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North American Mobile Enterprise Applications, 2018—A Survey of Customer Preferences, Plans and Impacts
North American Mobile Enterprise Applications, 2018—A Survey of Customer Preferences, Plans and Impacts
Pervasive Use of Mobile Worker Apps is Driving Digital Transformation, Employee Productivity, and Customer Engagement
RELEASE DATE
16-May-2018
16-May-2018
REGION
North America
North America
Research Code: K2B8-01-00-00-00
SKU: IT03679-NA-CR_21907
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Description
The future success of North American businesses rests in large part on their ability to truly mobilize their employees. Smartphones and tablets are not enough--It is the application software those devices enable that increasingly makes the difference between winners and losers in a high stakes economy driven by an ever more demanding customer base. This study examines the results of the Frost & Sullivan 2018 Mobile Enterprise Applications Survey of North American purchase decision-makers. As such, it:
1. Measures the current use of, and future decision-making behavior toward, mobile worker applications
2. Uncovers preferences and plans around a number of related mobility topics and issues in the workplace
3. Includes specific focus on three complex app categories: mobilized sales force automation, mobile workforce management (field service management), and mobile asset tracking
The questions in this survey largely refer to internal mobile business applications, i.e., those software apps that are deployed to mobile workers. These are also called Business-to-Employee (B2E) software applications.
Mobile worker apps allow employees real-time anywhere access to--and exchange of--information, collaboration and guidance. Companies justify their increasing investment in these software apps by pointing to the hard-dollar business impacts of increased efficiency and productivity and to enhanced customer engagement and employee satisfaction. As these survey results illustrate, mobile worker app needs are increasing in frequency and scope. This requires an app selection process that can encompass a widening range of variables, participants, and expectations that both app providers and app users should be aware of as development and purchase decisions are made.
Major challenges for mobile worker app users and vendors include: 1) Neutralizing user concerns regarding data security, 2) Optimizing growth with the proper balance between app management and app usability, 3) Determining which new capabilities and technologies to incorporate and when to do so, 4) Choosing the right partners in order to improve capabilities and/or open up new markets, and 5) Making informed decisions when choosing between packaged vs. customized solutions.
Key Issues Addressed
- How pervasive are mobile worker apps in today's North American business sector? What are the near-term growth opportunities in the mobile worker applications market for today's providers?
- What positive business impacts are users of mobile worker apps experiencing? What types of barriers prevent adoption of these solutions?
- Which parties are typically involved in the application selection and deployment process? What types of external mobility partners—if any—are utilized in this process? What criteria are used to select these partners?
- What criteria are most often used to select a specific mobile worker app? What is most popular—packaged third-party apps or fully customized solutions? Which delivery system is preferred—cloud or on-premise?
- How do today's businesses characterize their current mobile worker app strategies—lagging, cutting-edge, or on par with their peers?
- Is unauthorized mobile worker app use viewed as a problem? Which software application metrics are currently tracked by companies?
- What is the level of interest in incorporating newer technologies such as wearables and artificial intelligence (AI)?
- What are users reporting regarding more complex mobile worker apps (such as mobilized field service management and mobile sales force automation solutions)—in terms of customer satisfaction, expansion plans, business benefits, preferred mobile form factor, etc.?
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Research Objectives
Research Methodology
Sample Distribution
Definition of Mobile Business Applications
Percent of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps
Users of Mobile Worker Apps, by Title
Current and Planned Deployment of Mobile Software Applications for Employees
Pros for Providing Mobile Apps to Employees
Cons Against Providing Mobile Apps to Employees
Mobile Worker App Strategy Compared to Competitors’
Company-Owned Mobile Devices—Types Currently Issued
Company-Owned Mobile Devices—Types of OS Supported
Support of BYOD
Personally-Owned Mobile Devices—Types Currently Supported
Personally-Owned Mobile Devices—Types of OS Supported
Deployment/Plans for Smart Glasses
Deployment/Plans for Smart Watches
Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps
App Metrics Tracked
Current and Planned Usage of Enterprise Mobility Management Platform
Barriers to Enterprise Mobility Management
Key Parties in the Mobile App Decision Process
Preferred Strategic Partners
Preferred Strategic Partners by Organization Size
Partner Selection Criteria
Preferred Type of Mobile Business App
App Selection Criteria
Cloud vs. On-premise Mobile Apps Implementation
Barriers to Cloud-based Mobile Apps
Major Mobile Apps Being Used Today
Use of Mobile Workforce Management Solutions
Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solutions
Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solutions
Tactics to Encourage App Usage
Value of Tracking on Single Portal
Definition of Mobile Workforce Management Applications
Companies Providing Field Services
Deployment Plans for Mobile Workforce Management Apps
Mobile Workforce Management Solution Implementation—How It Occurred
MWM Top Business Impacts
MWM Satisfaction
MWM Types of Mobile Devices
MWM Deployment/Plans Regarding Artificial Intelligence
MWM Barriers to Implementation—No Plans (Disinterested)
MWM Barriers to Implementation—Planners
Definition of Mobilized Sales Force Automation Solutions
Percentage of Businesses with Field Sales Personnel
MSFA Deployment/Plans
MSFA Types of Implementation
MSFA Top Business Impacts
MSFA Level of Satisfaction
MSFA Types of Devices
MSFA Deployment/Plans Regarding Artificial Intelligence
MSFA Barriers—No Plans (Disinterested)
MSFA Barriers—Plans to Introduce
Definition of Mobile Asset Tracking Solutions
Percentage of Businesses with Moveable Assets in Field
Current Level of Asset Tracking Need
MAT Deployment/Plans
MAT Types of Implementation
MAT Top Business Impacts
MAT Level of Satisfaction
Future MAT Needs
MAT Barriers—No Plans (Disinterested)
MAT Barriers—Plans to Introduce
Respondents Profile
The Last Word
Legal Disclaimer
List of Exhibits
List of Figures- 1. Year-Over-Year Sample Demographics: 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018
List of Charts- 1. Share of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps—Average: NA, 2018
- 2. Share of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps: NA, 2018
- 3. Use of Mobile Worker Apps, by Title: NA, 2018
- 4. Mobile Worker Application Deployment: NA, 2018
- 5. Pros for Providing Mobile Apps to Employees—Very Important: NA, 2018
- 6. Cons Against Providing Mobile Apps to Employees—Very Important: NA, 2016 and 2018 Comparison
- 7. Mobile Worker App Strategy Compared to Competitors’, by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 8. Types of Currently Issued Company-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018
- 9. Types of OS Supported on Company-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018
- 10. Companies Supporting BYOD: NA, 2015, 2016 and 2018
- 11. Types of Personally-Owned Devices Supported: NA, 2018
- 12. Types of OS Supported on Personally-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018
- 13. Approach Towards Smart Glasses by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 14. Approach Towards Smart Watches by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 15. Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps as a Problem by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 16. Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps as a Problem: NA, 2014–2016 and 2018
- 17. Application Metrics Tracked: NA, 2018
- 18. Current and Planned Usage of Enterprise Mobility Management by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 19. Barriers to Enterprise Mobility Management: NA, 2018
- 20. Decision Makers of Mobile Business Apps Deployment: NA, 2016 and 2018
- 21. Preferred Strategic Partner: NA, 2018
- 22. Preferred Strategic Partner by Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 23. Top Criteria Used in Mobile Business Applications Partner Selection (Very Important): NA, 2018
- 24. Preferred Type of Mobile Business App: NA, 2018
- 25. Top Criteria Used in Mobile Business Applications Selection (Very Important): NA, 2018
- 26. Cloud vs. On-premise Mobile Apps Implementation by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 27. Barriers to Cloud-based Mobile Apps (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018
- 28. Mobile Apps Being Used Today: NA, 2018
- 29. Use of Mobile Workforce Management Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 30. Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 31. Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solution: NA, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 32. Tactics to Encourage App Usage: NA, 2018
- 33. Value of Tracking on Single Portal: NA, 2018
- 34. Types of Field Services Provided: NA, 2018
- 35. Use of Mobile Workforce Management: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 36. MWM Solution Implementation: NA, 2018
- 37. MWM Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018
- 38. Satisfaction from MWM by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 39. Types of Devices Used Most Commonly with MWM: NA, 2018
- 40. Current and Planned Deployment of Artificial Intelligence by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 41. Barriers to MWM Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018
- 42. Companies with Field Sales Personnel: NA, 2018
- 43. Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 44. MSFA Solution Implementation: NA, 2018
- 45. MSFA Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018
- 46. Satisfaction from MSFA by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 47. Types of Devices Used Most Commonly with MSFA: NA, 2018
- 48. Current and Planned Deployment of Artificial Intelligence by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 49. Barriers to MSFA Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018
- 50. Companies with Movable Assets in Field: NA, 2018
- 51. Current Level of Asset Tracking Needs: NA, 2018
- 52. Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solution: NA, 2012–2016 and 2018
- 53. MAT Solution Implementation: NA, 2018
- 54. MAT Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018
- 55. Satisfaction from MAT by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 56. Companies Expecting Advanced Asset Tracking Needs in the Next 1-3 Years by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018
- 57. Barriers to MAT Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018
- 58. Decision Making Authority: NA, 2018
- 59. Position within Company: NA, 2018
- 60. Top Industries: NA, 2018
Popular Topics
The future success of North American businesses rests in large part on their ability to truly mobilize their employees. Smartphones and tablets are not enough--It is the application software those devices enable that increasingly makes the difference between winners and losers in a high stakes economy driven by an ever more demanding customer base. This study examines the results of the Frost & Sullivan 2018 Mobile Enterprise Applications Survey of North American purchase decision-makers. As such, it:
1. Measures the current use of, and future decision-making behavior toward, mobile worker applications
2. Uncovers preferences and plans around a number of related mobility topics and issues in the workplace
3. Includes specific focus on three complex app categories: mobilized sales force automation, mobile workforce management (field service management), and mobile asset tracking
The questions in this survey largely refer to internal mobile business applications, i.e., those software apps that are deployed to mobile workers. These are also called Business-to-Employee (B2E) software applications.
Mobile worker apps allow employees real-time anywhere access to--and exchange of--information, collaboration and guidance. Companies justify their increasing investment in these software apps by pointing to the hard-dollar business impacts of increased efficiency and productivity and to enhanced customer engagement and employee satisfaction. As these survey results illustrate, mobile worker app needs are increasing in frequency and scope. This requires an app selection process that can encompass a widening range of variables, participants, and expectations that both app providers and app users should be aware of as development and purchase decisions are made.
Major challenges for mobile worker app users and vendors include: 1) Neutralizing user concerns regarding data security, 2) Optimizing growth with the proper balance between app management and app usability, 3)
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| Table of Contents | | Executive Summary~ || Executive Summary~ | Research Objectives and Methodology~ || Research Objectives~ || Research Methodology~ || Sample Distribution~ || Definition of Mobile Business Applications~ | Today’s Mobile Worker Apps—An Overview~ || Percent of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps~ || Users of Mobile Worker Apps, by Title~ || Current and Planned Deployment of Mobile Software Applications for Employees~ || Pros for Providing Mobile Apps to Employees~ || Cons Against Providing Mobile Apps to Employees~ || Mobile Worker App Strategy Compared to Competitors’~ | The Devices Supporting Mobile Worker Apps~ || Company-Owned Mobile Devices—Types Currently Issued~ || Company-Owned Mobile Devices—Types of OS Supported~ || Support of BYOD~ || Personally-Owned Mobile Devices—Types Currently Supported~ || Personally-Owned Mobile Devices—Types of OS Supported~ || Deployment/Plans for Smart Glasses~ || Deployment/Plans for Smart Watches~ | Securing Mobile Worker Apps~ || Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps~ || App Metrics Tracked~ || Current and Planned Usage of Enterprise Mobility Management Platform~ || Barriers to Enterprise Mobility Management~ | Insights for Mobility Partners~ || Key Parties in the Mobile App Decision Process~ || Preferred Strategic Partners~ || Preferred Strategic Partners by Organization Size~ || Partner Selection Criteria~ || Preferred Type of Mobile Business App~ || App Selection Criteria~ || Cloud vs. On-premise Mobile Apps Implementation~ || Barriers to Cloud-based Mobile Apps~ | Major Mobile Worker App Categories~ || Major Mobile Apps Being Used Today~ || Use of Mobile Workforce Management Solutions~ || Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solutions~ || Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solutions~ || Tactics to Encourage App Usage~ || Value of Tracking on Single Portal~ | Mobile Workforce Management Apps~ || Definition of Mobile Workforce Management Applications~ || Companies Providing Field Services~ || Deployment Plans for Mobile Workforce Management Apps~ || Mobile Workforce Management Solution Implementation—How It Occurred~ || MWM Top Business Impacts~ || MWM Satisfaction~ || MWM Types of Mobile Devices~ || MWM Deployment/Plans Regarding Artificial Intelligence~ || MWM Barriers to Implementation—No Plans (Disinterested)~ || MWM Barriers to Implementation—Planners~ | Mobilized Sales Force Automation Solutions~ || Definition of Mobilized Sales Force Automation Solutions~ || Percentage of Businesses with Field Sales Personnel~ || MSFA Deployment/Plans~ || MSFA Types of Implementation~ || MSFA Top Business Impacts~ || MSFA Level of Satisfaction~ || MSFA Types of Devices~ || MSFA Deployment/Plans Regarding Artificial Intelligence~ || MSFA Barriers—No Plans (Disinterested)~ || MSFA Barriers—Plans to Introduce~ | Mobile Asset Tracking Solutions~ || Definition of Mobile Asset Tracking Solutions~ || Percentage of Businesses with Moveable Assets in Field~ || Current Level of Asset Tracking Need~ || MAT Deployment/Plans~ || MAT Types of Implementation~ || MAT Top Business Impacts~ || MAT Level of Satisfaction~ || Future MAT Needs~ || MAT Barriers—No Plans (Disinterested)~ || MAT Barriers—Plans to Introduce~ | Demographics~ || Respondents Profile~ | The Last Word~ || The Last Word~ || Legal Disclaimer~ | Appendix~ || List of Exhibits~ | The Frost & Sullivan Story~ |
| List of Charts and Figures | 1. Year-Over-Year Sample Demographics: 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018~| 1. Share of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps—Average: NA, 2018~ 2. Share of Employees Using Company-approved or Company-provided Mobile Apps: NA, 2018~ 3. Use of Mobile Worker Apps, by Title: NA, 2018~ 4. Mobile Worker Application Deployment: NA, 2018~ 5. Pros for Providing Mobile Apps to Employees—Very Important: NA, 2018~ 6. Cons Against Providing Mobile Apps to Employees—Very Important: NA, 2016 and 2018 Comparison~ 7. Mobile Worker App Strategy Compared to Competitors’, by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 8. Types of Currently Issued Company-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018~ 9. Types of OS Supported on Company-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018~ 10. Companies Supporting BYOD: NA, 2015, 2016 and 2018~ 11. Types of Personally-Owned Devices Supported: NA, 2018~ 12. Types of OS Supported on Personally-Owned Mobile Devices: NA, 2018~ 13. Approach Towards Smart Glasses by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 14. Approach Towards Smart Watches by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 15. Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps as a Problem by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 16. Employee Use of Unauthorized Mobile Apps as a Problem: NA, 2014–2016 and 2018~ 17. Application Metrics Tracked: NA, 2018~ 18. Current and Planned Usage of Enterprise Mobility Management by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 19. Barriers to Enterprise Mobility Management: NA, 2018~ 20. Decision Makers of Mobile Business Apps Deployment: NA, 2016 and 2018~ 21. Preferred Strategic Partner: NA, 2018~ 22. Preferred Strategic Partner by Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 23. Top Criteria Used in Mobile Business Applications Partner Selection (Very Important): NA, 2018~ 24. Preferred Type of Mobile Business App: NA, 2018~ 25. Top Criteria Used in Mobile Business Applications Selection (Very Important): NA, 2018~ 26. Cloud vs. On-premise Mobile Apps Implementation by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 27. Barriers to Cloud-based Mobile Apps (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018~ 28. Mobile Apps Being Used Today: NA, 2018~ 29. Use of Mobile Workforce Management Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 30. Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 31. Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solution: NA, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 32. Tactics to Encourage App Usage: NA, 2018~ 33. Value of Tracking on Single Portal: NA, 2018~ 34. Types of Field Services Provided: NA, 2018~ 35. Use of Mobile Workforce Management: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 36. MWM Solution Implementation: NA, 2018~ 37. MWM Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018~ 38. Satisfaction from MWM by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 39. Types of Devices Used Most Commonly with MWM: NA, 2018~ 40. Current and Planned Deployment of Artificial Intelligence by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 41. Barriers to MWM Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018~ 42. Companies with Field Sales Personnel: NA, 2018~ 43. Use of Mobile Sales Force Automation Solution: NA, 2010, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 44. MSFA Solution Implementation: NA, 2018~ 45. MSFA Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018~ 46. Satisfaction from MSFA by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 47. Types of Devices Used Most Commonly with MSFA: NA, 2018~ 48. Current and Planned Deployment of Artificial Intelligence by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 49. Barriers to MSFA Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018~ 50. Companies with Movable Assets in Field: NA, 2018~ 51. Current Level of Asset Tracking Needs: NA, 2018~ 52. Use of Mobile Asset Tracking Solution: NA, 2012–2016 and 2018~ 53. MAT Solution Implementation: NA, 2018~ 54. MAT Top Business Impacts (Significant Impact): NA, 2018~ 55. Satisfaction from MAT by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 56. Companies Expecting Advanced Asset Tracking Needs in the Next 1-3 Years by Country and Organization Size: NA, 2018~ 57. Barriers to MAT Implementation (Significant Barrier): NA, 2018~ 58. Decision Making Authority: NA, 2018~ 59. Position within Company: NA, 2018~ 60. Top Industries: NA, 2018~ |
| Author | Jeanine Sterling |
| Industries | Information Technology |
| WIP Number | K2B8-01-00-00-00 |
| Keyword 1 | Mobile Enterprise Applications |
| Is Prebook | No |
| GPS Codes | 9657,9705-C1,9B07-C1 |