Why Enterprise Strategies Must Drive Mobility

Published: Dec 20, 2013
Updated: May 12, 2021
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Why Enterprise Strategies Must Drive Mobility

Game Plan

Game Plan

38% of organizations have a single, companywide mobile strategy in place, and an additional 40% expect to have one within two years.

A Glaring Shortcoming

A Glaring Shortcoming

34% of organizations without a companywide mobility strategy say they could be doing more with mobility.

Solid Growth Curve

Solid Growth Curve

Mobility is expected to account for 18% of a company’s overall IT spend in three years, up from 12% today.

Top Demand Drivers for Mobility Projects

Top Demand Drivers for Mobility Projects

Increase of customers using mobile devices: 42%, Wealth of employees accessing internal infrastructure via mobile: 39%, Need to increase security of mobile access to critical data and apps: 39%

Money Moves

Money Moves

34% of organizations are realigning budgets and/or shifting funding to accommodate mobile initiatives.

Better Interactions

Better Interactions

32% are changing the way in which IT interacts with other departments to support mobile adoption.

Talent Hunt For Mobile Minds

Talent Hunt For Mobile Minds

20% are hiring new employees who understand mobile platforms.

Top Mobility Challenges

Top Mobility Challenges

Security and privacy: 33%, Insufficient budget for initiatives: 30%, Inability to simultaneously develop apps throughout different platforms: 27%, Lack of in-house mobile-development talent: 24%, Lack of support from all relevant departments within the organization: 24%

Best Practices for Mobility: Establish an Enterprisewide Strategy

Best Practices for Mobility: Establish an Enterprisewide Strategy

Because of the disruptive nature of modern trends, enterprises can’t compete with a one-off, siloed approach.

Best Practices for Mobility: Take Internal Inventory

Best Practices for Mobility: Take Internal Inventory

Cull input from experts throughout IT domains who can evaluate the tools, tech and talent that are already in place to make mobility work, and what’s still needed.

Best Practices for Mobility: Cultivate a Collaborative Environment

Best Practices for Mobility: Cultivate a Collaborative Environment

Adopt DevOps principles to break down cultural barriers which can hinder mobility efforts.

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty

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Dennis McCafferty, a writer for eWeek, Baseline and CIO Insight, has more than 20 years of experience as a writer. He has covered a variety of technology and business topics for a number of publications, including those of Ziff Davis. Dennis was also an editorial staffer for USA Weekend, the nation’s second-largest magazine, with more than 22 million readers.

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