VIATRIS
PANDEMIC SUCCESS :
• Ram stayed current on the events happening globally and made pandemic prep a top priority .
• Focused a team on ensuring VPN sustainability for 45,000 employees , processes established for equipment , processes for monitoring application usage to ensure no disruption
• Team transitioned smoothly to remote work with minimal disruption
• Created engagement programs to keep the team from experiencing pandemic fatigue . Pictionary with leaders involved , space to share pandemic workspaces , pets , kids , etc .
• Adapted the in-person workshops planned with Pfizer to be done virtually by changing templates , holding smaller prep sessions with workstream leads , and adopting templates to capture the information
“ THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 , AND THIS HAS AN INFLUENCE ON HOW OUR BUSINESS OPERATES . WE HAVE TO BE NIMBLE ENOUGH TO REACT QUICKLY TO THOSE CHANGES ”
RAM RAYAPUREDDY GLOBAL CIO , VIATRIS technologymagazine . com 223