Title :
Venture Capital and IT Acquisition: Managing Uncertainty
Author :
Stevens, Renee ; King, Margaret ; Halley, Marc
Author_Institution :
MITRE Corp., McLean, VA
Abstract :
Engineering and acquisition of information technology (IT) systems frequently involve high levels of uncertainty in requirements, design and enabling technologies. Addressing these uncertainties requires an adaptive strategy. The Venture Capital industry has developed a series of techniques to deal with rapidly changing technologies and highly uncertain markets. This paper explores the applicability of Venture Capital derived strategies and practices to the acquisition of IT systems under varying conditions of uncertainty.
Keywords :
uncertainty handling; venture capital; IT acquisition; information technology systems; uncertainty management; venture capital industry; Conference management; Design engineering; Engineering management; Information systems; Information technology; Large-scale systems; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management; Uncertainty; Venture capital; Acquisition; Uncertainty; Venture Capital;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference, 2008 2nd Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2149-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2150-3
DOI :
10.1109/SYSTEMS.2008.4519052
