According to a recent report from consulting firm McKinsey and Company, business leaders are beginning to recognize the potential of quantum computing as it gradually moves from the lab to operations. Major organizations like Airbus and JPMorgan Chase are collaborating with quantum vendors to generate real enterprise value and support their organizational needs. It’s a notable shift when compared with the wait and see approach of just a few years ago. While many leaders recognize that the time to act has arrived, determining where to begin their quantum journey remains a challenge. Questions such as whether the technology is ready for their industry, what viable use cases exist, and what the costs and complexities look like often remain unanswered. Surfacing the answers to these can provide leaders with enough clarity necessary to launch their nascent quantum roadmaps. The Quantum Shift Is Underway The team at Capgemini’s quantum lab have a front seat on where things stand with the technology and market interest. The $26B Paris-based global consulting firm is no stranger to helping business leaders assess emerging technologies and trends. Pascal Brier, Group Chief Innovation Officer says the firm recognized several years ago that quantum technologies were reaching a potential commercial tipping point and decided to get ahead of it and form their own quantum lab. Now in its fourth year, the lab, working with teams across the firm, provides a set of capabilities that demonstrate the current state of commercial quantum technologies and the near-term value being realized across industries. Julian van Velzen is the quantum lab leader. He’s quick to point out two defining characteristics of the quantum space that can be misunderstood: quantum is a wide range of technologies, not just a single narrow solution, and many of these technologies are advancing at different rates meaning some