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CIO Office
IT Governance Team
IT procurement & Financial
Quality Assurance Team
Administrative assistant team
Project Management Team
Technical Training Team
Technical evaluation committee
Office of the Chief Information Officer oversees the
entire IT management framework, provides leadership
for the continued development of a modern information
technology environment, long range planning and policy
making throughout for the University. The primary
goal of this office is to deliver high quality and timely
services that support UAE University mission in teaching,
learning, research and community service.
IT Governance team makes sure that IT strategy is
aligned with business strategy, policy, procedures and
process are in place and resources are secured. This team
makes sure that IT risks are known, well managed and
develop business and customer oriented policies and
framework.
Manages the budget and finance functions/
commitments for all IT activities. The team assists on
how funding should be allocated to each IT project’s
various aspects/activities. Takes care of all coordination
between IT, finance, purchasing and vendors.
Team creates the Quality Assurance Plan and helps
oversee the revision of the Definition Phase Go/No Go
decision documentation that helps to determine and
revalidate the UAEU IT project’s size, scope, and required
artifacts. Develops measures to ensure that a quality
product is produced.
The team is performing a variety of secretarial and
administrative work for the department. Research,
summarize and analysis information, compile data to
prepare special and recurring reports and many other
supporting roles.
The Project Management Team supports the DOIT
division’s commitment to more effective and efficient,
consistent and repeatable project management practices,
enabling project managers to successfully deliver their
promised value to their customers. The team provides
a project management culture that ensures common
methodology and standards are shared across all IT
projects and projects are delivered on time, within
budget, and with the anticipated results.
The DOIT Training Team is responsible for coordination
and preparation of the training packages for UAEU
community. The Team is responsible for educating the
community on the new and existing technology and
overseeing the implementation, facilitation, tracking
and day-to-day operations
The committee is responsible for technical evaluation
any bids received after the tendering of any IT related
projects. The committee goes through the process of
evaluating the bids, recommending the vendors based
on predefined criteria to ensure the best interest of the
university and the quality of the technical work that will
be provided. At last the committee submits the technical
evaluation reports to the concerned purchase committee
in the university.
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