Moving from Web-based Collaboration to the Mobile Arena Nimrod Geva Product Group Manager, KWizCom
KWizCom Corporation Founded in 2005 Headquartered in Toronto Global vendor of SharePoint Add-Ons customers worldwide KWizCom Corporation Founded in 2005 Headquartered in Toronto Global vendor of SharePoint Add-Ons customers worldwide
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SharePoint 2013 Mobile Features Define Your Mobile Strategy Implementing your solution: What are my options? Collaboration
What’s new for mobile devices in SharePoint 2013? Optimized mobile browser experience Device channels Push notifications Location field type Business intelligence content Office Web Apps
Optimized mobile browser experience Contemporary view HTML5 rendered view Classic view HTML, SharePoint Server 2010 mobile experience Full screen UI Web view
Contemporary view Renders in HTML5 Optimized for touch Supported by: IE9+ (Windows Phone) Safari 4.0+ (iPhone iOS 5.0) Android browser (Android 4.0)
Classic view Full screen UI
Publishing sites only One site, many designs Requires customizations (Master page, layouts, CSS) Device Channels
Choose a mobile experience What are your mobile usability requirements? What is the level of interaction a user needs? Will an out-of-the-box experience like the contemporary view be sufficient? Do you need a more customizable solution / 3 rd -party solution?
What do mobile users need ?
Demo Updating a follow-up task just after finishing a meeting…
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24 At the office I can enjoy the “portal experience”
But when I am out of the office.. I don’t need our entire portal inside my smartphone!
I don’t need a long list of all the libraries and lists in my site!
I do Not need a Portal while I am on the road! I do Not need a Portal while I am on the road!
This challenge is not new.. Information Overload vs. Limited display size Limited time A “non-office” environment
Task-Oriented Easy to Use! Context -Sensitive +
Task-Oriented Less is Better!
Context-Sensitive Interface Behave differently according to the current situation (context)
SharePoint list menus are Generic No matter which item type - you always get the same generic menus (Based only on your permissions)
X Logic Error: Due Date < Start Date
Why do we see these fields for a new task?
Why can I edit this task if it’s already completed? Why can I edit this task if it’s not assigned to me?
Demo Task-Oriented & Context- Sensitive Mobile UX
Task-Oriented Focused Interface Context-Sensitive Less is Better! The exact Actions that I Need! Different Menus Different Fields Different Permissions
Task-Oriented Context-Sensitive Device Channels Native App BYOD What are my options? Offline HTML5 3 rd -party solution
Collaborative mobile UX or Portal? Task-oriented, Context-sensitive BYOD strategy Maintenance strategy Device Channels
Choosing the right 3 rd -party solution for you Functionality: – Access to list & libraries – BI – Enables creating custom mobile solutions Web vs. Native App vs. Hybrid Requires connection vs. Offline End-User solution vs. Development Framework
Summary Task-Oriented Easy to Use! Context -Sensitive +
Questions? Nimrod Geva Product Group Manager, KWizCom
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