Mobile Device Management Change Initiative Plan
With the growing volume of content, number of applications and information accessed via various devices, Mobile Device Management (MDM) initiative is vital in the management of the mobile enterprise. MDM is more than the ordinary management of devices because it includes system-centered functionality to manage and secure applications and data. MDM is a crucial element of the device life circle, encompassing the device software, hardware, and related services. It requires full cycle management: the IT department is fully responsible for devices owned by the company such as application support, OS standards, and enterprise liability. Although most employees use both smart phones and computers to access the company's IT services, MDM will enable them use more than two devices (Upadhyaya, 2012). This is because the diversity of these devices had been growing exponentially. As such, the company must embark on a long-term vision based on the principle of "any device." The objective will be to enable a greater choice in devices while enhancing global organizational competitiveness and maintaining common user experience. This study outlines a multi-dimensional mobile device management initiative that addresses techniques for mitigating the identified risk. The study includes the implementation schedule and plan for engaging senior management sponsorship of the initiative and communication throughout the organization.
Mobile devices
Over time, laptops and tablets will give employees mobility, and a more globalized workforce will create more flexible work patterns. The current work environment and the common office hours no longer restrict productivity because the more mobile workforce will access IT resources from any point like cafe, customer site, or home. Such dissolution of location border will enable employees to access resources from diverse sites with IT managed assets (Kapin & Ward, 2013). The introduction of laptops, Smartphones, and tablets, coupled with their outstanding features will result in employees seeking to use their devices to do everything ranging from accessing the internet...
Workers who joined the company through acquisition have been using and already want to continue using their individual devices for work.
Many of the company's extranet partners also require access to some applications. Therefore, giving the company IT-managed endpoints will be a solution with high operating costs and capital. The company's IT department recognizes the need to adopt the instantaneous use of the next generation technologies: it will facilitate productivity. This approach is better than using the historical approaches of managing and limiting the deployment of emerging technologies as they penetrate the workplace. In addition, the rapid adoption of new client technologies will lead to the advent and implementation of other technologies, tools and approaches, which will create communities of users enabling employees to solve common customer issues (Hansmann, 2013).
The primary business reasons behind the MDM
Productivity: the company will enable tech-savvy workforce to employ their laptops, smart phones and tablets of their choice to do company work from different locations. This will improve productivity and job satisfaction.
Evolving workforce: the current business world is composed of technologically perceptive members. This generation of users entering the workforce tends to control their work environment and tools. They seek to choose the ways in which they can be most productive (Hansmann, 2013).
Innovation: enhanced productivity will be realized when a company allows employees to use new and upcoming generation tools immediately after they are released. Such early adopters always signal larger shifts in the marketplace that can positively influence the organization's IT adoption and its product strategy (Kapin & Ward, 2013).
Integration of acquisition: majority of the firm's corporate acquisitions will join with its pool of nonstandard devices. Diverse devices will help integrate new departments quickly and reduce related security risks.
Capital costs: the company has employed a number of consultants…
