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> McKinsey is trying to do software like they do their other engagements. It doesn't work. I mean, it doesn't work for their consulting gigs either. There's a
by steve1977 8mo ago
> McKinsey is trying to do software like they do their other engagements. It doesn't work.
I mean, it doesn't work for their consulting gigs either. There's a reason McKinsey has such a bad reputation.
- _doctor_love 8mo agoBut it does work for them? They make tons of money.
- operatingthetan 8mo agoAs an ex-consultant: consulting at that level is kind of a grift. They over-promise and under-deliver as SOP. It's ripe for AI disruption, whatever that looks like.
- steve1977 8mo agoIdeally, executives will get replaced by AI soon. Which should actually be easier than engineers. That will kind of solve the consulting problem automatically.
- skeeter2020 8mo agoThis would be terrible for McKinsey as they sell exclusively through executives who then punch all their wisdoms down on the plebs
- steve1977 8mo agoSo it would be great for the rest of mankind.
- steve1977 8mo agoWell, fair point. It doesn't work for their clients.
- Spooky23 8mo agoTheir model works great. It’s really about bypassing the existing power structure of the company. Competence of the work itself is a secondary objective. Most in-house initiatives can be slow rolled by management. The fresh faced consultant with 2-3 steps to access the CEO neutralizes that. It seems grifty but is really exploiting bugs in corporate governance. The current fad of firing the managers is a riff on this. Every jackass C-level is coming up with the novel idea of flattening.
- steve1977 8mo agoThis somehow implies that initiatives or strategies from consultants are somewhat successful. This is not the case in my experience.
- Spooky23 8mo agoThey reflect the will of the principal who hired them. Success is in the eye of the beholder.
- entrox 8mo agoNo, you misunderstood. It is not about their output, it almost never is. Most of the times, the business decision has already been made long before McK is hired. It’s all about legitimizing that decision and making it happen. You can also wield them as a weapon against internal competitors or opponents. Look up how they were used to kill off Cariad for example.