Making the Business Case for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Tools

What’s Inside:  This PowerPoint template will walk you through putting together the numbers you need to make a business case for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) in your organization  The accompanying Excel Calculator is designed for simplicity:  It befits a feasibility-level study; more complex analyses would require a more robust model  It is based on cash flow, not P&L  It has no macros  All data and assumptions are to be entered on one tab, the other tabs are for display only

Show Current State 1. Input current state data  Simply enter in values in the green boxes  The fields in yellow will be calculated by the model

Show Project Costs 2. Enter the project costs and discount rate  Estimate costs based on prior experience, market scan, or vendors’ indicative pricing  Discount rate can be usually obtained from CFO group

Show Target State 3. Enter in target state benefits and new ongoing costs by year  It is best to start with the last year, then back into how much of that benefit you’re likely to achieve by the end of each intervening year

Customize the Presentation 4. Customize the PowerPoint to fit your needs  Review the numbers in your completed Excel spreadsheet then cut and paste the exhibits into this PowerPoint presentation  Follow the format of presenting the current state, project costs, target state and investment analysis

Document Risks and Soft Benefits 5a. Include risks of implementing EMM  Difficulty finding IT professionals with experience in EMM  The EMM policies could impede employee productivity  Employee pushback if the EMM is seen as an invasion of privacy  EMM might not deliver all of the benefits forecasted  Data could still become compromised  5b. Include soft benefits of EMM  Reduction of IT management and support time  Simplified reporting for regulatory compliance  Automated and controlled device registration and updates  Application control and role-based access management  Secure access to corporate data  Visibility and insight into devices and users

Make it Work 6. If you don’t like the answer, just change the assumptions  You can always go back and change:  Target state reduction projections and the forecast speed to attainment  The discount rate you’ll receive Created by William & Tom’s IT