Strategy Consulting Visualization Skill

Marketplace-ready Agent Skill for executive strategy visualizations, board slides, competitive benchmarks, investment memos, market maps, timelines, waterfall charts, and data-backed slide specifications.

At a Glance

This skill turns raw business input into a board-ready visualization spec. It is structured as a portable SKILL.md package with references, proof examples, marketplace metadata, and local validation.

flowchart LR
    A["Raw business notes"] --> B["Strategic question"]
    B --> C["Insight headline"]
    C --> D["Visualization pattern"]
    D --> E["Slide spec"]
    E --> F["Quality check"]
    F --> G["Marketplace-ready proof"]

Why This Exists

Most AI-generated business charts become generic dashboards or decorative slide art. This skill gives agents a stricter operating system for strategy-consulting visualization:

• insight-led headlines instead of descriptive titles
• pattern selection tied to executive decisions
• disciplined visual hierarchy, palette, typography, and density
• explicit data assumptions and source-sensitive caveats
• reusable slide specs that can be rendered by designers, agents, or presentation tools

What It Produces

The skill returns a structured deliverable:

Strategic question
Insight headline
Recommended visualization
Slide spec
Data and assumptions
Quality check

The output is meant to be useful before rendering. A consultant, designer, agent, or slide-generation tool should be able to use the spec without reverse-engineering the intent.

flowchart TB
    subgraph Input["Input"]
        I1["Metrics"]
        I2["Business context"]
        I3["Decision to support"]
    end

    subgraph Skill["Skill workflow"]
        S1["Frame the decision"]
        S2["Choose pattern"]
        S3["Apply visual system"]
        S4["Write slide spec"]
        S5["Score with rubric"]
    end

    subgraph Output["Output"]
        O1["Board slide spec"]
        O2["Image-generation prompt"]
        O3["Assumptions and caveats"]
    end

    Input --> Skill --> Output

Visualization Patterns

Install

Personal Skill

git clone https://github.com/kgraph57/mckinsey-style-visualization-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/strategy-consulting-visualization

Project Skill

git clone https://github.com/kgraph57/mckinsey-style-visualization-skill.git .claude/skills/strategy-consulting-visualization

Direct Download

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/strategy-consulting-visualization
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/strategy-consulting-visualization/SKILL.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kgraph57/mckinsey-style-visualization-skill/main/SKILL.md

Clone the full repository for marketplace-quality behavior. The entrypoint references files in references/.

Validate

Run the local package check before publishing, listing, or submitting changes:

python3 scripts/validate_skill.py

Expected output:

OK: skill package passed validation

The validator checks the marketplace-critical pieces:

flowchart LR
    A["SKILL.md metadata"] --> V["validate_skill.py"]
    B["Required files"] --> V
    C["Manifest JSON"] --> V
    D["Proof examples"] --> V
    E["Stale URLs and risky claims"] --> V
    V --> F["Publishable package signal"]

Example Prompt

Use the strategy consulting visualization skill to turn this board update into five slide specs:
- ARR grew from $10M to $15M over four quarters.
- Enterprise expansion contributed $3M.
- Churn reduced revenue by $0.5M.
- AI workflow adoption grew from 18% to 64%.
- Forecast risk is concentrated in implementation capacity.

See the proof set:

• Board update input
• Expected slide spec
• Evaluation report

Proof Flow

The proof pack shows how a future marketplace reviewer or buyer can inspect the asset quickly.

sequenceDiagram
    participant User as Business input
    participant Skill as Skill package
    participant Spec as Slide spec
    participant Rubric as Quality rubric
    participant Market as Marketplace reviewer

    User->>Skill: Provide board update notes
    Skill->>Spec: Generate five structured slide specs
    Spec->>Rubric: Score strategy, data, hierarchy, portability, safety
    Rubric->>Market: Provide evidence that the package is reviewable

Repository Map

.
├── SKILL.md
├── references/
│   ├── style-system.md
│   ├── visualization-patterns.md
│   ├── prompt-templates.md
│   └── quality-rubric.md
├── examples/
│   ├── board-update-input.md
│   ├── board-update-slide-spec.md
│   └── evaluation-report.md
├── marketplace/
│   └── manifest.json
├── scripts/
│   └── validate_skill.py
├── MARKETPLACE.md
├── SECURITY.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
└── ROADMAP.md

Marketplace Readiness

Commercial Angle

This package is designed to become:

• a listed skill in future agent-skill marketplaces
• a premium template pack for executive visualization workflows
• a proof library for agents that create board-ready slide specs
• a foundation for later renderer or SaaS integration

flowchart TD
    A["Open skill package"] --> B["Marketplace listing"]
    B --> C["Proof gallery"]
    C --> D["Premium template pack"]
    D --> E["Renderer integration"]
    E --> F["SaaS or acquisition path"]

Disclaimer

This is an independent skill package. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, or any other consulting firm. Named firms may appear only as common style references or search terms.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.