Implementation

We help organizations assess their readiness to drive systematic execution and change in transformations using our proprietary benchmarking tool. We assess across ten elements we have found to be essential to sustaining impact in transformation work, which we call the Impact Essentials. This process helps identify gaps in execution capabilities and we then work with organizations to define a tailored roadmap for managing change and sustaining impact.

Our implementation experts bring decades of industry experience and a track record driving change in complex organizations. They are supported with a world-class implementation toolkit, leveraging Impact Essentials and the best of McKinsey’s tools and assets for implementation. These exceptional change leaders coach clients, conduct virtual and on-site observations, rollout performance management tools, and build capabilities that enable a step change in performance.

We are helping clients ramp up operations safely. Using our Safe Transition and Recovery Teams (START) offering, we combine on-the-ground and remote support from our implementation consultants to help clients navigate the pandemic to transition safely and chart their path to recovery.

Executing the strategy and tactics in existing businesses and in building new businesses

Delivering immediate, substantial cash from operational and commercial improvements

Conducting effective pilot improvements and scaling them up for fast results in large, complex organizations

Setting up of virtual transformation office support, leveraging specialized tools to accelerate and safeguard improvements

Building technical, leadership, and implementation skills for employees, from leaders to the front line—on-site and remote, such as virtual workshops and observations

Supporting automated and digital impact tracking and rolling out digital huddle boards with performance dialogues

Our implementation experts work together with our capability and industry experts to diagnose an organization's current state and evaluate their readiness to execute a strategy. This diagnosis includes an assessment of gaps in the capabilities and skills required to achieve transformational change.

Our team of experts work together to design a transformation or initiative portfolio and implementation plan, with implementation experts ensuring the plan is built with execution in mind. This includes working with capability building experts to design needed learning journeys and leadership facilitators to align the top team on the organization's goals.

Our implementation experts partner with clients to drive and sustain execution, ensuring change lasts long after we're gone. We often redeploy the execution assessment to resolve obstacles to impact. Our capability building experts and leadership facilitators deliver blended learning journeys to build the skills required to sustain the change, working shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients.