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Mobile App Development for Businesses

Create a Product Roadmap and Digitize Your Operations

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Digitize your business operations both internally and externally with a well-structured app design. Customers today turn to mobile when searching for their future vendor. This book is your step-by-step guide through the process of building mobile apps that will meet your company's needs as well as the needs of your staff. See exactly how applying certain basic principles work and make them serve your goals by troubleshooting common mobile app design, usability, and promotion issues.

You'll start by listing the advantages of what makes a mobile app an ideal platform and resource for growing your market and revenue. As many companies burn money on failed mobile app projects, you'll review the best practices on how to outline your app ideas and create a mobile product roadmap. You'll then explore the process of starting mobile app development—from an initial idea to the final product. You’ll look at the setbacks in development that can cost you a successful outcome, and review proven practices and features that lead to success no matter what industry you operate in. You’ll also understand the dynamics of mobile app development, and the best ways to ensure that your mobile app serves your company’s goal for further growth.

At the end, you’ll future proof your app and weigh the pros and cons of potentially outsourcing mobile development. Mobile App Development for Businesses puts theory into practical use for developing internal and external mobile apps.

What You'll Learn

Launch and position your app in the market

Develop apps for internal and external audiences

Collect and incorporate user feedback

See why any great business today starts with a solid digital foundation

Who This Book Is For

Entrepreneurs, business owners, directors, and executives wishing to grow their businesses and expand their reach in the market. Previous technological experience is helpful but not required.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Why Does Your Business Need a Mobile App?
Abstract
In our first chapter, we will explain why your business needs a mobile application—we will list the reasons and the benefits along with crucial characteristics of a good mobile app and examples of some off-the-shelf solutions, which can help you until you develop your own mobile app.
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Chapter 2. How to Choose the Platform for Your Mobile App?
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In the previous chapter, I’ve explained why your business needs a mobile app—in this chapter, I will help you better understand different platforms for developing a mobile app and provide reasons a custom app can be a better choice for your business. Additionally, I bring you guidelines on how to choose a reliable development partner and what time it will take for your mobile app to be delivered.
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Chapter 3. Create a Mobile App Product Roadmap
Abstract
The previous chapter brought some light on different platforms for mobile apps and how to better understand the time necessary for a mobile app to be developed as well as short guidelines on how to choose a reliable mobile app development partner. In this chapter, we move to more concrete aspects like how to turn your idea into a roadmap and how to write one along with some specific examples of the best roadmap tools to use. Additionally, I bring you a list of mistakes you should be aware of when developing your business mobile app.
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Chapter 4. Balance of Features in Mobile Development
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In Chapter 3, we reviewed how to plan out and prevent mistakes in your mobile app development. Now, we will go into more details and explain further how to select and prioritize desired features and how to start with an MVP for your mobile app.
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Chapter 5. Why Are Users Essential for Your App’s Life?
Abstract
In the previous chapter, we covered most of the important elements necessary for your mobile app development, but there is the most essential ingredient—YOUR USERS.
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Chapter 6. How to Promote Your Mobile App in the Market
Abstract
Chapter 5 was all about your users and how to listen to their needs and show them that your mobile app offers great value for them.
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Chapter 7. Outsourcing to a Technical Partner
Abstract
The previous chapter guided us through launch and promotion methods for your mobile application. In this chapter, I will bring you advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing for software development as well as tips on what to pay attention to when choosing your outsourcing development partner.
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Chapter 8. Technology Use Cases
Abstract
Chapter 7 provided all the details related to outsourcing your mobile app development. Since we all work in different industries, this last chapter will give you insights into how to boost your mobile app with modern technologies for competitive advantage on the market. I will put the emphasis on examples of app features in various industries like logistics, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, and more. Each industry will bring you both specific features to implement and benefits.
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Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Mobile App Development for Businesses
verfasst von
Maja Dakić
Copyright-Jahr
2023
Verlag
Apress
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4842-9476-5
Print ISBN
978-1-4842-9475-8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9476-5

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