Can building an enterprise app be fun? Not “fun” in the sense of “if this is fun, we’re having it”—but actual, joyful, enthusiastic fun? Join Joe Keeley to explore how to find fun in the development lifecycle of iOS apps in enterprise environments, and (not coincidentally) how to deliver better enterprise apps with improved ROI. Start by looking at what factors are important in the selection of an iOS project, and how to optimize that selection process for apps that are quick to deliver and have high impact in the organization. Next look at the importance of design in the process and how to have fun with the design. Joe explores approaches for prototyping and early user testing for feedback and improved acceptance, and covers how to avoid some potential pitfalls when dealing with legacy APIs. Take a brief look at some code quality and code sharing considerations during the build process. And last but not least, Joe suggests ways that an organization can keep up to date with the constantly improving iOS, and have new iOS features be fun to implement rather than be painful to keep up with.

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Session - Mobile Development
4/28/17 2:00 PM
Fun with Enterprise iOS Apps
Presented by:
Joe Keeley
MartianCraft
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2. Joe Keeley
MartianCraft
A partner and lead engineer at MartianCraft, Joe Keeley crafts technical solutions
and solves business problems—from enterprise software systems at companies
including Apple, AMD, Vistar, Intelligent Electronics, and Ahold USA/Stop and
Shop/MAC Risk Management; to iOS solutions for venture-funded startups and
Fortune 100 companies. He is the coauthor of Mastering iOS Frameworks and iOS
Components and Frameworks: Understanding the Advanced Features of iOS SDK.
Joe organizes the Denver Cocoaheads group, frequently presents development
topics at conferences and developer meetings, and authored two instructional
iOS development videos produced by Addison-Wesley Professional.

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FUN WITH
ENTERPRISE APPS!
FUN!!!

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What makes a conference fun? !
Meet New People!
Learn New Things!
Energy!
Getting Help!
Giving Help!
“…fun…”

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If this is “…
fun…” we’re
having it
What’s “…fun…?”!
Long Boring Meetings!
Deadlines!
Lack of Focus and Direction!
Going in Circles!
No Feeling of Accomplishment!

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Enterprise App!
Enterprise App!
For Employees,!
Vendors,!
and/or Customers!

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Enterprise App!
Supports a!
Business Process!
Enterprise App!
Differs from a “consumer”
app, where app is the
business or product!

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Enterprise App!
Distributed with Enterprise
Provisioning,!
not through App Store!
Enterprise App!
Frequently approached with
Enterprise mindset!
“…fun…”

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so…how do we have…!
FUN!!!
exactly?!
Be Positive!!!

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Deliver Value!!!
Simplify!!!

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Be Positive!
Be Positive!
Approach / Outlook!

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Be Positive!
“…fun…”
“this will never work…”!
Be Positive!
“…fun…”
DEADLINE!

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Be Positive!
FUN!!!
Goal!
Be Positive!
…consider how every day
terms communicate values…!

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Be Positive!
You can say “no”!
and still be positive…!
Selecting a Project!

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Selecting a Project!
Selecting a Project!

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Selecting a Project!
Selecting a Project!

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Selecting a Project!
Deliver Value!
Selecting a Project - Deliver Value!
What is Value?!
Revenue ⇧
Profit ⇧
Cost ↘︎
Task Time ↘︎
Friction ↘︎
Capacity ⇧
Complexity ↘︎
Pain Points ↘︎

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Selecting a Project - Deliver Value!
Kaizen / Six Sigma!
Selecting a Project - Deliver Value!
Kaizen Approach!
Define!
Measure!
Analyze!
Implement!
Control!

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Selecting a Project - Deliver Value!
seeing!
continuous!
improvement…!
FUN!!!
Design!

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Design!
Use a Professional!
Mobile Designer!
Design!
Why?!

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Design!
“…fun…”
Design!
Simplify!

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Design - Simplify!
Think about consumer apps…
this is what your users expect.!
Design - Simplify!
Simplify your process &!
make the user!
experience smooth!

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Design - Simplify!
Minimize or eliminate!
need for training!
Design - Simplify!
FUN!!!
Simple!

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Design!
Technical Design!
Design - Technical Design!

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Build!
Build!
Prototype!

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Build - Prototype!
Build - Prototype!
Share prototype with!
key users!

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Build - Prototype!
Watch & Listen!
FUN!!!
Build!
API Interactions!

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Build - API Interactions!
Mobile devices have!
limited processing power!
Build - API Interactions!
Networks are!
not reliable!

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Build - API Interactions!
Optimize API!
payload for app!
Build - API Interactions!
Handle empty and!
loading states!

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Build - API Interactions!
Handle error!
conditions well!
Build - API Interactions!
…if you don’t…!
“…fun…”

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Build!
Code Quality!
Build - Code Quality!
Prioritize YOUR!
Quality Goals!
Fast!
Maintainable!
Patterns!
Paradigms!
Open!
Source!

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Build!
Use a Defined!
Development Process!
Build!
Peer Review!
FUN!!!

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Build!
Have a Solid!
QA Process!
Keeping Up!

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Keeping Up!
Analytics!
Keeping Up!
Plan for iOS Updates!

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Keeping Up!
Drop Support!
for Old Devices!
Keeping Up!
Drop Support!
for Old Devices!
FUN!!!

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Keeping Up!
WWDC Watching Party!
FUN!!!
Keeping Up!
Evaluate Value!
Opportunities!
FUN!!!

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Have!
FUN!!!
with your Enterprise Apps!!
@jwkeeley

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THANK YOU!
martiancraft.com!