of apps that have successfully improved customer engagement
Summarize your findings in a presentation

Reviews

4.6

I liked how realistic and structured the tasks were — moving from market research to use case development, prioritization, economics, and agile scaling felt like an actual consulting project. The Economics task especially pushed me to think about revenue and profit impact, not just top-line numbers, and the agile sprint task gave me a practical intro to epics and user stories in Trello.

Student, University of Delhi

I enjoyed the hands-on, real-world consulting experience. The simulation provided practical exposure to digital transformation, agile project management, customer journey mapping, data analysis, and presentation development. It helped me understand how BCG consultants approach business problems using structured thinking and technology-driven solutions.

Student, Lagos State University

I enjoyed working on a realistic consulting project that combined market research, customer journey analysis, agile product management, data analysis in Excel, and strategic recommendations. The simulation provided practical exposure to how DigitalBCG consultants solve business problems using data-driven decision-making and collaboration.

Student, University of Delhi