Mobilization has solid advantages for all businesses, including those who help others discover the relevant opportunities and reach their full potential with mobility solutions. If you are an IT-consultant, a mobile developer or a system integrator, now you have good chances to profit from the new mobile way of working.

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IT-consultants

Professional IT services providers with a strong focus on enterprise trends must be aware of the value they can bring for their clients. Consultants can align the mobility projects of the businesses with their overall strategic goals in business development, operations, talent management, and innovation.

They can also help with the assessment of requirements, workflow adjustments, and manage the expectations regarding mobility project implementations times and challenges. Consultants have the background to prove that, as a result of a mobility investment, the performance of the clients will have measurable and sustainable improvements.

Mobile developers

In 2015, Strategy Analytics put the enterprise mobile application development market size at $41bn globally and expected it to reach $63bn by 2020. But the market grew more of a lightning speed, totalling at $74bn in 2016 according to the estimates, and expected to almost double at $128bn in 2022. The research also showed that certain sales force and field force automation apps were more widely used among employees, but corporate email and messaging were still the most popular applications.

Developers with a forward-looking approach can see the opportunities presented by this dynamics of market growth. In the recent years, the profession also attracted many new faces: according to the State of Mobile App Developers survey from 2016, about three-fourth of the developers have been in the industry for less than three years. Also in this survey is data showing that currently, only 8% of developers are working on tools in the enterprise category.

While market growth is steadily supported by the wide expansion of mobile working, the growing availability of cloud and data services and wireless networks, a support system is also starting to develop on the supply side. Application platforms and builder toolkits that use modules for either native or web-based developments let developers create tailor-made, yet ready-to-deploy business applications cutting development times in half.

System integrators

Technavio puts the global system integration services market size at $362bn in 2016, with an 8% CAGR-potential, reaching almost $500bn in value by 2021. Another body, Research & Markets, has a calculation of the value lower, at $270bn for last year, with a prognosis of $388bn for 2021, but still showing a 7.5% CAGR. Yet another report by Grand View Research puts the bar at a value of $528bn to be reached by 2025. Automation and cloud integration seem to be the biggest drivers for growth.

The fragmentation and development, along with the growing investment volumes in IT, have been presenting new opportunities for system integrators, namely, specialisation. One of the specific areas of technology is mobile and integrating mobile solutions is an expertise often leading business to smaller integrators.

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A mobile business application is rarely a standalone tool: in order to maximize its potential, it has work in integration with the other applications and software already in use at the company. Depending on their complexity, integration can present certain challenges but, if carefully planned, it will bring even more rewards.

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Let’s say your company is committed to investing in mobility and you have done your due diligence in preparing for this project (this already puts you in a favorable position). You know what you expect the mobile solution to do and are aware of how much time it will realistically take until you can use it.

But your preparation can’t be complete without knowing the most common challenges along the way and sketching some strategies to deal with them.

Challenge #1: Interface and platform issues

Your new enterprise mobile app will need data to work as intended and, therefore, needs to be connected to a number of systems, like your CRM, ERP, back-office or business intelligence platforms. This connection or integration happens through interfaces – the problem is they are not all created equal.

General interfaces that are provided by the software’s developer are usually way too general. By the time you have to use them, the software itself is customized beyond recognition, and the interface has to follow suit. Enough to think about your ERP: such a complex system wouldn’t work so fine if its complexity were not adjusted to the business’ needs. But what about its mobilization then?

And we still haven’t mentioned that it is not just about mobilizing a single piece of tool. Ideally, you are mobilizing an entire workflow, which requires access to several platforms at once.

Luckily, you are not the only one trying to close the gap between mobile and internal access. The bottom line is that your selected mobile developer possessed the standard interfaces and skills for their integration for the most common business software. But it’s always a good idea to take one step further and have specific integration solutions.

Scolvo believes in making it simple for the client, by developing pre-specified interfaces that help the integration with the most common ERP and CRM tools, such as SAP, Salesforce, or Hubspot CRM.

Challenge #2: Security issues

So we have mentioned integrating at least two systems, and thus process will necessarily involve the exchange of data. And one side if it, sending company data to the mobile devices, is a sensitive issue that leads us to talk about security.

However, think about security issues not as something too dangerous that stands in the way of mobilization whatsoever. It’s not like walking into a tiger’s cage – you won’t consider such a move. Instead, think about it like you won’t quit driving just because your car can be stolen, rather you make sure to lock it before you leave it in public.

During integration, you can secure your data on several levels. For one, by checking on the security properties of the mobile device: data storage and communication settings are critical. A Mobile Device Management (MDM) tool can help sort this out with the software installed on both the server-side and the mobile device, giving the IT-department control over what actions the users may or may not take and what data they access. Through an enterprise app store, they can also control what apps can be downloaded to the devices.

For two, by securing the communication between the back-office and mobile platforms. The question to ask your mobilization partner is whether they are able to establish an indirect access to the critical business functions. It can be an encrypted channel that the mobile device uses to connect to the internal platforms.

In these in-between zones, mobile hosting servers can complete the requests of the mobile application by without giving access to the whole database. Insurance quotes are typical transactions where the task of making a calculation is managed by the mobile app, but the actual calculation happens on the server side, so the sensitive data is not getting transferred, only the end result of the calculation.

Challenge #3: Everyone wants to have a say

Although integration is a technical process, the challenges associated with it are not merely technical, but also human. Defined by the level of complexity on your part (and that of the legacy software or platforms), the parties involved in the mobilization process can be numerous.

The mobile developer, the legacy software vendor, the business unit heads, IT-leaders, PO’s must be on the same page about the goals and the methods used. While stakeholder participation is key for a successful mobilization project, it can also hold back the integration process.

The key to dealing with this challenge is to make sure everyone understands the technology involved in the integration process and finds its relevancy to their respective fields. The regularity of discussion throughout the execution of the project is also important, as well as establishing the most effective channels for the sharing of information.

Benefits of integration

And the benefits far outweigh the difficulty of working through these challenges, because the  integration of services adds value to all of the elements and, ultimately, to the complete business processes.

Sometimes it happens through automation, sometimes through streamlining, but the real-time sharing of data always brings improved productivity by reducing downtime and facilitating reporting.

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Even the most elaborately planned or fully ready-made apps are not without their own challenges when it comes to implementation. Your clients will be grateful for your realistic but helpful approach in accompanying them on this journey.

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Your ideal approach is to help them face their challenges and find ways to overcome them during the implementation of an enterprise mobile application. Make sure they know how the implementation goes and what to do when challenges emerge.

Step 1: Negotiating a contract

During the planning phase of a mobility project, a business must decide for a development method for its mobile application: whether it will be coming from a software vendor as an off-the-shelf, solution, from a platform provider, or from individual development. Or, it decides for a new way of implementation that involves a ready-to-use, customizable solution.

Whichever the provider, it needs to have a detailed requirements lists from the client, in order to deliver exactly what’s needed. And here, let’s refer to the importance of planning again. Negotiating a good contract with a vendor or developer is 90% planning and 10% flexibility.

The series of decisions your client needs to make about a mobile application is partly technical, partly organizational. You can help most in the first one but can also stress the importance of the second: a mobile application fundamentally changes the workflows in an organization.

Step 2: Define a measurable outcome

A mobile app is useful for the business if it can contribute to its success. But how do you measure usefulness? A good mobile app improves productivity – that’s one thing that can be translated to numbers in the book. It can also be engaging, which has a positive impact on employee turnover rates and branding.

The number of active users, the hours saved, the number of new contracts or positive feedback from the users can all be measurable outcomes supporting the mobilization project. The rightly set measures, then, help to avoid the pitfalls of either getting enthusiastic about the new technology for its own sake or avoiding it altogether for its believed to deliver no returns.

Analyzing the client’s requirements will allow opting for the right solution in the right timeframe.

Step 3: Set the timeline: develop, install, configure, customize

Speaking of a timeframe: how long do you think an implementation can last? Anyone who has ever done it would say: it depends, but even forever. The most intensive phase, the development, requires a lot of resources, although the exact amount will depend on the type of chosen developer method and the type of app (web, native, or hybrid).

Decision-making, as seen above, is again a huge part of the time requirements of the development and implementation process. The more time it takes to launch the app the likeliness of delays increases and it makes harder and harder to keep stakeholders motivated. No wonder one of the most common requirements to an implementation is to make it faster.

A configurable, ready-to-use enterprise mobility product saves tons of time on the most resource-intensive phase, development, while it also makes it easier to install, configure, and customize the application. By selecting an industry-specific version, the app will come with the right features, and the minor modifications necessary to tailor it to the business take only a few hours.

Step 4: Test, test, test

Testing is a necessary step in the implementation process to review what is working and what is not, and decide if a change is needed. The first stage of testing is the job of the specialist developers who can find the bugs and also give feedback about them.

The functionality, usability, and consistency of the tool are then tested by the users themselves. Here is the first chance to close the communication gap between them and the developers who will be tasked to make improvements in line with the user expectations and experiences.

If it is clear that what they got is not yet the final product, users can give invaluable information on all aspects of the product, but, most importantly, on user experience. Employees used to tolerate the less-attractive apps but this has changed. The overflow of beautiful consumer apps calls for a worthy complement on the business side.

With a Scolvo product, though, the developer testing is already taking care of, and users will surely not have a hard time using the app that is so simple and comprehensible – it can be used from day one without any training.

Step 5: Launch

When all the tests have been completed and all necessary adjustments are made, the application is ready to launch. Unlike with consumer apps, the marketing element is not so significant: if the client has done a good job making the employees test the new tool, it won’t be coming out of the blue. If they have done an even better job listening to their feedback and applying the requested changes in functionality or user experience, then the app is really doomed to succeed.

But even with the most successful engagement or productivity metrics, the first few weeks or month of live usage is crucial. Checking the performance reports and fixing any failing functions is a smart way to extinguish the fires of rebellion and disengagement – and a good follow-up support program can be a strong argument for a vendor choice!

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Clients usually overestimate the risks of using a mobile apps for business – developers, on the other hand, tend to underestimate them. Your task as a consultant is to meet both of them halfway. And, in order to do so, you should be aware of the industry standards, best practices, and user-generated issues that would have an impact on security.

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There are many ways to secure an enterprise mobile application, and in most of the cases, some combination of these methods will lead to a truly secure outcome.

If part of a solid IT security policy, or, rather, a mobile security framework, that’s a good start. Then comes the assessment of risks regarding the mobile applications and finding the right solutions to control the security of all the elements of the mobile workflow.

Prevention and protection is of equal importance: you can read about the basics of this concept in a previous SCOLVO blog. This time, we present the major checkpoints mobile solutions need to pass to be considered secure.

Checkpoint 1: The Code is Secure

The absolute minimum due diligence from the part of a mobile app developer is to use secure codes. During the development, there are several steps to ensure that no malicious code could appear at any stage of the process, through reverse engineering or tampering or in any other way.

By encrypting the code, it will hardly be accessible to those with bad intentions. Audits, reviews, penetration testing, and releases pending on security expert approvals can further enhance security and ensure that vulnerabilities are discovered on time.

When a code is publicly readable, its flaws might become attack surfaces and the application itself modified. Then the business runs the risk of users downloading the modified version and become targets of attack.

Checkpoint 2: The Data is Secure

In the case of enterprise apps, the data, often sensible with significant business value, is stored on the users’ devices. Developers need to use special encryption algorithms (SCOLVO, for example, uses elliptic curve cryptography) to protect these data from misuse. Data can also be encrypted by its elements to make its transfer safer.

Also, the algorithms used for encryption should be up-to-date, in order to provide maximum security: good development teams closely monitor the latest trends and best practices industry-wide to select the most effectives security solutions.

Data leaking from mobile devices and apps is a threat that should be taken seriously. In a report by Lookout and Ponemon Institute, the economic risk of a mobile data breach is put as high as $26.4mn, adding the two-thirds of the companies had already had some kind of mobile breach to pay for.

Checkpoint 3: The Access is Secure

We all know how insecure passwords can be: so many users are just unaware of the security risks certain practices or their devices pose. Still, poor password management can be fought with encryption methods, but even better is a role-based access that provides an extra layer of security by only allowing the user to see the information essential to his or her job. Different profiles can then be managed by an Identity Access Management system.

According to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index, identity theft is the most common type of breach with a 58% share of the total and counting.

The good news is that even small, competent teams that use the right tools can effectively protect their business users from failing this way by encrypting sensitive information in configuration files, and making sure all security settings are turned to the maximum by default.

Checkpoint 4: The Communications are Secure

Communications between the mobile app and the backend systems or third-party services should be secured by proper encryption and authentication. A common protocol is a basic authentication with SSL/TLS encryption, while communication in production environments can be made secure by the involvement of certificate authorities.

Checkpoint 5: The Third-Party Services are Secure

In protecting an application against malware or fighting attacks, a third-party service provider, usually for cloud infrastructure, can play a key role. Since they prone natural targets for a security breach, developers should be aware of the security and risk management programs of their provider. (At SCOLVO, we choose Amazon Web Services, the leading IaaS provider in Germany, that meet the major security certificates’ criteria and is regularly audited.)

They also have to assess the risk of each provider, depending on the sensitivity of the data they have access to, especially since the number of data breaches associated with these providers have increased by 22%, a PwC report shows. Furthermore, advertising and analytics can be gateways to security breaches, as they usually involve a better-than-average amount of data transfer.

While cutting back on these activities and sticking to the core functions can be a viable solution to decrease the risks, it is not always the most wanted. Regular monitoring of activities of the application by the development team and saving data to other storages allows the organization to prevent attacks or fixing vulnerabilities in time.

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The sum of the mobile devices, networks, and tools that allow employees to complete work tasks remotely, also known as enterprise mobility, has grown to a market itself, with an incredible potential.

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From an application development perspective, enterprises became an endless market outlet for developers with its exceptional demand driven by competition. And this trend is presenting great potential to the supporting industries as well, such as IT consultants and software integrators.

Here are some statistics that are quite convincing to jump on the bandwagon and add mobile application products to your offers:

1. Enterprise app market doubles in seven years

As a base for all mobile developments, the market of enterprise applications in general (desktop or mobile) was estimated at $150bn in 2015 globally, according to a study by Global Market Insights. The same study calculates with a 7.6% CAGR, suggesting the size of the market will reach $287bn by 2024 – almost double the 2015 figure.

2. Two billion mobile phones sold in a few

As for the devices, the mobile phones’ triumph is obvious: Gartner forecasts that, despite a slowing growth of smartphone sales, there will still be more than 2 billion sold of them by 2019. Such access to devices is driving demand for enterprise apps with performance and usability measures comparable to consumer applications.

3. Half of the employees work on mobile anyway

Regardless of whether their employer supports it or not, already 50% of employees used their smartphones for business purposes in 2015, a report from 451 Research revealed. This is a critical mass enterprises cannot ignore.

4. One in five businesses use 10+ apps already

So, apparently, they don’t even try to ignore the above demand. In an online survey by Canvas in 2015, 20% claimed to use more than ten business apps within the organization. These tools  were mainly cloud-based core apps from third parties, such as file storage apps, credit card processing, CRM, or accounting apps. Meanwhile, trends point in the direction of mobilizing more business processes for a sharper competitive edge.

5. Enterprise mobile app market also doubles in value soon

Accordingly, in 2016, the enterprise mobility market was valued at $74bn by Strategy Analytics. In only five years though, it is expected to reach an almost double value: $128bn. The main drivers behind this growth is the wide expansion of mobile working, especially in sales and field services, but also the growing availability of cloud and data services and wireless networks.

6. 83% of German executives support mobile apps

Accenture has found that even in Germany, where the digital transformation is still not mature, 83% of company executives thought mobile applications were essential to use digital technologies to their full potential. The most supportive industries are utilities and retail with 90%, while banking and insurance show 88% and 85% support ratios respectively. Among the apps already in use, productivity tools had the highest usage rates at 46%.

7. Internal IT-teams can’t keep up with demand

The capacity of internal IT-organization to deliver apps will probably not be enough to meet the ever growing needs for new tools: Gartner predicts that, by the end of this year, the pace of growth for the demand for mobile app development services will be five times faster.

8. The largest industries are still to catch up

So, in order to be or stay competitive, businesses will increasingly need to trust external services providers with their mobility projects. Technology-conscious companies will follow this trend easily, but the real market opportunities will lie in those that have so far been resistant to digitalization, like construction or manufacturing, spending only 1-2% of their multi-trillion-dollar revenues on IT-projects.

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In mobilizing a business, there comes a point when the price of a certain development has to be considered. Given the highly customized nature of mobilization projects, the exact costs will depend on the details, but it’s good to know what the typical components of a developer quote are.

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The main impact factor on the cost of mobile development will be the type of solution provider you choose. Software product vendors, mobile platform providers, and custom application developers all have their different methods of pricing their services. Then there is also a fourth category, with companies like SCOLVO, that offer yet another approach by combining the advantages of off-the-shelf products and individual developments.

Full house of costs for full coverage of processes

Those businesses that want full control over the outcome of the development of their mobile apps and want an end-to-end solution with full customization of a certain workflow will have to pay its price. While it may not be the most expensive solution, it is certainly the one with the most cost components to consider (not to mention the time requirements).

There will be costs associated with planning and designing the mobile software, as well as the building of features and a matching infrastructure, not to mention the administration, testing, and deployment phases that will all demand financial resources. In practice, that means the developer team will give you a calculation that will contain their hours for the various components of the project. Note that maintenance and updates go on top of that!

Separating basics and customization

With mobile platform developers, the clients can choose which components they would like to buy and which are to be assigned in-house. The clients can save time on coding the most common functions and focus on the customization of the functions and the user interface.

The provider will charge for the hours of the selected pre-configured components, based on the size of the storage needed (infrastructure), the number of users (features), push notifications, and social network integration (user engagement). They also offer scalability options.

However, there will be a need for another major bucket for the spending on in-house developers who will make the translation of a complex process happen, with full customization. These people will have to be highly trained professionals with the matching employment costs.

Saving costs by adaptation

Software product vendors, typically ERP-providers, tend to offer a mobile version of their applications. Since these systems are pricey enough, they tend to offer the complementary solution for free or included in the monthly subscription fee for a small extra. From a price structure/cost breakdown perspectives, this makes it very simple for the clients to calculate the costs of a mobile solution.

But more often than not, mobility projects are not just a simple translation of a desktop workflow that becomes accessible on mobile devices. ERP’s tend to be especially complex and if all features, or just not the right ones, are included in the mobile solution, then it becomes unusable, or will not drive major growth in productivity. The fact that it leaves almost no room for customization is a definite setback also when considering the prices.

Going for simple but flexible

A new, innovative approach to mobile app development has emerged recently, offering a solution for those who find the platform providers too expensive, the software product vendors not flexible enough, and don’t want to engage in software development from scratch. As well as the service ready-to-use customizable development provides, the pricing structure will also be quite different from the others’ mentioned above.

The final price can be calculated adding up two components. First, clients will have to pay an initial implementation fee, the amount of which depends on the required features and integrations. The second component of the price is the monthly subscription fee, for which the client gets regular software updates and new releases for the same bundle. Its amount depends on the number of users of the application, presenting different opportunities for small, medium, and enterprise-level user groups.

By carefully considering the purpose of the mobile development and selecting the most suitable development method, clients can make themselves familiar with price structures and further specify the details of the project.

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In your function as a system integrator, mobile developer, software product vendor, or IT-consultant, you are likely well aware of the usual phases of a mobile app implementation. You are also aware that this work cycle can last quite long, with all sorts of unexpected turns along the road. But are you aware that there are quicker and less painful ways?

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Time for the Market to Change

With innovations disrupting the mobile app market by the day, the implementation process can have many more shapes, with shortcuts you would have never imagined. Enterprise mobility development doesn’t have to be an individual one. It doesn’t have to be customized to the extremes.

Still, the market is only slowly turning to the new direction where the phases of planning, development, testing, and launch either disappear or transform to support effectiveness. As a recent Gartner survey revealed, the majority of business keep focusing on custom development, while it is more and more urgent to get up to speed to keep up with employee demand as well as competition. It’s time to change perspective and welcome the solutions that shorten the development cycle!

For one, you can opt for off-the-shelf solutions if you have a general problem to solve and the process you wish to mobilize is not too industry- or company-specific. A setback of these apps is, however, that they leave no space for customization, should you need any, while you pay for features you know you won’t be using.

Luckily, there are also products that combine the advantages of off-the-shelf solutions with those of in-house development. They are simple enough to enable the workers to use them right away, but also allow the businesses to customize many parts of the application easily.

The Quickest Method

You will be surprised how much time and cost can be saved by that unique approach. Instead of the average 18 weeks of mobile development and a common mobility budget of $250,000-$500,000, using a configurable, ready-to-use app might result in an implementation within a couple of days and costs reduced significantly.

By choosing these apps, you will only join the development cycle at the last phase, the actual implementation, supported by a professional partner. Some planning will be required prior to meeting your partner and the app developer, but, ideally, the whole process of planning the features, the look, and the use of the app is already done by the latter.

Instead of working out the technical details of the app development, you can focus on what workflows you wish to mobilize and how your users will profit from it, instead of dedicating much more expensive resources to coding, designing, and testing.

In practice, this means that you will need to set aside some time to select the features you need from a finite selection based on industry standards. Then, you can make the minor adjustments through a web interface: think about authorization settings, necessary attachments, or if a certain function requires employees to upload photos of videos.

If there is no need to integrate the application with a backend system, you’re done with the whole implementation in a day or two. However, if you do need integration, that’s the part that cannot be saved neither with custom development nor with tweakable off-the-shelf solutions. Depending on your efficiency, it could add to the time spent, but should still be covered by the several weeks you’ve saved on the development process.

Updates

In the long term, there is one more step that you have to take into account from time to time: updating your app. A mobile-enabled business can only stay competitive if it makes sure the application it uses keeps up with industry or business trends. So mobile development is always an ongoing project, however, if the process was smooth enough initially, you can count on your provider to make updating painless, too.

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Putting the users first by keeping usability, readability, and consistency in mind at all times, are the basics of every mobile development. The result: a rich user experience that keeps the employees engaged.

In our recent white paper, 10 tricks to prevent mobilization fails in B2E apps, we have outlined the ultimate do’s and don’ts to guide you through your way to a successful application.

Use our checklist below during the development to engage your users with a great interface and make your enterprise mobile app implementation successful:

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1. PLANNING: IS IT OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE?

The workflow is optimized for mobile working, and real-time reporting is enabled. It facilitates electronic data transfer and the application of business intelligence and automatisms based on the company’s data assets.

Extra tip: add a powerful search function.

2. TARGETING: ARE USERS INVOLVED?

From the planning to the implementation, the actual users of the application have been involved in the process, and their feedback has been considered. It also includes options for future developments, should the users require new functionalities.

Extra tip: Use field research and one-on-one interviews.

3. ADAPTING TO TOOLS: DOES IT SUPPORT EFFECTIVENESS AND PRODUCTIVITY?

You have built on familiar features to give a sense of accomplishment, but simplified and adapted to mobile to create an added value. This is the time to decide if you want a native or a web application – or a hybrid one.

Extra tip: one or two distinctive features are enough.

4. NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT FUNCTIONS: IS IT EASY TO LEARN?

You have only included the features necessary for mobile working and that they are clearly structured and make navigation intuitive.

Extra tip: you can make the most important functions appear in all navigations.

5. EXPERIENTIAL, CONSUMER-IN-BUSINESS CONTEXT: IS IT ATTRACTIVE?

The app has a well-crafted, likeable design, that makes the employees want to use them.

Extra tip: Try gamifying some workflows.

6. ARE ALL USER GROUPS ADDRESSED?

The frontline workers are empowered and engaged; IT is relieved from training and maintenance duties; the management is supported in improving productivity. At this phase, you can double-check if the developed solution actually serves the need of all users.

Extra tip: Check with field workers first.

7. IS IT INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC?

It puts more focus on consumer-facing parts if this is relevant in your industry, but concentrates on the internal workflows if that makes more sense. The app supports productivity more if it combines the advantages of working on the go and having relevant functions to the profession.

Extra tip: inform yourself about industry best practices to achieve max productivity.

8. APPLICATION ADAPTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT: IS DATA INPUT EASY?

The input of data, i.e. filling out forms, is adapted to the smaller screens and different input methods, such as taps and swipes. The physical environment, such as the specialties of the field, is also taken into consideration.

Extra tip: Put the 4-5 most used features on the dashboard.

9. CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: ARE UI DESIGN PATTERNS RECOGNIZABLE?

Following the guidelines of the individual development platforms, standard patterns are applied that users can easily recognize and they can a sense of competence and confidence.

Extra tip: tailor-made notifications can further increase engagement.

10. EASE OF USE: FEEDBACK IS EVERYWHERE

Giving feedback to the user on his or her actions is helpful to recognize mistakes made, progress, or discover unknown functions.

Extra tip: Besides being ubiquitous, feedback should also come as fast as possible.

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