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

Dzamashvili Fogelström, Nina ; Numminen, Emil and Barney, Sebastian LU (2010) 4th International Workshop on Software Product Management, IWSPM 2010
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.
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2010 Fourth International Workshop on Software Product Management
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
4th International Workshop on Software Product Management, IWSPM 2010
conference location
Sydney, Australia
conference dates
2010-09-27
external identifiers
  • scopus:78650342663
ISBN
978-1-4244-8764-6
DOI
10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864
project
Embedded Applications Software Engineering
language
English
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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.}},
  author       = {{Dzamashvili Fogelström, Nina and Numminen, Emil and Barney, Sebastian}},
  booktitle    = {{2010 Fourth International Workshop on Software Product Management}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-4244-8764-6}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{Using portfilio theory to support requirements selection decisions (short paper)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/IWSPM.2010.5623864}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}