Recently one of my colleagues in our team asked me how he could use ArcGIS Mobile on his desktop without a server licence. This got me looking for information on how this can be done. One of the outcomes of my research was a document that details my findings, as well as how a new user to ArcGIS could go about setting up a Mobile project and start working straight away.
I found that it was quite hard to figure out a way of getting started quickly. At the end of the day, how many people want to spend all their time scratching their heads? Not too many i would imagine. This document gives a very concise description of how to get started.
https://resource.esriuk.com/wp-content/uploads/ArcGISMobileIntroduction.pdf
I hope other people find it as useful as i did in putting it together (and my collegue, who is no doubt much happier now!)