Where is your business intelligence? It is in the very core, veins and spine of your business and that crucial data you need is in every corner and every data repository. If you haven’t employed the benefits of mobile business intelligence, you are tying the hands of your managers and business users.
Isn’t it annoying to be out on the road on a business trip or at home trying to get some work done and discover that the tools you use in the office do not translate well to the device you have on the road? It is beyond me how software vendors can expect users to accept poor performance, difficult navigation and inappropriate quick fixes or workarounds that are designed to ‘make it work’ and result in user frustration, lost productivity and business delays.
If it is to be useful in business, business intelligence must be accessible from within the walls of the business and outside the business. Tablets, smart phones and desktops are all tools that serve your business users every day. Because our society is mobile and because our users are also consumers and expect their business tools to be easy-to-use and intuitive just like the consumer applications they use every day. Mobile business intelligence is not just nice to have, it is crucial in today’s competitive business environment.
Design is important! Design skills are used in many industries; everything from appliances and cars to clothing and software interface design. The overall design, the layout, the detail…it is all important. People want to use products that work in many environments. Think about it! It wouldn’t make sense to design a car that was suitable only for people with short legs!
When you decide to implement mobile business intelligence, it is usually because you want seamless access to crucial tools so that your team can perform important tasks in the office and on the road, and share data that will help them make important decisions. Mobile business intelligence must be easy to access and easy to use. A vendor should not dictate the device, the screen size or the setting in which you access your business intelligence data. The solution must be responsive and adaptive and the UI must be intuitive and interactive, no matter what device your users choose to use to access that solution.
