QuantumBlack

QuantumBlack is McKinsey's AI arm. The report [src-111] positions QuantumBlack as combining AI technology, consulting, design, engineering, and product management to help enterprises build and scale AI capabilities.

Key facts

  • Type: AI consulting and technology arm of McKinsey
  • Source role: Publisher of the "Seizing the agentic AI advantage" CEO playbook [src-111].
  • Reported footprint: The report describes QuantumBlack as serving clients in more than 50 countries and supported by McKinsey's broader technology organization [src-111].
  • Strategic framing: QuantumBlack argues that agentic AI needs architecture, governance, data productization, workforce upskilling, and cross-functional transformation squads to produce business impact [src-111].

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  • [src-111] QuantumBlack / McKinsey – "Seizing the agentic AI advantage" (2025-06)

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