To increase productivity, remain competitive and serve remote workers, organizations are building more mobile apps than ever before. IT developers, web developers and business analysts are all scrambling to get routine tasks mobilized faster. Unfortunately, more mobile apps don't necessarily translate to outstanding user experiences on iPhones and Android tablets.
Mobile users are used to outstanding user experiences on B2C apps, and their expectations for business apps is rising dramatically. They want their business apps to be as fast and intuitive and their off-hours apps. They want business apps to leverage mobile hardware device features, including geolocation, video, audio, ink, scanners, special detectors, and the ability to work with large amounts of data. And they never want to be dead in the water if they can't connect to a WiFi or cell signal.
Recently work management company Wrike surveyed 850 professionals from a variety of enterprise departments. Marketing, IT, finance, and human resources workers were asked, about their mobile usage and how it affected their daily productivity. Respondents viewed mobile devices as critical to their work, Unfortunately, they listed a range of problems and productivity issues that they frequently encounter with business apps.
Concerns included limited app functionality, the unique challenges of mobile data capture, disconnected situations, and limited device storage. Ultimately, these users want sophisticated business apps tailored for mobile experiences and that leverage powerful device capabilities. This all comes own to better mobile app design.
Business users clearly want to use mobile devices more on a daily basis, because there are so many benefits of mobile apps for business. People are buying more and more smartphones and tablets. Companies are developing more mobile apps than ever before. And the need for more mobile apps is only increasing as more workers go remote or companies must practice social distancing between employees, partners and customers.
Unfortunately, business users continue to report limits in the web and mobile apps their companies are building. In fact, IDC and Forrester recently warned CIOs on the dangers of failing at mobile app development.
Our work with enterprise customers and our surveys of mobile app development end users has uncovered many best design practices. Alpha Software has identified 7 critical business app capabilities that are required to meet the real world needs of corporations today. While every app may not require each capability, developers must be able to address these types of business app requirements.
To produce mobile business apps that are widely adopted by end users, business developers should consider including 7 app UI elements:
In this paper, we explain how these 7 design capabilities enable better user experiences. We offer examples of apps that incorporate data sources like social media. We also discuss how an app that can work without a cell or WIFI connection will increase your app's appeal. We'll also provide:
The paper also explains how hybrid apps can enable better mobile app design with features such as:
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