Technology Portfolio

CORE DEFINITION

A technology portfolio is the set of technology assets and capabilities an organization holds, and it is managed with the logic of investment portfolios rather than project by project. The approach draws on real options reasoning, treating exploratory technology investments as options whose value lies in future choices. The core claim is that spreading resources across mature, growth, and exploratory technologies smooths risk and preserves future competitiveness, instead of betting everything on one path. Key qualifications are that each category needs a different budget share and evaluation standard, and that the mix must be reviewed as technologies mature or fail.