New product development process in Finnish software start-ups and university spin-outs
Kononova, Daria (2018)
Pro gradu -tutkielma
2018
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018052524704
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018052524704
Tiivistelmä
This scientific work touches upon the actual and popular topic of the software industry today. In particular, the importance of the process of developing a new product on the example of Finnish start-ups and spinouts is studied. The thesis aimed to investigate how new software development process design affects the success of the new innovative venture and find out if there are significant differences or similarities between software start-ups and university spin-outs in Finland.
The literature that advanced this study is divided into the studies in the new product development area, approaches to the process of developing a new software, a comparative systematic analysis of the characteristics of start-ups and spin-outs, and an outlook on Finland's exclusive innovation system.
The results of this qualitative study highlighted the importance of customer-orientation and attempted to contribute to the contemporary perception of integration of spin-outs to the innovation system. From the interviews, it is evident that spin-outs are slightly less successful in managing new software development than start-ups.
The literature that advanced this study is divided into the studies in the new product development area, approaches to the process of developing a new software, a comparative systematic analysis of the characteristics of start-ups and spin-outs, and an outlook on Finland's exclusive innovation system.
The results of this qualitative study highlighted the importance of customer-orientation and attempted to contribute to the contemporary perception of integration of spin-outs to the innovation system. From the interviews, it is evident that spin-outs are slightly less successful in managing new software development than start-ups.