A: [Definition] Agile Product Development is an incremental and iterative development paradigm for the entire value chain (hardware, software, systems, supply-chain, etc.) to develop and deliver a product bringing the highest value to your customer as quickly as possible. It enables innovation and creativity and targets reduced cycle time, increased productivity, as well as higher quality.

Agile Product Development suggests values (philosophy), principles, and practices which are congruent and implemented through the Agile Product Development Framework (Team & Enterprise).

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[Basis, Origin] Agile Product Development draws on Agile values primarily from the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence published by the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN). DSDM Atern and primarily Scrum are the blueprints for the Agile Product Development Framework. Since all these elements borrow heavily from Lean, Agile Product Development does the same and is naturally aligned with the pillars of Lean as well as the Toyota Product Development system. Sound Systems Engineering and Set-Based Concurrent Engineering principles and practices are a natural fit for the Agile Product Development Model. For Systems and Product Development aspects, Agile Product Development introduces Prototype Thinking and Solutions Slicing which are necessary to mitigate risk and to discover problems early.

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