Proactively Managing Your Mobile Platform
Jun 27, 2015
Proactively Managing Your Mobile Platform
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Untangling The Mobile Platform
Operating System
OEM Firmwa
re
Software
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Today’s Operating Systems
Windows Mobile /
CE
Android
iOS
Windows 8.1 / 10
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OEM Firmware Advantage
• Smart Power Management
• Advanced Security
• Enhanced Wireless Network
• Scanner / Imager Support
Windows 8.1 /
10
Windows
Mobile / CE
AndroidiOS
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Software – Making it All Work
Commercial off-the-
shelf (COTS)
Software
Custom Software
Mobile Device
Management (MDM) REST/JSON
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Real User Problems
• Wireless Network• OEM Firmware• COTS Software
Unable to Send
Data
• SQL• Custom Software
Error Saving Data
• OEM Firmware• Custom Software• Operating System
Out of Memory
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Who is to blame?
It is too late. The problem needs to be addressed sooner.
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Required Milestones
Software Requirements
Specification
Test Plan / Data / Scripts Sandbox
Deployment Plan
Mobile Device Management
User Acceptance
Testing
Data Verification &
Validation
Steady State Plan
Periodic Reviews
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Required Milestones (con’t)Soft
ware
Requiremen
tsSpecificatio
n
• Capture and Document all Requirements
• Review and Approve
Test Plan
/ Data
/ Scripts
• Create and Share with Developer and Tester
Sandbox
• Create and Share with Developer and Tester
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Required Milestones (con’t)
User Acceptanc
e Testin
g
• Customer performs Testing• All Problem Reports are Tracked and
Documented
Mobile
Device
Manageme
nt
• Invest in an MDM Tool prior to Deployment
Deployment Plan
• Created for all stages of Deployment
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Required Milestones (con’t)
Data Verification &
Validation
• Verify that the data input is correct and complies with the requirements
• Validate that the data output is correct
Steady
State Plan
• Includes Repairs, Replacements, and Support
Periodic
Reviews
• To ensure that the system is being used efficiently
• To evaluate new technologies