SharePoint Mobile
Improving efficiency of the mobile workforce
Anthony Pham
Product Support Manager
KWizCom
anthony@kwizcom.com
HTML5
3rd-party
solution
Context-Sensitive
Offline
BYOD
Native App
Task-Oriented
Device Channels
What are my
options?
KWizCom Corporation
• Founded in 2005
• Headquartered in Toronto
• Global vendor of SharePoint Add-Ons
• 5000+ customers worldwide
Improving efficiency of the
mobile workforce
 SharePoint 2013 Mobile Features
 SharePoint Mobile Strategy
 SharePoint Mobile Solution
Options
What’s new for mobile devices in
SharePoint 2013?
 Optimized mobile browser experience
 Device channels
 SharePoint Mobile Apps
 Push notifications
 Location field type
 Business intelligence content
 Office Web Apps
 Yammer App
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161352.aspx
Optimized mobile browser experience
Contemporary view
HTML5 rendered view
Classic view
HTML, SharePoint Server 2010 mobile experience
Full screen UI
Web view
Full screen UI
Classic view
Contemporary view
 Renders in HTML5
 Optimized for touch
 Supported by all major browsers
 Activate “Mobile Browser View”
 Differences between device
resolutions can be problematic
Device Channels
 Publishing sites only
 One site, many designs
 Requires customizations
(Master page, layouts, CSS)
Mobile Apps for SharePoint
Pros
 SharePoint Apps developed for specific mobile device
 Runs as fast as the mobile device can support
 Interactive user interface
 Office Online and App store
Cons
 Development
 Distribution/Approval through App or SharePoint store
SharePoint Mobile Strategy
 Define what mobile users need
 Decide which mobile devices to support
 Decide whether you can build your own SharePoint
Mobile solution or buy an existing solution
 If you must build, decide which solution is right for
you
 Security
What do mobile users need ?
What do mobile users need ?
Demo
Updating a follow-up task just after
finishing a meeting…
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At the office I can enjoy
the “portal experience”
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But when I am out of the office..
I don’t need
our entire portal
inside my smartphone!
I don’t need a long list of all
the libraries and lists in my
site!
I do Not need a Portal while
I am on the road!
This challenge is not new..
Information Overload vs.
Limited display size
Limited time
A “non-office”
environment
Task-Oriented
+
Context -Sensitive
Easy to Use!
Task-Oriented
Less is Better!
Context-Sensitive Interface
Behave differently
according to the
current situation (context)
Demo
Task-Oriented & ContextSensitive Mobile UX
What if we had a
“Close Task” action?
Single click!
KPI’s
Actions
Lists
Focused Interface
Task-Oriented
Less is Better!
The exact
Actions that
I Need!
SharePoint list menus are Generic
No matter which item type - you
always get the same generic menus
(Based only on your permissions)
Different menus based on situation
Why do we see these
fields for a new task?
Why can I edit this task
if it’s already
completed?
Why can I edit this task
if it’s not assigned to
me?
This field is
disabled and
I cannot edit it
because I am
not the task
owner
Focused Interface
Context-Sensitive
Different Menus
Different Fields
Different
Permissions
Behave
differently
according to the
current situation
(context)
What mobile users need
Context-Sensitive
Different Menus
Different Fields
Different
Permissions
Task-Oriented
Less is Better!
The exact
Actions that
I Need!
Decide which mobile devices to support
Build or Buy your SharePoint Mobile Solution
https://prezi.com/tqyjk2nhprb6/sharepoint-saturday-phoenix/
Building your SharePoint Mobile Solution
Mobile Web
Mobile App
Responsive Web Design (RWD)
 Use mobile frameworks
Combine SharePoint Device Channels & RWD
 Using device channels to target particular
devices
 Designs within them are responsive for
the different browser widths
 Addresses “Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD)” policy
Security
Mobile device management (MDM) software can address security concerns by
protecting your data with a comprehensive set of access control and data
protection capabilities.
Key Takeaways
Task-Oriented
+
Context -Sensitive
Easy to Use!
Key Takeaways
 Define what mobile users need
– Meet with your audience. Document use cases and requirements in a HLD
 Decide which mobile devices to support
– It will be much less expensive to support one platform vs. several
 Decide whether to buy or build
– Examine risks and costs of both options
 Decide which build solution is right for you
– a mobile site, a native app, or a hybrid app
 Security
– Mobile device management (MDM) software can address security concerns
Resources
 SharePoint 2013 Mobile features
http://www.cio.com/article/2384729/enterprise-software/how-to-make-sharepoint-2013-more-mobile.html
 Responsive Frameworks for SharePoint
http://jquerymobile.com/
 Mobile device management
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/enterprise-mobility-suite/
 Task Oriented & Content sensitive Mobile interface
http://kwizcom.com/sharepoint-add-ons/sharepoint-mobile-extensions/overview/
Questions?
Anthony Pham
Product Support Manager, KWizCom
anthony@kwizcom.com