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Investing in enterprise mobile application development services is certainly a wise idea. However, several parameters and practices need to be kept in mind. In a world that is primarily ruled by apps, decisions are made in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, or regrettably, with just a few clicks, success is decided for some, but not so much for others. Have you ever thought of how many mobile applications are stocked in app stores on various platforms as of this moment?
Let’s glance through some statistics to understand the pulse of the app market worldwide. According to Statista, Google Play Store accounted for 3.5 million apps in December 2017 and as of January 2017, 2.2 million mobile applications were available on Apple App Store. Now, the big question is how many of them actually succeed?
That is why it is also unfair for some, as the fate of an app development company is decided with just a few milliseconds after the app is downloaded. Mobile apps enable enterprises to ensure better connectivity among their employees, which in turn enhances transparency and improves efficiency.
Enterprise mobile app development refers to a wide number of activities or functions of a business such as tracking sales, managing inventory, data analysis, and more. Devising an enterprise mobile application development strategy, especially for enterprises, requires wide knowledge pertaining to the development methods. Several crucial factors need to be kept in mind.
Let’s dive into some of the best enterprise mobile apps development practices that would reap the best out of developers. In other words, skills do not fetch outcomes unless harnessed the right way.
Here’s a HokuApps guide to best practices for Enterprise Mobile App Development:
Companies need to choose wisely between the traditional waterfall and the low-code methodology when initiating the mobile app development process. The key difference between the two approaches is that the waterfall method is not capable of accommodating changes within a program after it has been deployed as the coding for all apps is made from scratch. Whereas, the low-code method allows codes to be re-purposed as it features reusable codes and modules.
This feature helps low-code app development platforms create custom technology solutions that are suited to a business’s unique requirements. The end results are mobile apps created for iOS, Android and the Web in days or weeks and not months or years. The way this works is, the platform features deep libraries of pre-configured business modules, pre-built technology components, pre-built connectors to bring all elements together and a design studio with hundreds of industry and workflow specific designs that can be integrated via a drag and drop process. Post this automated stage, apps are customized at a business-level to suit a business’s unique ecosystem.
In this fast-changing digital world, constantly updating an application is crucial to remain in sync with the diverse needs of users. The low-code method is ideal for a mobile app development that eventually saves a lot of time without any compromise made on the quality while delivering reliable solutions at affordable costs.
In order to strengthen a company’s online presence, developing a mobile strategy is not enough. It is important for entrepreneurs to ensure that their mobile application is in line with the organization’s goals (short and long-term), vision, and mission. It should also consider its current market position, competitor’s strengths, and funding recruitment capacities. Hence, developers need to be well informed of these significant aspects of the company and come up with a mobile app that would help the enterprise achieve its long-term goals.
If you are developing an app just for the sake of it, then you might actually be wasting your time. Understanding your users, the target audience should be the first to-do on your list. The app needs to offer value to the user so that the app continues to remain on their phones and not get uninstalled in a day or two. The app acts as the touch point between users and the company; hence, understanding the mindset of the target audience should be the guiding map for developing enterprise mobile application.
Why are you developing an app? What benefit will it bring to users? What purpose will it serve? How will it engage the target audience? Questions of this sort definitely need to be answered first, before jumping on to the whole designing and development processes. This approach would clearly help to define the end goals before launching an application.
Cyber-attacks have been at an alarming rate and enterprise mobile apps being hacked would be the last thing that a business house would want. In fact, there have been times that developers have overlooked the whole security aspect, which led to disasters. Thus, developers should primarily focus on understanding the authentication mechanisms, network components, communications mechanisms, etc. Also, imbibing security features like 256-bit encryption into an app should be done during the initial phases of app development, not at a later stage.
With the HokuApps’ automated technology platform, mobile apps subscribe to best-in-class security features automatically. HokuApps does not need to build separate security features for each application (unlike traditional app developers).
Different organizations have different objectives driven by their respective financial resources. Many companies prefer building their own developing team and accomplish their development tasks in-house. On the other hand, several organizations that do not want to invest in hiring and maintaining an in-house team, preferring to outsource the responsibility to a mobile application development company.
While traditional app development platforms need to test their apps at various levels, a low-code platform created technology solutions require zero testing as this is already taken care of.
One of the crucial factors of enterprise app development is to utilize data in the best possible way. Experienced developers are capable of infusing data in the app with appropriate management capabilities. It is only through superior data analysis that businesses can gear-up to enhance business efficiency.
One of the critical factors behind the success of enterprise mobile app development is ease-of-use. Getting to know and using the functionalities of an app is significant to accomplish official tasks. Besides easy navigation and clear content, the app should be compatible with various platforms, devices, and screen sizes. HokuApps user interface is based on guidelines suggested by Apple and Google, thus giving significance to design policies and user experience as can be seen on best-of-breed mobile apps.
Before mapping out the app development process, study your competitor and get insights into how they are implementing their strategies. It is essential to note their advantages and drawbacks as well to get an edge in developing an app that would surpass the competitors. Choosing HokuApps as your technology partner will help us deliver enterprise-worthy mobile apps in line with your business objectives.
