Today’s life has become hectic indeed and businesses are moving at a rapid pace. The need for apps in today’s businesses and enterprises cannot be discounted as apps now hold the answer to many a business problem.
Modern Trends – What is RMAD
Realizing the speed at which businesses need to gain competitive advantage, senior level executives have been trying to get the apps rolling out as quickly as possible. This approach has given rise to the term Rapid Mobile App Development (RMAD).To enumerate, according to Techtarget.com, RMAD uses code free programming tools so that the process of creating applications for mobile platforms can be speeded up to match today’s business environment requirements. RMAD gives businesses the possibility of quickly building good-enough internal apps for the purpose of addressing extremely particular business issues.
RMAD, which is the mobile counterpart of Rapid Application Development (RAD), can be used to create both internal as well as customer facing apps. By using RMAD software, which is generally web based and object oriented, it is possible to create higher quality products that can be developed faster by using more advantageous processes such as early prototyping, reusing software components, and involving less formality in team level communication.
What is Bimodal IT
Today, if you observe keenly, the enterprise has developed a strong demand for apps, and this thirst for apps just cannot be quenched. Along with RMAD, another trend is now rising up the horizon, called Bimodal IT. Gartner defines Bimodal IT as “the practice of managing two separate, coherent modes of IT delivery, one focused on stability and the other on agility. Mode 1 is traditional and sequential, emphasizing safety and accuracy. Mode 2 is exploratory and nonlinear, emphasizing agility and speed.” This is expected to bridge the gap between demand and capacity, which is expected to be between five to one currently.
The Best Practices
Nevertheless, the various push and pulls many enterprises are facing presently when it comes to app development methodologies which may vary from utilizing RMAD tools such as, or through MbaaS, or through operating a cloud-based back-end system for mobile apps, can be effectively solved if enterprises consider following best practices to overcome app development practices.
Apps development can be prioritized
According to Gartner, there is a lack of “value-driven prioritization” for development of enterprise apps. This methodology has already led to an inefficient use of IT resources. Since apps should not be built on a first come first serve basis, they should be prioritized so that the needs of business stakeholders are met effectively.
Adopting a Bimodal IT approach
As brought on in the initial stages of this discussion, Bimodal IT, which is the two-track style of IT that is advocated by Gartner can be utilized for apps development.
RMAD tools can be utilized
Various RMAD tools can be utilized. These tools include Buzztouch, Telerik AppBuilder, Socialize AppMakr, and others. Thus, those with no programming skills can rapidly assemble prototypes for mobile apps.
Build apps that are smart and lightweight
Today’s enterprises are thirsty for newer and newer apps that help them solve their business quandaries. Hence, utilizing techniques that can build smart and lightweight apps can help enterprises in capturing the limelight and emerge as winners in competitive businesses. The use of apps as effective marketing tools will then surely become an impelling strategy.
Solve an enterprise level problem
Make sure that your app offers value as well as solves a problem that is faced by the user. Try your best to solve a problem that has not been solved by anyone else.
Stress on security and functionality
Make sure that while building enterprise apps, you stress on enterprise security and functionality. This means that you need to live up to the highest expectations that enterprise users expect from such apps.
Mixed-sourcing can be adopted
It might so happen that a completely in-house development environment might not be possible for many companies. For example, it might be better off if some parts can be outsourced. For example, in the case of mobile application development, cellular coverage testing along with UX design could be outsourced, while the rest of the activities could be carried out in-house.
Conclusion:
Enterprises are always dynamic as they continue to thrive in a modern ecosystem. The availability of apps as a way of tackling business competition with agility, speed, as well as thoughtfulness and proper consideration is the right way ahead.
Read more: Think MultiModal IT…Not Bimodal
This article was written for Business 2 Community by Connor Brooke.
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