[Update: 7/24 I met Eileen Martinson through Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, when I sat on her interview panel. Well Im happy to report, at this time she won: 2013 Award in the software and IT services category in New Jersey.] Long before her role as Sparta Systems’ CEO, Eileen Martinson recognized the importance of enterprise application adoption and labels it with highest priority in a mobile strategy plan. The following outlines some of her most advantageous and fruitful tips.   Human Engineer: One of Eileen’s game changing tips is having a Human Engineer in charge of User Expeirence (UX), “It is a surprise to many when your head of UX does not know code or design”.  Human Engineers study behaviors and habits that are then translated to optimize the enterprise application.  Eileen mentions a time she used a Human Engineer team for a clinical application:  the UX team observed the end user (doctors and practitioners) from not only the examination room but even into hallways and offices.  The main task of the UX team was to observe the end users’ daily habits and pinpointing wasted time with pen/paper, ultimately identifying which features were essential.  It ended in a great enterprise application that was highly adopted.   Persona Cards: I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of Sparta Systems’ user persona cards, which looks like a mix between a baseball card and a Consumer Reports scorecard.  A persona card contains an end users’ picture and even contains the users’ demographics, background story and technical specifications. Eileen described their use of these persona cards, “When we design we have these personality cards out, that way we can make sure it covers all the needs”.  She also put an extreme emphasis on how important it is to utilize each individuals’ strengths cleanly and #MobileFirst.  In  her experience she has found that simpler features, equates to less training efforts and more adoption. “Increase productivity while reducing training, and it will be a big win for both the CIO and user”.   Video Game Industry: Consider a comparison between a bloated CRM (or some other cold business software) to the classic game Ms. Pac Man. Which has been...

Congratulations to DMI! They are on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services. Full Link.   DMI Recognized in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute  PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, JUL. 31, 2013 BETHESDA, Md., July 31, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ —  Digital Management, Inc. (DMI), a leading provider of mobile enterprise solutions and services, today announced it has been included in Gartner’s first Managed Mobility Services (MMS) Magic Quadrant Report. DMI is positioned for its “completeness of vision” and “ability to execute.” NEWS FACTS: Gartner definition of the Managed Mobility Services Market: Managed mobility services (MMS) encompass the IT and process services provided by an external service provider (ESP) that are required to: plan, procure, provision, activate, manage and support mobile devices, network services and mobile applications. For this Magic Quadrant, devices include smartphones, tablets and point of service (POS) equipment and the focus is weighted toward the management and support of corporate-owned devices. However, MMS include IT and process services and systems in support of bring your own device (BYOD) practices.   First Managed Mobility Services Report – The Gartner MQ for MMS included companies that directly deliver organic IT services content to user organizations. The following inclusion criteria were required for the participants: IT services portfolios that include the integration of mobility management software, as well as consulting and advisory services related to mobility strategy, mobile devices and mobile software and applications and ongoing management of mobile devices and mobile application releases. At least 100,000 mobile devices under management in at least 3 of the 5 geographies identified in the survey.   DMI CAPABILITIES:   DMI offers a comprehensive set of enterprise-class mobile solutions and services that generate business results for its customers, including: Mobile Strategy: DMI offers strategic planning, business case justification, and mobile vision and roadmap based on user-centric decision support tools Managed Mobility Services: DMI has more than 500,000 devices under management for hundreds of clients, including many Fortune 500 companies—such as BP, Johnson & Johnson, Sears, The Associated Press, and Allergan, and is the largest provider of MMS to the Federal government, with clients including USDA, DISA, FAA and DHS. DMI provides smart device provisioning, roll-out, centralized...

Shared via  InformationWeek  By Andrew Borg. July 30, 2013 URL: Global CIO   Our study found significantly improved business performance results among all respondents with a mobile software initiative (MSI), as compared to those without any mobile app plan at all.      Mobile app adoption in the enterprise is growing like wildfire. In a 2013 study of 348 organizations, Aberdeen Group found that 62% of top-performing organizations already have a formalized mobile software initiative in place — 35% more than all other respondents combined. Although many companies are developing apps to remain competitive and improve their business processes, most are not fully prepared to meet the many challenges of mobile app development and deployment. Many think of mobile apps primarily as a way of unchaining workers from their desks. Apps can of course do that, but they can also provide much greater business value. They can transform an organization’s processes and streamline its workflows by improving communication and breaking down information silos. Custom mobile apps, whether developed in-house or outsourced, meet the specific work process and data integration needs unique to each organization for which off-the-shelf apps alone won’t suffice. Not only is the number of organizations developing mobile apps growing year-over-year, but the number of apps being developed by each organization is also increasing at an average 38% annual growth rate. Meeting Mobile Apps’ Challenges But this rapid growth brings its own trials and tribulations. When survey respondents were asked to identify their organization’s top challenges in implementing an MSI, chief among them were security concerns and the lack of mobile platform standardization. Organizations are often overwhelmed by choices: device type (tablet, smartphone or wearable); operating system (iOS, Android, Windows Phone or BlackBerry OS); operating system version; and application type (‘native’, HTML 5 or hybrid). In addition, there’s a wide variety of software development tools and frameworks available, with an average of 2.8 mobile app development frameworks already in use at each organization. Ultimately, among the main benefits of mobile apps is their ability to put the organization’s essential data assets in the hands of decision-makers at every level of the organization, wherever and whenever business decisions need to be made. However, many organizations are challenged...

2013 | Enterprise Mobility Awards Coming Soon! Expected End of Year FAQ:  1) How do I get an Enterprise Mobility Award? Do something well, innovative or disruptive in the enterprise mobility industry!   2) Are there rules I need to follow? Can I buy one? Is this for only apps or security or UX, MDM?! No.         Early Nominee: Whats App     Early Nominee: Fan Favorite: TD Ameritrade         ...