Using portfilio theory to support requirements selection decisions (short paper)

Nina Dzamashvili Fogelström; Emil Numminen; Sebastian Barney

doi:10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864

Using portfilio theory to support requirements selection decisions (short paper)

Nina Dzamashvili Fogelström, Emil Numminen, Sebastian Barney

Blekinge Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Selecting requirements for a release of software is a difficult undertaking as people have trouble comparing requirements of different types and have natural biases towards short-terms gains over longer-term sustainability. Portfolio theory is proposed as a solution to this problem, as it provides a method for balancing investment options to maximize the likelihood of a given return. This approach is explored generally and through an example. The results suggest portfolio theory can be applied for this purpose. Applying portfolio theory to determine the amount of development time that should be spent on different types of requirements shows the most potential, especially when data on expected risks and returns is limited.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 Fourth International Workshop on Software Product Management
Publisher	IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-8764-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Workshop on Software Product Management, IWSPM 2010 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 2010 Sept 27 → …

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Conference	4th International Workshop on Software Product Management, IWSPM 2010
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	2010/09/27 → …

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Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

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Dzamashvili Fogelström, N, Numminen, E & Barney, S 2010, Using portfilio theory to support requirements selection decisions (short paper). in 2010 Fourth International Workshop on Software Product Management. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 4th International Workshop on Software Product Management, IWSPM 2010, Sydney, Australia, 2010/09/27. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864

Using portfilio theory to support requirements selection decisions (short paper). / Dzamashvili Fogelström, Nina; Numminen, Emil; Barney, Sebastian.
2010 Fourth International Workshop on Software Product Management. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2010.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

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