Depending on the industry, 20-40% of any given user population--typically the execs, managers, and engineers--need a mobile tablet for day-to-day use, because they don’t sit at their desk and can’t easily use laptops. These people only employ about 20% of the screens and functions in a typical corporate ERP suite, and by happy coincidence, that 20% is generally not keyboard intensive and thus perfect for a touchscreen interface.
So – this points to a great strategy. Find the right 20% of your ERP functionality, port it to the iPad (and make it look like an iPad app, none of that sneaky Citrix re-hashing of the same old ERP interface). You then become a hero to a group of highly influential users, get better participation in corporate systems, and provide a good starting point for the IT team to learn about mobile.
So – this points to a great strategy. Find the right 20% of your ERP functionality, port it to the iPad (and make it look like an iPad app, none of that sneaky Citrix re-hashing of the same old ERP interface). You then become a hero to a group of highly influential users, get better participation in corporate systems, and provide a good starting point for the IT team to learn about mobile.
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