Choose the Right Development Platform for Enterprise Mobile Applications
While developing a mobile web app affords legacy carryover, you need to consider a native/hybrid app if you require access to device-specific features.
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Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Selecting the wrong mobile platform will:
- Either drive up your development and maintenance costs or diminish its value to your end users.
- Trap development initiatives in the user-centric mindset which negates the importance of key IT requirements.
- Cause stress on your existing system as mid-tier and back-end infrastructure cannot support the added data and service requests from mobile devices.
Selecting the mobile platform that satisfies both your end users and your enterprise’s requirements will help with:
- Satisfying high priority mobile user stories with clearly defined KPIs that are supported by related technical metrics.
- Creating a clear step-by-step process to implement your mobile platform taking integration, security, and performance as key factors.
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Module 1: Ensure the Right Motivation for Mobile Development
The Purpose
- Understand the drivers behind your need for a mobile platform selection.
- Understand the challenges with mobile development and mobile as a disruptive technology.
- See how mobile can be used as a catalyst to innovate within IT.
- Learn about the web, hybrid, and native mobile platforms.
Key Benefits Achieved
- See the value mobile will bring to your organization and IT teams.
- Solid understanding of the limitations and ideal cases of each mobile platform.
- Prepare to address the challenges with mobile development.
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| 1.1 | Learn about the challenges of mobile development. |
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| 1.2 | Understand the benefits and costs of each mobile platform. |
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| 1.3 | Assess your current organizational gaps for engaging mobile. |
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Module 2: Structure Your Project
The Purpose
Create your project charter to gain the project go-ahead from stakeholders
- Set the project scope and context.
- Identify the project metrics and solution KPIs.
- Note of any project dependencies.
- Build your project team.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Obtain a clear direction of how mobile will be used and benefit the organization.
- Create a comprehensive charter to obtain the green light to proceed with the project.
- Ensure the right individuals are involved in the project.
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| 2.1 | Identify the objectives of your mobile platform project. |
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| 2.2 | Document related initiatives and dependencies. |
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| 2.3 | List the key participants who need to be involved in project. |
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| 2.4 | Begin assembling your charter. |
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Module 3: Gather and Analyze Your Mobile-Specific User Stories and Use Cases
The Purpose
- Elicit requirements from your stakeholders through workshops and interviews.
- Break down your user stories to functional use cases.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Sets the functional context of the mobile platform.
- Establish the business and end-user expectations for your mobile platform.
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| 3.1 | Create a list of your mobile user stories. |
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| 3.2 | Drive your mobile use cases from your user stories |
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Module 4: Select the Mobile Platform and Your Mobile Development Tools
The Purpose
- Select the mobile platform that best fits your end users and IT drivers.
- Gather your technical requirements and map them to your user stories.
- Draw your target mobile architecture and identify the gaps with your current system.
- Select your mobile development tools.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Select the mobile platform based on your needs and requirements.
- Determine if your mobile use cases are realistic and user stories achievable.
- Tailor your target mobile architecture based your current system.
- Identify the tools the best fit your existing toolset.
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| 4.1 | Select the mobile platform with a user-centric and enterprise-centric approach. |
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| 4.2 | Map your IT drivers to your user stories. |
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| 4.3 | Assess the technical feasibility of your mobile use cases. |
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| 4.4 | Draw your current system with a data flow diagram. |
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| 4.5 | Draw your target mobile platform stack. |
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| 4.6 | Identify the gaps between your current and target state diagrams. |
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| 4.7 | Select your mobile development tools. |
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Module 5: Create Your Metrics and Implementation Plan
The Purpose
List the expected implementation and ongoing costs. Create a metrics and implementation plan:
- Configure and integrate your mid-tier and back-end with your front-end.
- Test your mobile platform and inject your metrics.
- Install your development tool chain.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Key steps and insights in preparing your existing system for your mobile platform.
- Techniques to help improve the execution of your mobile platform and ensure alignment with IT requirements.
- Tips to gauge the performance of your mobile platform and execution of your project.
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| 5.1 | Understand the key steps to implement, test and monitor your mobile platform and development tools. |
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Module 6: Evaluate Your Mobile Platform Post-Implementation
The Purpose
- Analyze your metrics to gauge your project’s success.
- Adjust your technical stack to improve performance and functionality.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Key steps and insights in analyzing your project and metrics. Collectively determine if success factors have been met.
- Select the ideal techniques to optimize the operations of your mobile stack.
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| 6.1 | Understand how to analyze your metrics and identify areas of improvements. |
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| 6.2 | Learn of some tips to optimize your mobile stack. |
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