Practices at McKinsey

Practices and Functions

McKinsey's scale of industry and functional practices means you can go broad or go deep.

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RETURNING A STRUGGLING BUSINESS UNIT TO PROFITABILITY

Follow A Project: Returning a Struggling business unit to profitability

The success of a leading consumer electronics company masked underlying problems. We diagnosed their challenge, earned their trust, and helped restore profitability.

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Our Work

We solve complex problems to create sustainable value for our clients

Our clients turn—and return—to McKinsey to help address the issues that matter most to their organizations, such as:

  • Achieving, sustaining, and regaining market leadership
  • Exploring growth opportunities
  • Restructuring an organization
  • Evaluating portfolio strategies to minimize risk and stay ahead of competition
  • Deciding whether and what to outsource
  • Finding and capitalizing on new technologies and new market opportunities
  • Investigating entry into foreign markets
  • Developing a country’s educational system

Our approach: top management, on-site

Our top-management approach means we think broadly, from the leader’s perspective, about the implications of the problem for the whole organization, as well as its parts.

To build trust and deliver the best results possible, we work where our clients work. Being on-site is critical to understanding their challenge and collaborating on a realistic and feasible answer. We make sure the client has enough input to own the solution and the skills necessary to make it work. This is one of the keys to creating dramatic and lasting impact.

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Our Client Impact
We work with the leading organizations in Canada to solve the greatest challenges facing their senior management.
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Pro Bono Work
Our consultants are active in their communities by participating in pro bono activities.
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