LOB decision makers cite the objective of current mobile projects as
primarily about automating business processes
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today revealed in a new mobile survey focused on line of
business (LOB) decision makers that almost half (47 percent) see
mobility as a means to automate existing business processes but only 26
percent of them cite the objective of mobile as changing the way they do
business. IT decision makers, on the other hand, view mobile apps as
more transformative (35 percent) for the business.
Red Hat commissioned research firm Vanson Bourne to conduct two separate
surveys, the first of which polled the views of 200 IT decision makers
in October 2015, followed by a more recent survey of 200 LOB decision
makers in January 2016, from private sector organizations across the
U.S. and Western Europe. The latest research reveals that LOB decision
makers are well-aligned with their IT colleagues on many aspects of
mobile strategy, investment growth, performance measurement, and the
increasing role of the business in mobile decision making. This points
to greater harmony between LOB and IT in meeting demand for mobile apps.
Key findings of this survey include:
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LOB decision makers see the current approach to mobile app
development as primarily IT-led (38 percent) followed by business-led
(24 percent). However, they see this flipping towards being
business-led (36 percent) over the next two years.
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In regards to the current primary approach to building apps, LOB
decision makers in the U.S. and Western European favor different
methods. While 28 percent of U.S. LOB decision makers use a
collaborative Mobile Center of Excellence (MCoE) approach, only five
percent of LOB decision makers in Western Europe take this approach to
app development.
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LOB decision makers are more focused on client side development
tools and technologies, while relying on IT to support them with a
range of modern app development and integration technologies.
Seventy percent of LOB decision makers have already used the IT
department as a resource for designing and building mobile apps,
compared to just 27 percent that have used a third party.
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LOB decision makers expect implementation of IoT projects to
increase in 2016. Twelve percent of LOB decision makers said their
organizations have already implemented an IoT project, but that number
jumps to more than half (53 percent) that expect IoT projects to be
initiated this year or next.
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The majority of LOB decision makers (78 percent) cite the use of
KPIs to measure mobile success and see responsibility for tracking
these shifting more towards the business. LOB decision makers (58
percent) report that senior IT heads are currently responsible for
tracking KPIs but half of LOB decision makers expect that LOB heads
will be responsible for KPIs in the next year.
Supporting Quote
Cathal McGloin, vice president, Mobile Platforms, Red Hat
"The new mobile survey shows that there is a mutual understanding from
both LOB and IT executives that mobile app development will take on more
of a business-led approach in the near future. Organizations that have
fully implemented a mobile app strategy are more likely to be empowering
their line of business managers to influence the development of mobile
apps and are supported by IT through the use of modern app development
tools, platforms and integration technologies. This is collaboration in
action. I see the relationship between LOB and IT continuing to
strengthen as mobile programs become increasingly focused on business
outcomes."
Methodology and Demographics
Red Hat, Inc. commissioned Vanson Bourne to poll the views of a sample
of 400 line of business and IT executives across private sector
organizations across the U.S. and Western Europe. The survey was
completed in January 2016, and was carried out online.
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