McKinsey’s Infrastructure Practice works closely with clients to meet their most pressing challenges in transport, energy, social infrastructure (such as healthcare and education) and property. Our global network of experts help deliver practical and cost-effective solutions. In the past three years the Infrastructure Practice has undertaken more than 500 engagements around the world, serving 200 clients in emerging and developed markets.
We help clients to:
- Make informed decisions about what to build, invest in and refurbish
- Reduce the cost and time needed to refurbish or build infrastructure
- Enhance the value of existing assets through better operations and lower cost.
Our expertise covers the entire process for infrastructure development: planning, financing, stakeholder management, design, delivery and ongoing operations. We also support clients on broader issues relating to strategy, organization design and operations improvement, such as IT, pricing and procurement.
Engineering & construction firms
We have the insights and tools to work with engineering and construction firms. Working closely with our clients, we can design a long-term portfolio strategy, improve productivity and reduce both costs and risks. At the same time, we help clients think through and develop the organization and talent needed to achieve success. We have experience working with firms on growth strategy, organization design, performance management, people process redesign, IT, commercial processes (such as bidding and estimating), project risk management and lean project execution.
Financiers & investors
We are uniquely positioned to serve infrastructure investors throughout the investment lifecycle, from designing a coherent portfolio and asset class strategy to offering due diligence and support during individual deals and transforming performance at asset and portfolio levels.
Policy makers & infrastructure planners
We enhance efficiency and effectiveness by defining strategic asset plans, identifying appropriate funding models, and efficiently implementing projects. Collaborating closely with our clients, we maximise the economic and social benefit they aspire to achieve through specific infrastructure programmes and measures.
Property developers
We help property developers with growth and corporate strategy, lean construction, procurement, financing strategy, organization design, IT, performance management and marketing and sales.
Social infrastructure developers
Our understanding of the specific requirements of social infrastructure such as healthcare, education and public facilities and the impact of political and social realities enables us to create tailored solutions. We work with clients to develop and implement infrastructure design and delivery improvements that reduce costs while continuously focusing on improved service, quality and effectiveness.
Transport developers
We have deep experience of helping transport developers around the world improve their operations in capacity planning, business case assessment and asset design as well as regulatory and stakeholder management to build lasting, well-utilized assets.
Utility & resource developers
We are uniquely positioned to serve utility developers to optimize capital productivity, manage complexity and risk and improve the performance of individual assets as well as corporations as a whole.