{"id":7614,"date":"2014-02-21T14:21:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T20:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2014-02-24T15:04:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T21:04:40","slug":"weekly-recap-the-new-cio-mandate-how-to-screw-up-your-mobile-app-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/weekly-recap-the-new-cio-mandate-how-to-screw-up-your-mobile-app-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: The new CIO mandate, how to screw up your mobile app, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on the new CIO mandate, how to screw up your enterprise mobile app, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20140221_CIOMandate_EnterpriseSoftware']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/72107\/saving-dry-lifeless-soul-enterprise-software\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Saving the dry lifeless soul of enterprise software<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAlthough enterprise software is pervasive in business, the products and industry tend to be flat, boring, and too often devoid of human expression. The problem is, consumers now expect more. They expect the same level of usability they find in consumer apps. IT departments face a new reality: Create software that users want to use&#8230;or risk  <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Users bypass IT']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/7-reasons-why-end-users-bypass-the-it-department\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">being bypassed<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a name=\"20140218\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20140221_CIOMandate_CIOMandate']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/72112\/new-cio-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">The new CIO mandate<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCIOs have been under growing tension between two implacable forces: 1) applying the latest technology innovations to the business and 2) maintaining infrastructure and keeping existing IT systems running smoothly. How can CIOs \u201ckeep the lights on\u201d while also driving innovation? Here\u2019s <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'Trump Card', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/CIO_Trump_Card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">one method<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20140221_CIOMandate_ScrewUpMobile']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/mobile\/mobile-applications\/how-to-screw-up-your-enterprise-mobile-app\/d\/d-id\/1113901?\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">How to screw up your enterprise mobile app<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMost enterprise mobile apps have a long way to go before they can be considered great mobile apps. Unfortunately, apps often fail for the same reason over and over, with organizations neglecting to see the problems before it&#8217;s too late. Soon, user adoption plummets, shadow apps (those not approved by IT) become commonplace and your business begins to suffer.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20140221_CIOMandate_CIONoNo']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/d\/cloud-computing\/3-cio-no-nos-when-moving-the-cloud-236080\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">3 CIO no-no\u2019s when moving to the cloud<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMany CIOs are a bit perplexed when it comes to cloud computing. It&#8217;s clearly an industry trend that all CIOs should consider, but the impact on enterprise IT is huge. The risks are big, as is the cost of moving. There are no clear paths, and you have to do some deep thinking around the true value of <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Cloud Questions']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/8-questions-to-ask-before-developing-applications-on-the-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">cloud computing<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on the new CIO mandate, how to screw up your enterprise mobile app, and more. 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