Top 10 Factors Business Sponsor Must Consider When they Invest Into a

Top 10 Factors Business Sponsor Must Consider When they Invest Into a "Mobile First" Digital Platform for your Field, Maintenance and Supply Chain Workers

Why re-invent the wheel? 

As a business executive, balancing your company’s immediate needs with its long-term growth is both paramount and challenging. Challenging questions arise, such as whether you should invest aggressively in long-term strategic initiatives, digital platforms and niche suppliers or take the less expensive, tactical and more conservative In-House "Build" approach to fix a narrow pain. The “build versus buy” dilemma continues in every enterprise and this white paper addresses the 10 factors that a business executive must evaluate by placing their end user needs in the forefront, before making this important decision.

Building custom software for your field workforce can unlock a host of benefits, but companies should only pursue that strategy if a) better software can provide a competitive advantage relative to your competitors, and b) you are building a large business that can spread the cost of a proprietary system over a large number of clients.


This White Paper covers 10 factors that you need to consider before making this decision:

  • Dynamic Task & Role Based User Interfaces and Experiences
  • Location & Geogrpahical Spread of Your Business
  • Data Volume and Network Bandwidth 
  • "Killer" Mobile Device Features
  • Enterprise Grade Architecture & Security
  • Business Agility
  • Strategic End-to-End Transformation Thought Process
  • Change Management 
  • Solution/Product Roadmap, Community and Ecosystem
  • Time to Market & Value.

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