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SXSW INTERACTIVE 2016
Your Mobile RFP Sucks,
Lets Fix It!
FREYA ZAHEER
General Manager
Sakara Life
Meet the Panel
D. KATE FORBES
VP eCommerce Digital
Experiences & Operations
Belk
MATTHEW KNUTI
Director of Strategy
Fuzz
FABIOLA CARCAMO
VP Mobile Product
Priceline.com
Agenda
 Meet the Panel
 Each will share their top RFP
nightmare
 The RFP Process
 Anatomy of a Mobile RFP
 Diagnose what sucks
 Reveal surprising strengths!
 Discussion Topics
 Q&A
Topics for Discussion
 Hybrid, Platforms, Frameworks or Native?
 When to constrain the mobile technology
approach and why?
 Describing technical requirements and
providing documentation
 Leading an effective response evaluation
process
 Offshore vs. Onshore
 Too little detail vs. too much: how to strike
a balance
 MVP vs. long-term planning
 Identifying & evaluating mobile vendors
 Portfolio, app ratings, references, head-
count
 3 mistakes weve each made, and how to
fix them
 5 often-missed questions you must ask
 Early Roadmapping
 Android & iOS? Tablet? Wearable?
Every possible social login? What you
need to decide now
 RFI: Whats the purpose? When is it
needed?
 Timing: When should you engage a
mobile vendor in your product lifecycle?
 How to talk about budget
 What to do when:
 You have an app that needs fixing
 You have some in-house resources, but
not enough
 Your APIs arent quite ready
 Mobile surprises for those with web-only
experience

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SXSW Interactive 2016: Your Mobile RFP Sucks

  • 1. SXSW INTERACTIVE 2016 Your Mobile RFP Sucks, Lets Fix It!
  • 2. FREYA ZAHEER General Manager Sakara Life Meet the Panel D. KATE FORBES VP eCommerce Digital Experiences & Operations Belk MATTHEW KNUTI Director of Strategy Fuzz FABIOLA CARCAMO VP Mobile Product Priceline.com
  • 3. Agenda Meet the Panel Each will share their top RFP nightmare The RFP Process Anatomy of a Mobile RFP Diagnose what sucks Reveal surprising strengths! Discussion Topics Q&A
  • 4. Topics for Discussion Hybrid, Platforms, Frameworks or Native? When to constrain the mobile technology approach and why? Describing technical requirements and providing documentation Leading an effective response evaluation process Offshore vs. Onshore Too little detail vs. too much: how to strike a balance MVP vs. long-term planning Identifying & evaluating mobile vendors Portfolio, app ratings, references, head- count 3 mistakes weve each made, and how to fix them 5 often-missed questions you must ask Early Roadmapping Android & iOS? Tablet? Wearable? Every possible social login? What you need to decide now RFI: Whats the purpose? When is it needed? Timing: When should you engage a mobile vendor in your product lifecycle? How to talk about budget What to do when: You have an app that needs fixing You have some in-house resources, but not enough Your APIs arent quite ready Mobile surprises for those with web-only experience