Mobile Maturity Curve Assessment

Mobile Maturity Curve Self-Assessment

Recent VDC research shows that having a clear assessment of your organization’s mobile maturity status is critical in laying out your disruption readiness strategies for the next decade.

Where does your organization fall in the mobile maturity curve? We’ve partnered with VDC to build this six question self-assessment – to reveal where your organization is on the curve. Complete the assessment to get a personalized report including your results and recommendations.

Q1 – Which of the following best describes your organization’s typical process for implementing new mobile technologies?

Our business leaders make the mobile technology investment decision. We are quick to implement the full project including the solution acquisition, deployment and day-to-day management internally.

Our IT strategy leaders make the mobile technology investment decision. We manage the solution aquisition, pilot project, deployment and day-to-day management internally.

Our business leaders make the mobile technology investment decision. We manage the solution aquisition, pilot project, deployment and day-to-day management internally.

Our IT strategy leaders make the mobile technology investment decision. We engage with a Managed Mobility Services (MMS) partner for solution design, pilot project, deployment at scale and day-to-day management.

Q2 – Please rank the top 3 most important factors guiding your organization’s selection of new mobile technologies. Select up to three (1 = most important)

Reputation: Recommended/used by successful partners and competitors.

Security factors: Known lack of security vulnerabilities, accompanying security services, regular security updates.

Estimated business impact: History of ROI for other organizations using the technology, proof of efficiencies.

Services/support: Included with purchase from technology provider.

Financial factors: Cost of initial investment, cost of ownership.

The technology’s maturity: Availability of the latest features, known reliability, availability of support.

Ease of adoption: Ease of use, ease of support, workforce approval.

Q3 – Based on past deployments, rank the two most impactful priorities that lead to successful mobile technology implementations. Select up to two (1=most important)

Cost of technology acquisition and support

Collaboration between IT and line of business decision makers

Executive sponsorship/buy-in

Inclusion of end users in decision-making process

Support from third party service providers

Comprehensive pilot phase

Technology maturity (strong ecosystem of support)

Q5 – Which of the following methods of achieving disruption most aligns with your organization's forward-looking strategies or plans?

Through an innovation lab.

By fostering a culture of innovation.

By partnering with innovators or startups.

By acquiring disruptive companies.

None of the above.

Q6 – In relation to the mobile technology maturity curve, how would you characterize your organization today?

Innovator

Early Adopter

Early Majority

Late Majority

Laggard

Cybersecurity	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Cloud infrastructure supporting mobile solutions	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Internet of Things (IoT)	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Mobile solutions for frontline workforce	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Mobile Managed Services	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using
Wearable technology/human-machine integration	Actively using:~75% optimized	Actively using:~50% optimized	Actively using:~25% optimized	Not actively using

Mobile Maturity Curve Self-Assessment

Q1 – Which of the following best describes your organization’s typical process for implementing new mobile technologies?

Q2 – Please rank the top 3 most important factors guiding your organization’s selection of new mobile technologies. Select up to three (1 = most important)

Q3 – Based on past deployments, rank the two most impactful priorities that lead to successful mobile technology implementations. Select up to two (1=most important)

Q4 – For each of the following technologies, please indicate the level of optimization in usage you have achieved. Select "not actively using" where applicable.

Q5 – Which of the following methods of achieving disruption most aligns with your organization's forward-looking strategies or plans?

Q6 – In relation to the mobile technology maturity curve, how would you characterize your organization today?

Where you fall on the curve

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