The Mobile Mindset

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From desktops to pockets, computer power is on the move—giving project managers more ways to sort avalanches
of data efficiently and sustainably.

As anyone who’s ever had to send back the wrong order at a restaurant can attest, poor communication drives all sorts of inefficiencies. The disconnect can be especially costly in the workplace. For example, if a software project team misinterprets a client’s request, then spends dozens of hours building a program that doesn’t meet its intended purpose, that time and money is wasted.

Mobile technology can dramatically reduce communication gaps, helping organizations run projects more sustainably and efficiently, and transforming the way they do business. These new technologies have the potential to help project managers collect data, lead teams and operate equipment at maximum efficiency, based on insights gleaned almost instantly from sources in the field.

The effects are being felt across industries and regions, from manufacturing in the United States to farming in Africa.

Still, the mobile tech currently in use only scratches the surface of what’s possible, says Jose Donizeti Borges, an IT director in research and development at asset-management firm Sigga, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He expects the next few years to yield “revolutionary products that will lead us to the next …

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