Whenever we talk about real options and especially when mentioning “Never commit early unless you know why. ” we get asked “what is the optimal time to execute the option?”. The answer: there is none.
Determining the perfect moment to execute an option is nothing more than pure luck. The only way to determine you have [...]

This is the first publication of the 2 sample pages we have drafted for our upcoming book. Andy Belanger is the artist who drew the pictures.
This first page sample is likely to be the first page of the book. In this first page we meet our star of the book and quickly set the mood.

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This is a short post.
Chris has just finished drawing another cartoon, this time about the information arrival process. The comic explores how information is currently flowing in projects and how it should be flowing to improve progress.
Let us know what you think.

There is a lot of talk about the last responsible moment. So what is the last responsible moment? And perhaps more importantly: how do you calculate the last responsible moment?
The last responsible moment is after which execution of an option is too late. The option no longer exists or you’re not able to execute it [...]

This is the start of the real options blog by Chris Matts and Olav Maassen. This is where we will post anything we think relevant to the field of real options.
We’ll start with three comics Chris drew on the tube to explain several complicated aspects of real options.
Short intro to Real Options
Financial Options (This one [...]