john convery keynote at vsr conference on mobility
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John Convery keynote at the VSR Conference on Innovation in Building a Mobility PracticeTRANSCRIPT
John Convery,Founder and CEO, John Convery Consulting
Chris Gerhardt,Chief Transformation Officer, Denali Advanced Integration
Motorola Scanners – one of the earliest and most common implementations
Challenges of first client opportunities was two-fold:
1. Mobility as a solution sale - not product play2. Varying verticals: distribution, retail
Overcoming the challenges:
1.Built up SE team for pre- and post-sales engineering (costly resources) sacrificed professional services billings2.Matured project management process over time (complex projects often part of ERP deployments)
Warehouse applications and uses grew steadily
Implemented new mobility processes:
1. Synchronized the multiple disciplines needed for delivery
2. Recognized that sale process was easier than managing expectations
Learned from early mobility clients:
1.Mid-marketing firms provided first project challenges2.Niagara Bottling for example:
a) deployed wireless nodesb) ADC equipmentc) printing for distribution systemsd) addressed different water brands from
one source
New mobility in healthcare uses emerge with our client-base
We took three very important steps:
1. Specialized the mobility sales team
2. Managed the complex logistical process for service delivery
3. Built up multiple technology specialists for pre-sale
Exploring Together: Denali, Motorola and the Customers
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iPad accelerates consumerization of IT:Denali becomes Apple VAR
Mobile device use in workplace grows:And so do the partnerships
Customer Conway creates and uses its own app for trucking on iPads, grows our sales activity with them
Steps we took to grapple with the emerging mobility needs:
1. Applied and received VAR status with Apple due to tablet requests
2. Rolled out freight tracking solution on iPads – case study
3. Mobile Device Management requests come pouring in:
a) How to manage the Bring Your Own Device challenges
b) Leverage existing infrastructure to manage security
4. The new partnerships required:
a) MDM Vendors: AirWatch, Fiberlink as well as others
b) Some customers selected vendors based infrastructure which created a need for new partnerships
Held Apple partner events with different Mobile Device Management partners
Key to Growth: Learn from past successes with partners
Executive Roundtables with Leaders:Oracle CEO with Denali and Customers
Attending distributor events
Getting our infrastructure partners involved in our mobility solution plans and events
Creating memorable events, giving back to the community