UPSTREAM TITLE: What is a forward-deployed engineer?
SHORT SUMMARY: Three McKinsey leaders describe FDEs as engineers embedded in client systems who combine technical implementation, business-process redesign, and adoption to deliver measurable outcomes. They argue that AI is merging parts of consulting and engineering while letting smaller, more generalist teams tackle work that previously required many specialists.
OUTLET: McKinsey & Company
LINK: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-a-forward-deployed-engineer