Case Study: Medtronic achieves paperless board collaboration and 75% time savings with Diligent Boards

Diligent Moves Medtronic’s Board Collaboration Forward

Medtronic, a global medical technology leader with 85,000+ employees, moved to digitize its board materials after its new CEO pushed to go paperless. Tasked with selecting a vendor and rolling out a board portal for 25 directors and executives on an eight-week timeline, Sr. Legal Governance Program Manager Anne Ziebell had to overcome skepticism about moving off paper and navigate complex internal IT processes.

Medtronic chose Diligent for its responsiveness and support; Diligent implemented the portal on schedule, trained IT and users, and managed the content rollout. The result: faster, better-prepared board meetings with visuals delivered alongside materials, about a 75% reduction in book-building time, a searchable, reliable corporate record, expanded use across 16 subsidiaries, and five years of trouble-free operation.

Medtronic

Anne Ziebell

Sr. Legal Governance Program Manager