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Mobile Application Strategies
for Drupal
Jeff Linwood
@jefflinwood
Dallas Drupal Days
September 7, 2012
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I’m an app developer
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Mobile app strategy
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Mobile app or
mobile web?
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It’s not either/or
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Native app-only
features
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Mobile web-only
features
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Quick and Easy: Mobile
web + PhoneGap
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But....
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Responsiveness, look
and feel doesn’t match
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Consumer vs.
Line of Business Apps
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How to make your
mobile app a success
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/45325473@N04/5072288256/
Getting your project off the ground
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The very first step you
should take...
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Create wireframes
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Use these to get
estimates from
developers
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Also helps if you need
high-fidelity design
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Budgeting for
a mobile app
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$5,000 to $100,000
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Why the range?
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It’s not Drupal
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Time spent up front
pays off down the road
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Sticking to the basics
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Android iPhone
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Custom UI is expensive
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ROI for mobile apps
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Sample Project Times
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• Wireframing - 2%
• iPad Development - 40%
• iPhone Development - 15%
• Drupal Configuration - 5%
• Graphic Design - 30%
• Testing - 8%
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Android, iPhone,
Blackberry, Windows?
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•Multiple Code Bases
•Different Design Guidelines
•Platform-specific Features
•Expertise
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Pick one and do it first
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4515390835/
What I usually start with
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Learn what works for
your end users on one
platform
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iOS: Support 5.0
Android: it’s complicated
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http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/
index.html
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Short Development
Cycles
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Mobile app projects
should be short
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Doesn’t have to have
everything
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iOS - 7-10 day review
Android - no review
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Android: In-progress
app can be emailed
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iPhone/iPad - TestFlight
beta testing tool
https://www.testflightapp.com
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Question and answer
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Jeff Linwood
• http://www.jefflinwood.com/
• [email protected]
• Twitter: @jefflinwood
• http://www.leanmeantech.com/
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