Wave: Your path to unprecedented performance

An AI-powered program management platform

Wave by McKinsey is designed to accelerate transformational change, unlock value, and sustain long-term impact.

What if your organization already has the power to reach its full potential—and you just need the right platform to unlock it?

Ignite ambition through insight

Unlock smarter decisions with top-down prioritization, clear outcome-driven targets, and benchmarking powered by the world’s leading transformation knowledge base.

Accelerate and scale impact

Apply a proven end-to-end change approach tailored to your context to activate, track, and deliver a scalable pipeline of initiatives.

Build radical transparency and speed

Unite teams with a real-time single source of truth that can surface issues early and help clear roadblocks to accelerate execution and decision-making, connecting front-line employees with executives.

Empower people for long-term success

Build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, equipping teams to design and deliver plans, supported by built-in training and AI coaching in the flow of work.

What sets
Wave apart

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Unique method and capabilities
Activate McKinsey’s end-to-end change approach with robust initiative, milestone and financial tracking, tailored approval workflows, and real-time advanced reporting.

Unparalleled intelligence with an AI-powered experience
Harness the world’s largest knowledge base of 500,000+ initiatives and Wave’s custom AI agents to identify opportunities, support planning, predict risks, and accelerate decision-making.

Flexible and scalable
Adapt Wave to your unique goals, governance, and stakeholder needs as priorities shift—from cost to growth to operational excellence in functions or industries— on a secure, configurable platform that scales with your ambitions.

Expert support, every step
Work with McKinsey’s global team of 200+ transformation professionals. Each client is paired with dedicated solution advisers who partner with you to ensure rapid deployment, adoption, and long-term success.

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