• DocumentCode
    2261148
  • Title

    Innovative Features Selection using Real Options Theory

  • Author

    Khurum, Mahvish ; Barney, Sebastian

  • Author_Institution
    Blekinge Inst. of Technol., Ronneby, Sweden
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    1-1 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    Innovation enables product differentiation and supports market growth. However, determining the value of an innovative feature is a difficult task due to the number of risks and uncertainties involved. This paper proposes the use of real options theory to support software product managers to decide whether to make an investment in an innovative feature or not. This approach creates a richer decision space, allowing for more informed decision- making, leading to greater return on potential.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; investment; risk management; software development management; innovative features selection; investment; market growth; product differentiation; real options theory; software product management; Decision making; Delay; Economic indicators; Innovation management; Investments; Job production systems; Packaging; Pricing; Technological innovation; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Product Management (IWSPM), 2009 Third International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7693-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IWSPM.2009.3
  • Filename
    5457334