Businesses are looking for smarter ways to work and mobile application is one of their top priorities. But, developing a mobile app for enterprise has different requirements that a company should abide to. Let's take a closer look at the things to consider while developing an enterprise mobile application.

1. Developing a Mobile
Application for Enterprise
Things to Consider

2. Gartner says, “by 2015, there will be more
than 6.7 billion smartphones globally”.
Such an enormous growth will create huge
opportunities for consumer focused businesses

3. TEKsystems talked to more than 1500 IT
leaders in March 2012 and revealed ….

4. ….. The technology trend that IT leaders think will
impact their organization most in 2012?
1. Mobile 2. Cloud Computing 3. Consumerization
of IT
4. Social Media

5. An enterprise application will let you:
• Maximize reach in the niche market
• Create and leverage brand image
• Interact with customers directly
• Access business database, remotely
• Manage company processes, projects, and operational plans

6. Morgan Stanley in 2012 research report states that
more users will likely connect to Internet through
mobile devices than desktop PCs in 5 years

8. Why enterprises should opt
for mobile app?

9. • Of the world's 4 billion mobile phones in use, 1.08 billion are
smartphones
• In 2014, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop usage
• In 2011, more than 50% of the local searches are done from a mobile
device
• By 2014, mobile Internet should take over desktop Internet usage
• One half of all local searches are performed on mobile devices
• Mobile tags provide more product information like comparison
shopping offers than traditional barcodes

10. You Need to Support Multiple Devices

11. • Employees are getting their smartphones & tablets to offices and
organizations too are in favor of BYOD (Bring your own device culture).
• And when there's a single application and multiple devices, it is ought
to have cross-platform support
• Agile Platform is ideal for creating mobile app that runs on all smart
devices. This way, you will build single version of app that will run on
most popular platforms.

12. Mobile OS Market Share
Windows Mobile
RIM
iOS
Windows
Other
Android

13. Adaptability

14. Understand that a mobile application is different from
the mobile version of your website
There will be differences in:
• User interface
• Screen size
• Navigation
• Clickable areas
• Content, be it video, audio, or text
• and the list goes on

15. Development Technology

16. Class of technology depends on application and needs of user.
It is -
Hybrid, Native, Web
Technology specifics are based on the
market, distribution, and needs of the enterprise.
These involve –
Platform, web, scripting, etc

17. API Design

18. Software components use Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to
communicate with each other.
It includes - Routings, Data structures, Variables, and Object Classes
A good API design is a must because it takes care of;
 Authentication
 Authorization
 Versioning
 Logging
 Monitoring
 Synchronization

19. App Testing

20. Testing is:
• Time-consuming
• Expensive
• Much required

21. Why Do We Need It?
• Bugs threat
• High fragmentation in mobile OS increases chances of errors
• Device specific testing is important, at least for native apps

22. What to Do?
• UI tests
• Integration tests
• Unit tests

23. Delivery

24. • 60 to 80 percent of the application's cost goes to maintenance and
adding features after first release
• Push new updates or changes fast (days or weeks, instead of months)
because:
 Users love to test new features
 There should be no delay in throwing open a new idea

25. What Else to Consider?

26. • Deep understanding of market requirements and trends
• Allow the market requirements to drive technology &
architecture
• Have a need-based approach
• Start testing the app at an early stage

27. About Us
Copper Mobile delivers the most extraordinary
mobility experience with applications
identified for their powerful, flexible, and
secured features.
Know more about us at
www.coppermobile.com

28. Thank You