Before the iPad when there was just the iPhone, BlackBerry and various Android smartphones, things were a lot easier. The phone was (and still is) the thing you always carried with you. In business it was used for sending messages and checking e-mails. On the phone we had apps, and these apps were designed for tasks you could do in a short space of time. For business use we were discussing apps to quickly review and approve purchases, to have a quick look at some KPI:s. Then came the iPad and confused us all.
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Apps for the Enterprise – Blame iPad for the Confusion
Out of Office, but Still in the Know
It has been predicted that within the next few years a quarter of the global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. Although the bulk of this growth will occur in traditional established markets, non-traditional markets will also show a significant increase in mobile workforce.
There are five key drivers behind the mobility revolution.
Read MoreInnovation in an Organization on the Move
In this edition of “Leaders Insight” I met with Heino Westdijk, Service Director at Damen Shipyards. This is what Heino had to say about how to boost creativity and innovation within an organization that is constantly on the move – a mobile workforce.
Read MoreThe Difference Between Usability and User Experience
In software a good user experience requires excellent usability. On top of that it also needs an appealing visual design, high quality, good performance. But most importantly it needs “it”. The “it” that creates the “must have” and “love to use” desires.
And therein lays the problem. What really is “it”? How could we describe what we are looking for?
Read MoreThe cloud: all swings and roundabouts?
A couple of weeks ago I was moderating a lunch time discussion called “The cloud – myths and realities”. Invited key speakers were Graham Taylor who is the CEO of OpenForum Europe, and Mikael Bäck who is responsible for strategy and portfolio management for Ericsson’s fixed and mobile networks. Unlike cloud talk of late this discussion was refreshingly free from over-hyping, striking more of a “swings and roundabouts” tone.
Read MoreHow to implement field service management software (faster)
This blog post is brought to you by IFS’s Vice President Research and Development, Tom Bowe. I recently finished a…
Read More3 ways to save money by reducing field service inventory
This field service management blog post is brought to you by IFS’s Vice President of Research and Development, Tom Bowe….
Read MoreQuality assurance in software (it CAN be done!)
I spent an hour today with the IFS person in charge of Quality Assurance for our products. It was a…
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