Defining the right mobile enterprise strategy
Now is the right time to consider your organisational approach to mobility. Regulators demand ongoing improvements in efficiency, look for more evidence when considering asset investment plans and want to see a step change in the approach to customer statisfaction.
Simply put, an enterprise mobility strategy is a set of ground rules that govern mobile initiatives: that is it defines the way in which you intend to deploy mobile technology to achieve your organisational goals.
A mobile enterprise strategy should be process driven. If your business processes are static you can decide on a static approach; one that is simple and easy to maintain. If your business processes are dynamic and ever changing, then you will need a strategy to support this change. A complex strategy may be required which requires more effort to maintain. Ultimately, your business requirements and not the technology should define your strategy.
Once you have set out your strategy, you should then let business cases (return on investment (ROI))drive it forward and evolve it, project after project.
How CGI can help
We can help you work through this complex subject and put you on a path to success. We start by assessing the strategic maturity of your mobile approach.
Depending on your starting point we can then help you:
- define your enterprise mobility strategy
- evaluate the technology options
- develop a proof of concept
- produce a business case for investment
- implement your chosen technology and undertake the associated business change management.
We do this in a structured way using the following three phases:
- Exploration
- Proof of concept
- Pilot phase
At this stage the stage is set for larger and more ambitious projects. You will have confidence in the platform and the ability to deploy applications to your user community
If you consider a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform to be worthy of further investigation, or if you want to evaluate other mobility solutions, we can help you. As discussed in this paper, the MEAP approach to mobility is now a mature approach. Irrespective of your back end applications, Sybase Unwired Platform from SAP is leading the way. We have experience that you can benefit from.
