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Mobile App Predictions

Amy Groden

Here's what to expect in your next business apps.In the current move to remote work environments, the need for apps that work on a range of desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones will only increase. Mobility will no longer be a new initiative or project, but a daily routine across the business, as employees, contractors, partners and customers demand dependable mobile solutions for their daily business interactions and workflows.

Gartner analysts make mobile app predictions, including hyperpersonal app experiences and task-based apps that trigger events.

Despite the high demand for mobile solutions right now, many companies still feel growing pains. One Gartner report, predicted predicted that 70% of software interactions in enterprises would be on mobile devices by 2022. As users favor mobile devices, the

preference for task-focused mobile experiences will rule the day. Organizations and development teams will need to become more agile to respond to evolving mobile requirements:

    • “By 2020, over 50% of consumer mobile interactions will be in contextualized, "hyperpersonal" experiences based on past behavior and current, real-time behavior.”
    • “By 2021, 50% of apps will trigger events for users, thereby making them more efficient.”
Gartner analysts predict that in response, enterprises will expand their use of mobile development tools and move to establish dedicated DevOps teams.

Gartner clients can read the full report.

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Amy Groden
Amy Groden

Amy Groden has served more than 15 years in marketing communications leadership roles at companies such as TIBCO Software, RSA Security, and Ziff-Davis. An expert in enterprise software strategy and data analytics, she developed marketing programs that helped achieve 30%+ annual growth for Spotfire analytics products and for a $1Bil, NASDAQ-listed business integration company. Her accomplishments include establishing the first co-branded technology program with CNN, a communication strategy for launching a public company on the NYSE, and leading digital transformation branding for NASDAQ-listed firms. Amy is a dedicated mentor to future industry leaders, serving as a Guest Instructor for the Sales Practicum at Babson College. She’s also served as a Healthbox Accelerator Program Mentor, a Marketing Committee Lead for the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and on the inaugural planning team for Boston TechJam. Amy currently serves on the Board of Directors for Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit. She holds an MBA from Northeastern University.

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