Technology Magazine May 2017 | Page 188

AL GHURAIR

“ When you ’ re making IT organisational changes you need to drive collaboration and interaction with the business CEOs and GMs to make sure they are aligned with you on the strategy ”

– MOHAMED SAID GROUP CIO
focused more on responsiveness to the business demand by having technology experts with relevant industry expertise supporting the businesses . We have also built a PMO ( Project
Management Office ) within the IT department to ensure we deliver upon our vision and strategic objectives .
“ The second phase was about implementing the ERP project , Disaster Recovery program , and building technology road maps for each business . The third phase is still ongoing , building on what we have done already and embracing various technological trends , from Cloud Computing to Robotic Process Automation and the Internet of Things to execute on the technology road maps ”
Mr Said has also facilitated the introduction of paperless meetings via a leading collaboration solution on Apple ’ s iPad that transforms directors ’ and executives devices into highly secure digital board and committees meeting packs that can be accessed online or offline from any location .
While these achievements are no
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