Griffith University vision for Mobility 2008-2010
ACCESS TO THE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES* YOU NEED ANYTIME, ANYWHERE ON THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE.
To be delivered via a web portal that is –
- Accessible by all members of the Griffith community
Delivered on multiple form factors (ie devices) - Role based and configurable by the user
- Enables collaboration and information sharing with partners from other organisations
- Hosts temporary project sites that are quickly created and easily configured with a select
set of functions / tools / permissions
* Resources being information, tools and technologies.
QUT vision for Mobility 2008-2010
EXPLOITATION OF EXISTING PLATFORMS* TO DELIVER INCREASING LEVELS OF STAFF PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH MOBILITY.
This will require -
- Making full use of existing mobility function, for example mainstreaming the synchronisation capabilities in Microsoft Exchange
- Developing mobility standards that take advantage of industry standards such as Windows Mobile 6
- Setting preferred standards for mobile devices while accepting the reality of diversity
- Supporting this diversity through a tiered model of support – eg Gartner’s scheme for trusted, tolerated and despised devices.
- Maintaining a client-centric (vs techno-centric) approach to developing mobility – ie understanding and delivering to the clients’ top 5 requirements. This will require broad consultation, cohort analysis and data mining.
- Establishing application development standards that enable delivery to small form factors (directly or through a web platform). Including the use of existing tool-kits such as Google portal and QV portlets.
- Building organisational readiness for mobile productivity by raising staff awareness of benefits, implementing effective training programs and confirming gains through regular data reports on productivity improvements.
* Platforms being university technologies such as the Microsoft Exchange, industry standards such as Windows Mobile 6 and Nokia and commodity devices such as staff owned mobile phones.