Our collaboration
McKinsey and Microsoft have worked together on client efforts to deliver accelerated impact with joint offerings in agentic AI transformation, developer productivity, application modernization, and cloud value assurance. McKinsey’s world-class strategy and technical expertise combined with Microsoft’s industry-leading tools and platforms enable faster delivery of assets and tailored solutions for clients.
Client Impact
How we helped a software player accelerate sales pitches in three weeks
McKinsey helped a global software company enhance C-suite sales preparation using agentic AI in Microsoft Copilot Studio, delivering a proof of concept and roadmap to scale.
Accelerating agentic AI deployment at a top pharmaceutical company
How we accelerated agentic AI POCs for specific domains to prepare for enterprise-wide transformation
Scaling executive sales pitches for a software player in 3 weeks
Using Microsoft Copilot Studio, we delivered a proof of concept and roadmap to scale AI-assisted sales messaging across business verticals, resulting in faster preparation, persona-based narratives, and sharper articulation of value for the C-suite.
Accelerating agentic AI deployment at a top pharmaceutical company
We accelerated AI-driven sales and marketing for a global pharmaceutical leader in four weeks using Azure AI Foundry. Through the platform, we launched two AI solutions: a copilot that boosted sales insights and revenue by 1–2 percent, and a marketing platform that cut content costs by 5–20 percent and time-to-market by up to two weeks.
Automating contract compliance analysis for a medtech company through AI on Microsoft’s platform
We developed an AI-driven contract dashboard on Microsoft’s platform to analyze thousands of contracts, identify compliance risks, and quantify financial impact. The proof of concept saved hundreds of review hours and uncovered a 1–2 percent revenue opportunity by closing compliance gaps.
Streamlining multi-cloud operations and advanced Azure adoption for a leading health insurer
We partnered with Microsoft on a multiyear initiative to develop an integrated Azure migration strategy aligning application disposition, economics, and cloud foundations. A $100 billion business with over 150 applications was successfully migrated to the cloud in 16 months.
Migrating data estate and optimizing business functions at a major Asian conglomerate
We developed the architecture design to guide the data-platform build and trained over 200 team members to ramp up capabilities across business functions with an estimated earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) impact of $25 million.
Transforming business and customer experience at a major US real estate investor and developer
Leveraging Microsoft’s Azure IoT Hub, we developed and launched a digitally enabled resident application, a first-of-its-kind health-monitoring solution, and a new business capability focused on digital innovation.
Helping a leading wireless-equipment manufacturer build a “factory of the future”
Using Microsoft’s IoT platform as the factory’s technology foundation, we delivered a use-case strategy, roadmap, and industrial IoT platform in 16 weeks.
Our experts
Charles Atkins
Bay Area
Leads McKinsey’s High-Tech GTM practice and works with software and infrastructure clients on growth
Ewan Duncan
Seattle
Works with clients in technology, media, and telecom to apply design and customer-centricity for growth
Brendan Gaffey
Dallas
Advises global TMT clients on strategy and growth, helping them expand scale, value, and capabilities
Lari Hämäläinen
Seattle
Leads McKinsey Digital and advanced analytics (AI) work, helping clients transform through technology
Brian McKeon
Charlotte
Drives digital and cloud transformations with a focus on scaling client impact through the Microsoft Alliance
From our blog
Blog Post
McKinsey and Microsoft drive business value creation with gen AI agents enabled by Copilot Studio
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Continuing their alliance, McKinsey and Microsoft are using the power of gen-AI-based agents to help organizations reinvent their enterprise and shared business services.
Blog Post
McKinsey and Microsoft join forces to accelerate decarbonization transformations
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Companies are working to meet ambitious net-zero targets. But they haven’t had the right technology to help them achieve these targets quickly and at scale—until now.
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