Digital Maturity Assessment

Digital maturity assessment in pharmaceuticals explained

Our Digital Maturity Assessment is a framework purpose-built for pharmaceutical manufacturing that establishes a clear current-state baseline and defines a future-state digital strategy. Built on BioPhorum’s trusted Digital Plant Maturity Model (DPMM) and enhanced by C&F’s operational and transformation expertise, it evaluates digital maturity across four key dimensions: process, data, technology, and organization.

Whether you are refining an existing strategy or building one from the ground up, our approach helps you move from isolated initiatives to a cohesive, actionable transformation plan that delivers measurable results.

Why start with a digital maturity assessment?

Digital manufacturing is not just about technology, it is about transforming operations to achieve new levels of reliability, efficiency, and performance. With the insights from the Digital Plant Maturity Assessment, we help build an actionable roadmap, prioritize investments and kickstart the journey that turns your digital ambition into operational results across your network.

Industry-standard benchmarking

Understand where you stand and how you compare to industry best practices.

Digital transformation roadmap

A practical plan that links digital ambition to operational results.

IT & operations alignment

Establish a common framework and shared language for effective collaboration between technology and business.

Investment confidence

Insights that guide decisions and accelerate ROI for digital initiatives.

The DPMM assessment gives us a clear baseline to inform our digital strategy moving forward. It has been a jumping off point with our business partners and kickstarted our digital transformation.
C-Level Executive at Global Pharmaceutical Company

Advance your digital maturity to improve business outcomes

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How we partner with you

We tailor our assessment approach and scope to meet your unique needs. Whether it is an in-depth, on-site evaluation for business-critical plants or lighter-touch remote assessments for broader coverage, we adapt to deliver maximum value. We commonly use a hybrid model, prioritizing the top 3–5 critical sites for detailed on-site analysis while conducting comprehensive remote assessments for the remaining network locations. This ensures depth where it matters most and visibility across your entire network.

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How we deliver insights

Our process combines technical architecture and platform reviews, in-depth interviews, collaborative workshops, and process observations. We engage stakeholders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, IT, Program Management, QC Labs, Quality Management Systems, People & Culture, and Cybersecurity to ensure a holistic view of your operations.

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Proven impact

With 50+ site assessments completed across global manufacturing networks, we have helped clients achieve measurable results: reduced cycle times, improved quality KPIs, increased production reliability, and enhanced visibility and control. These outcomes stem from initiatives identified and prioritized during the assessment process.

What we deliver

Comprehensive analysis of your current digital landscape and operations
Assessment dashboards with industry benchmarks and actionable insights
Tailored digital roadmap with priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes
Quick-win opportunities identified and initiated for immediate business impact
Executive report for cross-functional alignment and decision-making
Follow-up health-check assessments to monitor progress and sustain momentum

Why leading manufacturers invest in DPMM assessment

Strategic clarity across the network

Gain a clear, objective view of your digital maturity, not just at the site level, but across your entire manufacturing network. Understand where you stand and where you need to go.

Leadership alignment & governance

Create a shared vision and governance framework that accelerates decision-making and scales successful pilots. Build trust and momentum across functions.

Quick wins that build momentum

Identify and act on immediate opportunities tied directly to pain points. Deliver early value to build credibility and energize teams.

Continuous improvement & maturity tracking

Use the assessment as a living tool, not a one-time report. Reassess over time to track progress, uncover bottlenecks, and sustain transformation.

Ready to get started?

Our team is here to help you on your journey to unlock new reliability and performance standards across your network.

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C&F is your DPMM partner for pharmaceutical manufacturing

Pharmaceutical-first expertise

We understand the realities of pharmaceutical manufacturing, from complex data environments to audit expectations. Your assessment reflects your operational context, not a generic checklist.

Strategy plus structure

BioPhorum’s DPMM provides the framework. C&F brings the method, governance, and transformation experience to make it actionable.

Network-wide visibility

We assess beyond the site level to uncover cross-site dependencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for reuse. This enables smarter prioritization and scaling.

Leadership alignment that drives scale

We help align leadership around a shared vision and governance model. This ensures successful pilots continue to grow rather than stall.

Independent and platform-agnostic

Our recommendations focus on advancing your maturity, not promoting specific tools. We work across platforms to guide investment and execution.

Capability transfer and enablement

You keep more than a report. We hand over clear materials and decision frameworks so your teams can execute, track progress, and sustain gains over time.

Data unlocked for action

You benefit from deep experience in complex data work and unlocking data from the OT layer at the edge, so plant data becomes usable for decisions across the network.

From strategy to execution

We don’t just define the roadmap, we help deliver it. Our team supports architecture, solution design, and implementation across your sites and network.

We meet you where you are, make digital maturity visible across your network, and equip your teams to act with confidence. With BioPhorum’s DPMM as the foundation and C&F’s transformation experience layered in, stalled pilots turn into scalable solutions and digital investments start delivering real value.

Colton Kuepfer Director: Digital Manufacturing

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