This is a business presentation on Downturn Management and Transformation. It is a part of a series of presentations on various business frameworks, designed in the same style of management consulting presentations (e.g. McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM). Each presentation addresses a unique management topic.A downturn is described as a contracted business cycle with a general decline in economic activity. During the phenomenon, there is significant decline in economic activity across markets with subsequent drop in spending, GDP, real income, employment, and manufacturing.Downturns cause inflation (rise of commodity prices), decline in sales revenues and profits, and cutbacks on R&D and other crucial expenditures. Downturns challenge businesses because of tightening credit conditions, slower demand, and general insecurity.This presentation provides a detailed account of an effective approach to manage Downturns, its key phases and steps, and fundamentals actions essential to emerge out of the crisis successful. The are 2 key phases, each comprised of several key steps:Phase 1. StabilizePhase 2. CapitalizeThe ebook also includes some slide template examples you can incorporate into your own business presentations.