Here's a 1 minute video covering how to do a short LBO case study (1-4 hours) in a private equity video. The key is to not be a perfectionist! Speed is key. Read through the materials, and if it's a long PPT deck, skim, skim, skim. Skip anything that doesn't affect catalysts, risks, or the model. Take notes as you go as you will just dump these into the PPT or Word document at the end when you're time pressed.
Pump out a working shell of the model and skip steps that don't matter so much - for example, make D&A and NWC a % of sales. After you have a rough draft of the Excel model and PPT, you can always go back and add finishing touches and checks to make sure it's working properly.
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