Track: Project Management

Abstract

The Real Options Valuation allows for the consideration of possible options that are instinctively embedded in investment projects, in which the decision-makers have the flexibility to respond to the outcome of uncertainties. The business managers’ abilities to react to future market conditions tend to impact the value of the investment project by maintaining or improving the upside potential and limiting the downside loss. This process must be regulated by a decision analysis model, capable of capturing the particularities of each project.

This paper presents a case study of a Moroccan infrastructure project, that had already undergone an evaluation, and its purpose is to review this project’s application and valuation of Real Options. The paper fully addresses the gaps of the previous study, provides a corrected model for an improved valuation of this project and a suitable use of real options. It also illustrates its application and analyzes the obtained results.