dave broadhurst - codesafe solutions - codesafe
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When developing technology to use in the workplace, we need to first understand our target audience…
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54% BELOW Year 9 LITERACY
56% BELOW Year 9 NUMERACY
82% CHALLENGED BY TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
So why introduce technology?
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• Currently 1.2 millions Apps on the market (iOS and Android)
• 400 + new Apps are launched on iTunes every day
• Regular people open up to 16 Apps per day
• Super Users open around 60 Apps per day
So technology is obviously here to stay…
• BUT only 0.01% of Apps will be considered successful
SO, how do we make technology SUCCESSFUL?
Successful Technology must be
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1) USER FRIENDLY FOR ITS TARGET AUDIENCE
BUT ADDING MORE VISUALS CAN DECREASE SPEED & USER FRIENDLINESS, SO WHAT THEN?
2) VISUALLY FOCUSSED
2 KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY
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B) And you must be prepared to 1) ENGAGE with what the end user
needs, not what you THINK they need
2) ENGAGE the end user in creating the solution
By default, they then ENGAGE with the technology
A) You must be prepared to invest heavily in your software development and not go for cheap development options…