Booz Allen Hamilton: An insider guide - Gymkhana

come in the door and say, ‘I’m a media guy, and I only want to be a media guy’—we look for people to be more rounded than that. Early on, we encouragefolks to get out and kind of kick around a bit.”The typical workweek means Monday through Thursday at the client’s location,wherever that might be, and a return to your home-team location on Friday.Insiders report that people in some offices have less intense travel demands.Those who prefer to travel less might want to join Booz Allen’s governmentconsulting practice. It’s headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and most of itsclients are situated in and around nearby Washington, D.C.The FirmRather than spread its staff among hundreds of different clients, Booz Allen prefersto serve a smaller group of core clients. It isn’t uncommon for the firm tosimultaneously staff several teams working on different projects for a single client.A typical commercial team may consist of the following:• One or two consultants• Four or five associates• Two or three senior associates• One or two principals• One partnerBut teams on some projects, particularly those on the government side, may besubstantially larger. And teams are often joint engagements that include consultantsfrom both the government and commercial sectors. In addition, virtuallyall project teams include members of the client organization—in accordancewith Booz Allen’s belief that, to deliver enduring results, clients themselvesmust be an integral part of the consulting process. “We most often work inteams,” says an insider. “The structure is normally a principal running a project.Senior associates have teams of four to five that they run, which include BoozAllen associates mixed with client personnel. I actually had a team of 13 clients19