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MVP

Minimum Viable Product — the smallest product version that delivers value and tests key hypotheses.

Popularized by Eric Ries. SAFe explicitly uses MVP in Epic definition. Informal elsewhere.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

SAFe
Native

Part of Epic definition.

LeSS
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Nexus
Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Related Terms

Lean Business CaseEpicBenefit Hypothesis
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.