Build by McKinsey

Building digital futures. Together.

At Build by McKinsey, we modernize core technology. We build new businesses. We drive digital transformations. And we do it with the best tech and design expertise.

Our global team includes technologists, designers, architects, product managers, and software, data, and cloud engineers. But we’re more than technical experts. We’re strategic thinkers and creative problem solvers who work as true collaborators. Using the latest technology and proven methodologies, we build robust software and digital products tailored to our clients’ needs—driving transformations that accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth.

As part of McKinsey Digital, our multidisciplinary squads work side-by-side with business strategists and experts from Cloud by McKinsey and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey.

This means our digital products are built with strategic depth and technical strength—at speed.

What we do

Build by McKinsey is an end-to-end tech delivery unit that powers the work of McKinsey Digital. We place technical expertise and deep industry knowledge alongside change management know-how to deliver modern technology products and embed new ways of working. Collaborating closely with clients, we identify strategic opportunities, build digital products and solutions, and embed capabilities to drive lasting change.

Build high-performing businesses
We work with established organizations to imagine, build, and scale new businesses, as well as develop the capabilities needed to do it again and again.
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Modernize core technology
We align with clients to integrate technology into every facet of business so they can thrive in today’s rapidly changing environment and embrace what comes next.
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Redefine customer experiences
We work with business leaders to reinvent digital interactions and deliver more value. We help clients develop innovative ways to create superior customer journeys and experiences.
Customer Experience

IMPACT STORIES

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Case Study
Kiwibank: Building a better bank for the future of New Zealanders
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Kiwibank made a pivotal decision – to embark on an ambitious plan that would see it improving and thinning out its legacy tech to add value and improve customer and team experience right away, while simultaneously accelerating its transformation by building a mostly new tech stack to the side, leveraging modern, cloud-based capabilities including a new core banking platform, Thought Machine Vault.
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From farm to tablet: Building a new business to solve an old challenge
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McKinsey partnered with one of Southeast Asia’s largest B2B and B2C retailers, CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, the operator of Makro, to create a new B2B online platform—and provide crucial supply chain resilience for small businesses amid the pandemic.
Freeport-McMoRan: Unlocking new mining production through AI transformation
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Freeport-McMoRan: Unlocking new mining production through AI transformation
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Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world’s leading mining companies, faced a dilemma. To maintain growth in its Americas copper operations it needed to increase production. Freeport believed the answer lay in improving operations with advanced analytics.
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Xcel Energy: Driving towards net zero with the power of digital
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In this case study, we look at how Xcel Energy, one of North America’s largest energy providers, is using data and AI to achieve net zero targets.

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