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Explore Cox Enterprises' journey towards mobile enablement, including vision, approach, progress to date, and future plans. Learn about device support, enhancing business value, and the future benefits of the mobile domain strategy.
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Journey Towards Mobile Enablement • Understand context, background, and business drivers • Vision of the Cox Enterprises Mobile domain • Approach • Progress to date, and plans for the future • Things to consider on the path to Mobile Enablement Presentation Objectives
Separate Groups for: • Handset support • Device/Network Management • Carrier management • Application Development • QA • Strategy and Implementation Mobile Domain at Cox Enterprises
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. • Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzuChinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) Mobile Enablement at Cox Enterprises
Device Support • Test • Apps • Customer • Service Mgt Enhancing business value through Mobile Technology. • Security • Device Mgt Goal: Deploy mobile applications for all business services compliant to all supported devices. • 100% mobile accessible • I get to my stuff from anywhere, including my mobile device Vision – The End State
Today’s Experience • At work and home computer—go to subsidiary sites or InSite and read general information about “maternity coverage” and “qualified status changes” • Or call HR Future Experience • At doctor’s office access Cox’s app store and download Employee Portal mobile app • Search on ‘baby’ • Review role-based benefits policies • Access Aetna mobile app from Cox’s App and enroll in healthy mother/baby program • Access Cox’s New Parents collaboration discussion to tap into wisdom of other parents • Explore employee discounts relevant to new parents Future Benefits • Real-time access to HR/Benefits information • Decrease administrative focus for HR and supporting departments • Increase employee engagement and productivity • Leverage HR data to drive employee benefits understanding, appreciation, and decision-making • Use HR data to personalize and proactively target contextual information and analytics (knows who I am /where I am/what I need to know) • Present consistent information, message and experience across subsidiaries and geographies A Future Glimpse – Having a Baby
Key Events • Microsoft and Apple for creating the PC ecosystem that, 30 years ago, started it all by letting people become familiar—even skilled—with computer technology at both work and home. • Iphone released June 29, 2007 • Android Phones • Google purchased Android Inc., 2005 • Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of hardware, software, and telecommunication companies for pen standards for mobile devices • Ecosystem for Application Development and Distribution • Facebook, Twitter, and Google creating social and collaborative technologies that, once entrenched in employees’ personal lives, became appealing for business. Call to Action – Business Drivers
Other Trends • Blending of work / personal life • Rise of the Millennials • By 2014, more mobile devices than PCs and laptops Business Drivers
Consumerization of IT • Use of technologies that can easily be provisioned by non-technologists. • Variety of tablets and smart phones used in the workplace; people using Phone, iPad, and Android devices instead of corporate-sanctioned BlackBerry • Departments deploying Software as a Service bypassing IT • Smart Drives synced in the cloud to phone home devices • Employees demand to use their personally preferred mobile devices, personal computers, applications, social media, and cloud services and will find a way • 40% of devices used to access business applications are personally owned by iWorkers, up from 30% in 2010. • Source: IDC information worker custom survey, business IT custom survey, sponsored by Unisys, May 2011 Business Drivers
Refresh Strategy • Initial Roadmap • Assessment & Initial Strategy 2011 2012 2010 Plan of Attack
Revisited Mobile Domain Strategy In 2012 • Wanted to ensure technology planning was ahead of business demand where possible • Part of a broader review of Business Platform Strategies; Technology platforms needed to support priority business Initiatives • Incorporated broader business vision and strategic initiatives: • Simple, consumer-like experience - Digital experience inside Cox matches the outside world (seamless, intuitive) • 100% personalized to me - I get what I want, when I need it. It’s smart. • 100% mobile accessible - I get to my stuff from anywhere, including my mobile device • Highly customizable -I can choose what I see and what I don’t Strategy Refresh
Poised Where we are today
Planned Initiatives • Mobile portal • Corporate App Store • VPN access • Device Management • Mobile Messaging Pilot • Mobile Single Sign-on • Additional Custom Apps • Leverage vendor mobile Apps • 3rd Party App Inventory • Wsbtv.com • Wsbtv.com Traffic • AJC Digest • Valpak Local Savings • Scoutmob • KBB.com (Kelley Blue Book) • AutoTrader.com • PB Post • Dayton Daily • Austin American Statesman 360 iReporter • Aetna Mobile • Vanguard • Yammer Roadmap for the Future
Business Alignment • Policy and Governance • App Distribution • Mobile Device Management across organizational boundaries • Platform Support • Development tools and skillsets • Testing strategies Things to Consider