"A great handbook for CEOs and business executives who are looking to enhance enterprise value through mobile business technologies."m-Business technology enables you to achieve extraordinary organizational agility Ñ and deliver unprecedented value to customers wherever they are. In Business Agility, Internet Week columnist Nicholas D. Evans draws upon real case studies to illuminate today's best m-Business strategies and tactics, and offers a complete step-by-step blueprint for execution: planning, process models, architecture, implementation, and much more.
Mobile business technology is arriving fast, making it possible for businesses to combine process agility with technical agility in entirely new ways -- and achieve powerful competitive advantage. In this business-focused book, leading consultant Nicholas D. Evans cuts through the hype, clearly articulating the business strategies and execution techniques that are already driving value for early m-Business adopters. The book relies extensively on real-world case studies, presents tested metrics, and covers the entire process of deploying m-Business applications, from start to finish. From start to finish, Evans approaches the wireless Web from the hard-nosed perspective of the business strategist and those responsible for executing on m-Business initiatives. He walks through the design of an m-Business, introducing new process models for m-Business agility, and showing them at work in the Fortune 500 and other leading companies. He then introduces a complete strategic roadmap for m-Business, shows how to transform your m-Business goals into a working architectural framework that can evolve based on growth and experience, and walks through technology selection and implementation.
For every decision-maker.m-Business technology enables you to achieve extraordinary organizational agility Ñ and deliver unprecedented value to customers wherever they are. In Business Agility, Internet Week columnist Nicholas D. Evans draws upon real case studies to illuminate today's best m-Business strategies and tactics, and offers a complete step-by-step blueprint for execution: planning, process models, architecture, implementation, and much more.
Nicholas D. Evans is a Director within the Emerging Technology Practice of one of the world's leading professional services organizations. He focuses on the delivery of Wireless Internet consulting engagements such as wireless strategy, architecture, and implementation.
Mr. Evans is an industry-recognized E-Business consultant, speaker, and author. He has a regular M-Business column published in Internet Week reaching over 275,000 readers and has written for numerous other computer industry magazines. He is the author of several books on web technology, including titles from Microsoft Press and Powersoft Press. He is frequently quoted in the industry press and has been featured in thought leadership sections alongside Peppers & Rogers and the Patricia Seybold Group.
Mr. Evans was formerly the National Technical Director for E-Business at PricewaterhouseCoopers within their Global Software Solutions Center. In this role, he was responsible for selling and delivering engagements to major PwC clients nationally. Mr. Evans co-founded the National Internet Practice for Coopers & Lybrand in 1997.
Mr. Evans' clients have included 3M, AT&T, Abbott Labs, American Airlines, American Family Insurance, Best Buy, BP Amoco, Compaq, Conoco, First USA, Intel, Kodak, Major League Baseball, Schering Plough, SunTrust Bank, Texaco, Van Waters and Rogers, and many others.
Mr. Evans holds a B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. from Southampton University in England. He is a frequent advisor to the venture capital community and serves on several advisory boards.
