Most companies today experience a situation in which they are part of a complex business ecosystem of stakeholders that influence business outcomes. Especially for companies transitioning from selling products to becoming systems, solutions and services providers, this is causing a significant shift in their business strategies and relationships. Instead of focusing on internal processes, companies need to strategically position themselves in a dynamic network of actors to accelerate synergies and value co-creation. However, while this shift in business strategy is inevitable, it is not without challenges. An understanding for how to align internal, as well as external processes is critical, as well as a careful assessment on how to establish strategic partnerships in a dynamic network of interests. Based on on-going research, this paper outlines the emerging challenges that most software development companies face when adopting an ecosystem-driven approach, and the different mitigation strategies to manage these. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.
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Olsson, H. H., & Bosch, J. (2014). Ecosystem-driven software development: A case study on the emerging challenges in inter-organizational R&D. In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Vol. 182, pp. 16–26). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08738-2_2
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