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Harness the power of mobile. Watch your field productivity soar.

Fact #1: 1969: Man lands on the moon.

Fact #2: Today: With access to the Internet, each of your field staff has as much computing power in their mobile phone as the first moon mission*.

This raises a thought: With the right app, just imagine where your business could go next…

* Source: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/rocket-evolution-index-diy.html), 14 October 2014

More specifically, are you wondering how to help your field workers spend more time working in the field – and less time catching up on administrivia back at base?

Beware of Black HolesCustom-built apps can help your field workers do more, faster. But developing apps in-house often turns into a black hole project that sucks in massive budgets, valuable in-house resources and everyone’s energies. Sometimes the project disappears without trace. Sometimes it gets stuck in a time warp – and finally reappears on the radar – but, by then, the whole universe has moved on.

How mobile applications provide the answerHarnessing the power of mobile apps provides agility, so your field workers can do more of their work where it’s needed, and spend less time returning to the office to fill out forms, upload notes, pick up documents, or collaborate with colleagues. They’re almost certainly already using some form of mobile technology, paid for by them or by you. People are deeply attached to their mobile devices, and if you can give them a slick mobile app that makes their job easier, everyone wins.

What’s next on your corporate mission? Do you want to increase productivity and profitability, while improving customer service?

Think small, nimble and quickToday, business is moving so fast, we don’t have time to build our own mother-ships. We’re not keen on regularly spending millions of dollars on new hardware. Instead, we need tech that enables us – and our people – to travel and communicate quickly and easily, today not tomorrow.

Push the boundaries of your business.With the right app, you can do astonishing things to help your business:

• Boost employee productivity in the field• Enhance customer engagement and interaction• Speed up and improve organizational

decision-making• Increase revenue and reduce costs

49% of business owners surveyed agreed that mobile apps allow them to spend more time generating new revenue and increasing sales.*

*Source: SBECouncil.org, 14 October 2014

Is there an app that will fit my specific objectives?Most likely, yes, if it’s customized for you. Apps can break down barriers and transform processes, spanning business needs across most sectors, especially involving mobile workforces.

Here are some good examples.

Retail• Remote access to point of sale data• Remote access to inventory data • Scheduling tools• Store floor productivity tools

Mobile workforce management• Mobile CRM• Mobile forms• Field management and dispatch• Time management

Banking and finance• Mobile payments• Secure transactions and encryptions• Retail and corporate banking

Healthcare• Wellness management solutions• Integrated disease management

solutions• Healthcare standards implementation

Transportation • Location tracking• Barcode reading• Mobile forms• Image capture

How do I launch my own business app? That final 5% of the journey is a bit scary, right?

True. Going where no one has gone before is riskyMany businesses like the idea of developing their own apps, either in-house or by searching around for a developer. But it can be fraught with problems, unexpected costs and delays.

Scoping out the requirements for a custom app can be daunting. Many field tasks and processes are highly specific, so off-the-shelf apps that exactly match your needs can be near-impossible to find. They can also be clunky and unintuitive, with a user interface and user experience that bring high expectations crashing down to earth. And even if the launch goes well, there are all the challenges of integrating the app with the rest of your technology. “Houston… we have a problem!”

How to get there and back safelyUsing a trusted provider to create your mobile app will help save you the pain of in-house development – or the risks of heading into an uncharted space with an unknown pilot who doesn’t really understand your business.

It’s no wonder that 79% of companies plan to increase their spend on mobile applications by 36% in 2015*, especially considering that 37.2% of the total workforce will be mobile by that year.**

* Source: Gartner, Enterprise Mobile App Development Spend Is Increasing, While Platform Choice Remains Tactical, October 2014

**Source: IDC, Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2011-2015 Forecast

Your mission critical checklistDelivering a killer mobile app for your field workforce can transform your horizon. What’s essential is finding a provider with the right skill-set and a reputation you can trust.

But you’re on the right course if you choose a mobile app provider that provides:

• Mobile UI (user interface) design and development

• OS (operating system) support• Backend integration from mobile

apps to legacy systems• Deployment on business mobiles

and BYOD • Security management• Straightforward pricing and a fast delivery

Want to know more?Talk to Sprint today. We’d love to talk some more about ways to create the perfect mobile apps for your business.

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