Mobile workers and Mobile BI:
Mobile workers increasingly demand actionable information at the point of impact-when, where and however they need it, with the increased adoption of smartphones and web-enabled tablets. The highly competitive world also demands instant decision making when they matter most.
There are two opposing magnetic forces which pulls the mobile employees in two opposite directions.
One is the business intelligence function that acts as a magnetic force pulling the mobile workers back to office to use the decision making tools and the analytical data.
The opposing magnetic force is the true context of today’s business-“business on the go, in the field, with the partners and customers,” which pulls the workers away from the office. The real power of mobile workforce lies in working remotely without sacrificing the access to tools that are critical to their success.
The shift in the BI market:
The BI market is experiencing a great shift towards mobile BI. The business intelligence market is now shifting onto mobile BI after years of access to PDF reports, interactive dashboards and parametrized reports. Solution providers have developed a lot of interactive mobile applications that are used for instant decision making on the go.
Use case in Retail sector:
The retail industry demands best decision making by the managers from wherever they are. Decisions that properly address the customer experience and the financial impacts in the moment of need are in demand. This often requires access to information that is beyond the reach.
For instance, a manager who is on the floor visit can analyze the current shelf stock in the context of recent sales trends, comparing the latest sales information and trends with-in the store inventory levels; verifying merchandising placements against plans and sales targets.
Combining real world, real-time observations at the store with up-to-date sales, inventory and merchandising information – obtained from the BI system, can drive a more efficient operation and more customer sales.
Instant and enhanced decision making: the End Result of Mobile BI
The end result of Mobile BI will be faster and enhanced decision making. The decision making can be made faster since the decision maker has access to all the tools and data right from his mobile device thus, reducing the time taken to move back to the office. Decision making is enhanced because the quality and outcome of decisions themselves are improved as the decision maker can focus on the best data from the BI system. The decision makers are thus able to utilize the best available data, whenever and wherever required, to analyze the current business conditions while interacting with their peers, partners and customers in context.
Thus the goal of Mobile BI is to provide the worker with the contextually relevant information to make the best decisions.
KARYA Technologies takes a proactive approach to IT services which enables small, medium and large enterprises to focus on their core business. Karya provides a strategical approach to mobilize BI by performing an in-depth analysis of the clients requirements.





