Boydlee Pollentine, Tipsy & Tumbler Ltd
www.tipsyandtumbler.co.uk
@boydleep
We are living in a very exciting time. When you start thinking of the power an Enterprise Mobile Solution and the potential efficiency gain, almost every business and industry could benefit from it.
Do you research…some industries may not be ready to adopt, such as industries with working environments that aren't conducive to mobile use or have poor network coverage (oil rigs, etc).
Understanding of the KPIs and pain points will allow you to build a complex / sophisticated solution, but with Simple UI/UX
Make sure any open source products you're using have a good track history (i.e. active on GitHub) or if provided by a company have support channels.
Eventually, all good things come to an end and that includes "free" API's and services. Beware!
SaaS products can help you get off the ground but be careful of being permanently tied-in.
Cloud products can help you get off the ground quickly and effeciently.
Don't go for lowest common denominator. Support and service is just as important as price.
Is the client / users going to want to do reporting?
Is the client / users going to want sophisticated searching?
API's, API's, API's!
Make sure you have resources available who understand the product from the inside out. Maintenance and bug fixing are paramount. Your solution is likely to change and the codebase grow so documentation is a key factor.
Get a good support line working early. We use Freshdesk for simple ticket submission and tracking which only costs a few dollars a month.
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