BCG online assessment: CCA or Casey?

Q: Which BCG online test will I get?

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Q: Is the CCA the same as Casey?

No. The CCA is a timed reasoning and work-style test; Casey is a business case run by a chatbot.

Q: Can I retake a BCG online assessment?

BCG says there is no retake for the CCA. Prepare the format before you start.

Question 1

A customer research day starts at 08:30 with three 40-minute retailer interviews followed by two 55-minute distributor interviews. Every interview is followed immediately by 10 minutes of private note capture before the next interview. After the third retailer interview and its notes, the team holds a 30-minute calibration. Lunch is fixed from 12:30 to 13:15, and neither an interview nor its note capture may straddle lunch. At what time does the final distributor interview and its note capture finish?

15:15
14:30
15:25
14:20

Answer

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Answer: C. 15:25

The three retailer blocks take 150 minutes and finish at 11:00; calibration runs to 11:30. A 65-minute distributor block cannot fit before the 12:30 lunch, so both distributor blocks run from 13:15 to 15:25. 15:15 leaves out the final note capture, 14:30 starts a distributor interview before lunch and pushes its notes past it, and 14:20 forgets the calibration.

Question 2

The CEO asks how you will approach the problem before you touch any data. Which structure best fits the case?

Decompose the P&LRevenue quality · Category margins · Operating costs · Prioritize and size recovery levers
Scan the marketCompetitor pricing and share · Customer segments and demand · New-store expansion · Long-term brand strategy
List the problemsSandwiches losing money · High food costs · Rising labor · Too much discounting
Fix costs nowRenegotiate supplier contracts · Cut store labor hours · End all promotions · Raise menu prices

Answer

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Answer: A. Decompose the P&L

The CEO asked why EBITDA nearly halved while revenue grew. Decomposing the P&L into revenue quality, category margins and operating costs diagnoses before it prescribes. The market scan answers a different question, the problem list mixes overlapping symptoms, and cutting costs first picks levers before finding where earnings leaked.

	CCA	Casey
Free start	8 questions in 12 min, 2 with no account	The first 2 questions with no account, the 25-min case with a free account
Full pack	US$49 once: 6 timed mocks	US$69 once: all 10 cases
What it is	Timed reasoning and work-style questions	A business case run by a chatbot
What you do	Answer questions against a clock, with a logic portion	Structure, read exhibits, do the math, record a recommendation
How long	About 30 to 35 minutes	About 35 minutes, then a one-minute video
Going back	Pausing allowed between sections	No going back once you answer

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