A Strategic Digital Transformation Initiative to Enhance Employee Engagement

Kuwait- July 26, 2021: Burgan Bank announced the launch of “Burgani”, its HR mobile application as part of its strategic digital transformation initiative aiming to automate HR processes and boost employee’s engagement. Burgan HR application is a new milestone that translates the bank’s vision to maximize its stakeholder value by leveraging operational and technological capabilities and support internal corporate functions. 

The application was developed through a robust collaboration between the HRD Group and the IT Group that helped design the application’s features using advanced technological solutions. As Burgan Bank views its employees as the most important asset of the organization, the HRD Group works continuously on increasing HR capabilities and enhancing the means of communication and collaboration with the workforce. 

The new platform that was conceived to automate most of the tasks in the human resources function, offers the employees a very convenient experience by simplifying and easing HR processes. Burgan HR application allows employees to request and access various HR related documents easily, which guarantees faster and more effective processes and increases productivity by reducing or eliminating paperwork. These more environmentally friendly processes also support Burgan’s vision and strategy of a sustainable operating model at all business levels and in all areas.

Burgan HR application also provides various other convenient and useful functions that will further contribute to saving the employees time and effort and help them focus on tasks that generate greater value for the organization. Employees can for instance have access through Burgan HR App to interactive learning on the go, HR news, announcements, surveys, job vacancies, as well as to other information related to their career path and team’s structure.   

Commenting on the App launch, the Group Chief Human Resources & Development Officer, Mrs. Halah El Sherbini, said “As mobile technology is increasingly changing the way people connect and interact with each other and reshaping organizations operations, the dynamic HRD Group at Burgan Bank keeps focusing on enhancing our HR strategy around the digital domain that supports the success of both the bank and its employees. When employees are engaged, they are more motivated and eager to do their best to help achieving the bank’s objectives”. She added “We are extremely proud of reaching this new strategic milestone in the process of digital transformation, and we look forward to further achievements.”

Mr. Peter Atef Abdelshahid, Senior Manager-HR projects, underlined the importance of using technological solution to enhance the bank’s human capital performance, and stressed “Our Burgan human resources strategy is focused on boosting employees’ engagement, and this HR mobile application represents a great addition to our employees’ productivity and efficiency. It will help keep them connected, well informed and autonomous. Such evolution will also grant HR more insight into employees’ trends, and allow us to respond with more accuracy and higher influence.”

Burgan Bank revealed that the application will be smoothly deployed in phases to guarantee an uninterrupted fluid use. The development of the App will continue to add more practical features including additional functional HR processes such as learning and development, leave management automation, and attendance monitoring. Burgan keeps working towards optimizing the use of smart technologies to speed up the bank’s digital transformation that supports its sustainability and development strategy.