Cardinal Health ๐ชฝ
Strategic Roadmapping Solution
Strategic Roadmapping Solution
๐ฆ Industry: Healthcare products / Pharm Distribution, Services and Solutions
๐ง Challenge: Fragmented planning, siloed data, lack of roadmap visibility.
๐ ๏ธ Solution: Unified strategic roadmapping platform with visualized capability mapping
๐ฏ Role: Enterprise Strategy, Transformation & Enablement Partner
๐ Timeframe: 2021โPresent
๐ Result:ย
๐ Rolled out to 50+ global teams across Corporate, Medical, Pharma
๐ 75% increase in executive-level roadmap visibility
๐ Accelerated planning cycles and alignment of strategic priorities
๐ Integrated with ServiceNow, Jira, Microsoft, and internal finance systems
1. โ The Challenge
Fragmented planning across siloed teams made it difficult to visualize strategy execution across business units, IT, and finance. Existing tools lacked clarity, scalability, and stakeholder buy-in. Cardinal Health needed a centralized, collaborative roadmap solution to support its multimillion dollars of annual investments.
2. ๐ฏ My Approach
I led a strategy-first engagement focused on visibility, alignment, and modernization.
Key steps:
Secured executive buy-in and funding; partnered across IT, business, legal, finance, procurement, and architecture review boards to gain approvals
Designed a unified data and roadmap structure to support capability mapping, prioritization, funding, and strategic sequencing
Customized roadmap views, templates, and swimlane formats to visualize dependencies, timelines, and business/IT alignment
Rolled out integrated roadmap templates with reusable color legends and cross-functional filters adopted by 50+ global teams
Embedded executive workflows and strategic rollups across Corporate, Pharma, and Medical for a single view of enterprise priorities
Integrated planning tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Microsoft), automating roadmap updates, notifications, and funding visualizations
3. ๐ ๏ธ Frameworks Used
These tools helped prioritize modernization, simplify intake, and drive stakeholder buy-in:
Tools:
End-to-End Capability Funnel - Mapped initiatives from ideation to value realization
Business-IT Alignment Map - Connected capability gaps with system needs and funding asks
Strategic Roadmap Model - Visualized timelines, dependencies, sequencing, and funding status
API Inventory & Redundancy Review - Identified duplicate tools and streamlined modernization efforts
4. ๐งฉ Results & Impact
Results: Strategic alignment and visibility across $200M+ portfolios using Tempo Software (formerly Roadmunk)
Impact:
โ Rolled out across 50+ global teams
โ Increased roadmap visibility and executive adoption by 75%
โ Reduced planning cycle delays and accelerated strategic decision-making
โ Enabled global stakeholders to align portfolios across U.S., Puerto Rico, and EU divisions