UAE Research Map
When I picked up the UAE Research Map project, it had been running for months without a clear delivery plan, no sprint structure, no prioritized backlog, and no shared understanding of what done looked like.
When I picked up the UAE Research Map project, it had been running for months without a clear delivery plan, no sprint structure, no prioritized backlog, and no shared understanding of what done looked like. The client was frustrated. The development team was working hard but moving in circles. Scope was unclear and stakeholder confidence was low.
I started with an honest inventory of everything that existed — code, content, decisions made, outstanding issues. No assumptions. I needed a clear picture before any plan could be written.
Introduced sprint planning and a prioritized backlog. The team needed to know what they were working on each week and why. That single change immediately improved visibility and reduced rework.
Worked directly with the client to redefine what delivery actually meant for this project. Scope was agreed, timelines were made realistic, and expectations were aligned before any more work began.
Led the Arabic content transformation at both content and system level. Integrated AI-powered translation using the Falcon API and built a supporting micro-application on a headless Drupal and React stack.
The technical work was complex — headless Drupal serving content to a React frontend, multilingual architecture, and a custom AI translation integration using the Falcon API. But the harder challenge had already been addressed: restoring clarity, rebuilding stakeholder confidence, and giving the team a structure they could execute against. Delivery moved consistently after the governance framework was in place.