Viasat employs those slippery eels over at McKinsey for a few things, such as providing fluffed extrapolations as to business opportunity, to green light internal pet projects. And to chainsaw the org down nice and tidy to carve a path to positive cash flow, so that Viasat can continue to afford to pay for McKinsey's services.
If you are interested in a primer on how this all works, John Oliver will break down for you: https://youtu.be/AiOUojVd6xQ?si=7K-mSUbeJt7HZ1t5