A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations

This paper introduces a simheuristic method to the Project Portfolio Selection Problem, designed to maximize the net present value of the portfolio while considering uncertain costs, schedules, interruptions, and inter-project risk correlations. The novel approach combines techniques from Monte Carl...

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Autores: Saiz, Miguel, Calvet Liñán, Laura, Juan, Angel A., Lopez-Lopez, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/5161
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/5161
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110694
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Project portfolio management
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spelling A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations Saiz, Miguel Calvet Liñán, Laura Juan, Angel A. Lopez-Lopez, David Project portfolio management This paper introduces a simheuristic method to the Project Portfolio Selection Problem, designed to maximize the net present value of the portfolio while considering uncertain costs, schedules, interruptions, and inter-project risk correlations. The novel approach combines techniques from Monte Carlo simulation, critical path analysis, queuing theory, and optimization, integrating baseline schedules, project-level uncertainties, budgetary constraints, and risk correlations in a single model. A computational experiment is conducted on a realistic set of ten candidate projects and validated respect to the deterministic version of the problem, demonstrating its ability to select near optimal portfolio proposals with varying combinations of risk and net present value. The findings highlight the significant impact of factors such as contingency reserve allocation policies, operational interruptions, and project risk correlations on portfolio decisions, constituting a helpful framework for the decision-makers at portfolio level. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Elsevier Ltd. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/5161 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110694
title A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
spellingShingle A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
Saiz, Miguel
Project portfolio management
title_short A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
title_full A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
title_fullStr A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
title_full_unstemmed A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
title_sort A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations
author Saiz, Miguel
author_facet Saiz, Miguel
Calvet Liñán, Laura
Juan, Angel A.
Lopez-Lopez, David
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Juan, Angel A.
Lopez-Lopez, David
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author
author
topic Project portfolio management
topic_facet Project portfolio management
description This paper introduces a simheuristic method to the Project Portfolio Selection Problem, designed to maximize the net present value of the portfolio while considering uncertain costs, schedules, interruptions, and inter-project risk correlations. The novel approach combines techniques from Monte Carlo simulation, critical path analysis, queuing theory, and optimization, integrating baseline schedules, project-level uncertainties, budgetary constraints, and risk correlations in a single model. A computational experiment is conducted on a realistic set of ten candidate projects and validated respect to the deterministic version of the problem, demonstrating its ability to select near optimal portfolio proposals with varying combinations of risk and net present value. The findings highlight the significant impact of factors such as contingency reserve allocation policies, operational interruptions, and project risk correlations on portfolio decisions, constituting a helpful framework for the decision-makers at portfolio level.
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