2. Founded in 1970 by Martin E. Judge Jr in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
One of the largest privately-owned staffing
companies in the United States at nearly $300 million
total annual revenue.
Composed of 8 separate operating companies, some
with as many as 30 office locations.
Employs nearly 400 internal staff in 3 countries.
Has over 4000 contractors working on projects for
clients at any given time.
3. June 23,2011 - Philadelphia, PA – The Judge
Group unveils a major Intranet
redevelopment/redesign effort called Judge
Link at its national sales meeting. “Our old
Intranet was broken and we did something
about it,” was what Judge’s CIO said to the
audience assembled.
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6. “But, can I get it on my mobile
device?” – If not the user will be
mobile without your help.
Around 2014 (earlier?) mobile
Internet access will surpass desktop
access
7. Types of enterprise mobility*
Mobile connectivity
Fieldforce automation
Mobile productivity
Desktop replacement
Your mobile users
Mobile Web vs Native App
*James Robertson – www.steptwo.com.au
8. Identify your mobile users
◦ Corporate
◦ Field (nomads/road warriors)
What do they want/need on the go?
◦ Information
◦ Workflow
◦ CRM
9. Staff Directory access
Internal News / Alerts / Events
Applicant Tracking Lookups
◦ Candidate / Manager Contact Info
◦ Job Order Information
10. Device Ownership
◦ Moving to a “bring your own” culture
Development Resources
◦ What do we have in-house
Great User Experience
◦ Leveraging mobile characteristics
11. No time or budget for native apps on all top
platforms:
◦ Android (tablets and phones)
◦ Blackberry
◦ iOS (iPad and iPhone)
Web competencies already in house
Information architecture ready
Skunk Works
12. jQuery Mobile for an app-like user
experience across many
smartphone and tablet platforms
Progressive Enhancement and
Responsive Design
SSL and LDAP Authentication
Quick to market
13. Use large touch-friendly buttons
Open dialer and email
Sensors, sensors, sensors
Cameras
14. Tablets present more real estate
Responsive Design is your friend
Native? Develop a tablet-specific app
15. Show mobile accomplishing real tasks
Create excitement and make it fun
Feedback and update
Mobile is not for everyone
16. Early communication and collaboration
Address different levels of organization
Prepare to adjust and anticipate problems
With collaboration users gain ownership
17. Share use cases during training
Exchange success stories
Be prepared to listen to a story ANYWHERE
18. Usage (since July 2011 of ~400 Users)
◦ 70% have at least logged into mLink
◦ 30% have visited at least 4 times
◦ 10% logon more than 3 times per week
Modules (by use)
1. Mobile CRM
2. Staff Directory
3. News
19. Android and iOS reign supreme
Time to plan for native apps?
20. ATS data entry
Surface BI data
Mobile forms
Full enterprise search
Richer user profiles
Activity streams
Improve with the technology
21. Identify your users and their tasks to help
them be mobile
Technology depends on environment,
budget, and time – but there is a solution
You can’t win without buy-in
22. James Robertson – Column TWO
◦ http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/
JQuery Mobile
◦ http://jquerymobile.com/
The upcoming Digital Workplace Trends
◦ http://netjmc.com/
Intranet Focus Blog
◦ http://www.intranetfocus.com/blog