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McKinsey & Company

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AI Strategy & QuantumBlack Analytics

Gold-standard strategy advice paired with world-class AI engineering through QuantumBlack

New York City, North America, United States99+ years experience
6 Services
Team of 38000

About

McKinsey & Company is the oldest and largest of the Big Three management consulting firms (MBB), founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey. With approximately 38,000 employees across 130+ offices in 65 countries, McKinsey advises organizations on strategic, operational, organizational, and technology matters. The firm's QuantumBlack division, originally founded in 2009 as a Formula 1 racing analytics team and acquired by McKinsey in 2015, has become one of the world's most sophisticated AI practices. QuantumBlack combines deep technical expertise in machine learning, data engineering, and AI product development with McKinsey's strategy consulting heritage to help organizations build and scale AI solutions.

OpenTools Verdict

The most prestigious name in management consulting with a genuinely world-class AI engineering arm. Ideal for board-level AI strategy that needs technical depth.

Services

AI Strategy & Operating Model DesignMachine Learning EngineeringData Platform ArchitectureGenAI Use Case DevelopmentAI Organizational TransformationMLOps & Production ML

Industries

Financial ServicesHealthcare & PharmaTechnologyEnergy & ResourcesPublic SectorConsumer & Retail

Engagement Details

Typical Project Size
$200K - $5M+
Common Timeline
3-18 months
Best For Company Size
Enterprise (10,000+)Large Enterprise (1,000-10,000)
Engagement Models
RetainerFixed PriceTime & Materials
Project Types
AI Strategy DevelopmentML System Design & BuildAI Operating ModelData StrategyGenAI Proof of Concept
Languages
English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese

Recommended For

  • C-suite leaders needing AI strategy with board credibility
  • Enterprises wanting production-grade ML systems
  • Organizations needing AI operating model design

Not a Fit For

  • Small or mid-market companies
  • Tactical implementation-only projects
  • Budgets under $150K

Example Outcomes

  • Hundreds of AI solutions deployed at enterprise scale
  • QuantumBlack has 3,000+ AI practitioners
  • 200+ PhDs in data science and AI