The IT Decision Maker’s Guide to Going Mobile: Save Money, Find Time, and Bridge the Gap Between Technology and Finance
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The document outlines the advantages of mobile technology in enterprises, emphasizing the rise of smartphones and the BYOD (bring your own device) trend, which can enhance efficiency and cut costs. It suggests that integrating IT and finance is crucial for success, as employees increasingly use mobile devices for work, creating opportunities for increased revenue and productivity. The guide provides a checklist for organizations to assess their mobile strategy and adapt to the mobile-driven landscape.
The IT Decision Maker’s Guide to Going Mobile: Save Money, Find Time, and Bridge the Gap Between Technology and Finance
- 1. The IT Decision Maker's Guide to Going Mobile: Save Money, Find Time, and Bridge the Gap Between Technology and Finance JULY 15, 2014
- 2. Topics we’ll cover www.thinkingphones.com 2 ¤ smartphones: The New normal ¤ Taking advantage ¤ How to get started ¤ It & FINANCE—a marriage made in MOBILITY Alex Dinunzio Sr. product manager
- 3. SMARTPHONES – the NEW NORMAL www.thinkingphones.com 3 Source: Smartphone shipments per Morgan Stanley Research. Graph from Mary Meeker and Internet Trends 2014
- 4. SMARTPHONES – the NEW NORMAL www.thinkingphones.com 4 Source: StatCounter, 5/14. Graph from Mary Meeker and Internet Trends 2014
- 5. Ì www.thinkingphones.com 5 Over 1 Billion Personal Devices WILL BE USED AT WORK by 2018 Image: Thom Werd, Unsplash Source: Juniper Research
- 6. The WorkPlace www.thinkingphoneS.com 6 ¤ Employees have a mobile device § 90%+ of phones are Android/iOS ¤ Can you take advantage of this? Source: 2005 & 2010 data per Gartner, 2013 data per IDC. Graph from Mary Meeker and Internet Trends 2014 ¤ Age-‐old budget conundrums ¤ Profit vs. cost centers ¤ Physical hardware being quesFoned BUT
- 7. Taking Advantage M o b i l i t y i n t h e E n t e r p r i s e
- 8. www.thinkingphones.com 8 OPPORTUNITIES ¤ BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) § No barrier-‐to-‐adopFon ¤ MDM & carriers ¤ Standardized messaging formats § IM/SMS/MMS ¤ Focus on workforce efficiency & decision making
- 9. WWW.thinkingphones.COM 9 ¤ Device is always on ¤ IM/SMS/MMS/group ¤ Wi-‐Fi/VoIP vs. carrier ¤ Presence ¤ Your seVngs and job follow you
- 10. www.thinkingphones.com 10 The result: revenue ¤ Reachable when needed -‐> increase in prospect touches -‐> increase in pipeline conversion ¤ AnalyFcs span communicaFon methods § Time/sale § Touches/sale ¤ Hone in on ideal sales-‐ communicaFon mix
- 11. www.thinkingphones.com 11 The result: Cost Savings ¤ BYOD – no new devices ¤ Take advantage of UCaaS with minimal infrastructure changes § Department by department ¤ Learn best pracFces § Efficiency = cost savings § LocaFon/mobile data
- 12. WWW.thinkingphones.COM 12 BRING IT & FINANCE TOGETHER ¤ Mobile feature set ¤ Ease of rollout ¤ PotenFal for revenue/cost influence ¤ Unite IT & finance
- 13. WWW.thinkingphones.COM 13 Still Not Convinced? ¤ Mobile trends conFnuing ¤ Employees will use their mobile devices, whether you want them to or not ¤ Travel and flexibility ¤ Data, data, data ¤ The best businesses will be seVng the trends—not following them P.S. Your compe;tors are already doing this!
- 14. HOW TO GET STARTED M o b i l i t y i n t h e E n t e r p r i s e
- 15. www.thinkingphones.com 15 Understand BYOD in your own organization: THE CheckLIST ¤ Who is using mobile? ¤ Who would benefit from it? ¤ What are they using? ¤ What do you provide? ¤ What type of apps are they using?
- 16. Align with technologies that give out- of-the-box, native, mobile experiences
- 18. About thinking phone networks
- 19. www.thinkingphones.com 19 THE ENTERPRISE CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM What We Provide CONNECT Voice, Video, Messaging, CollaboraFon, Presence & Contact Center From a Single Source Unified CommunicationS Understand BUSINESS ANALYTICS Workforce ProducFvity, Call Tracking, Compliance, Corporate Visibility EXTEND OPEN Cloud APIS Connect to Your Custom ApplicaFons & Other Cloud Services GO MOBILE Mobility Embed Your Office Phone, Messenger & Text on Your Mobile Device BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS MATURITY MODEL
- 20. 20 Ottawa Cambridge (HQ) Amsterdam Founded in 2006 KEY MANAGEMENT: Steven Kokinos, CEO (Founder) Derek Yoo, CTO (Founder) Keith Seidman, CFO RECENT AWARDS Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Internet Telephony Product of the Year FUNDING $32.5 MILLION 800+ CUSTOMERS 4,000+ LOCATIONS CORPORATE SNAPSHOT San Francisco Frankfurt London www.thinkingphones.com
- 21. questions?
- 22. Thank YOu 22 Thinking Phone Networks, Inc. 10 Wilson Rd. Cambridge, MA 02138 www.thinkingphones.com Facebook.com/thinkingphones Image: ANDRE SPIEKER, Unsplash
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