CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of product roadmaps

A product increment is the working product that exists after each Sprint — all previously completed work plus what was just Done in the Sprint. The increment must be in a usable condition regardless of whether the product owner decides to release it.

**Why not B:** A product increment is not tied to quarterly roadmap completion. It refers to the cumulative output of development iterations (sprints), not a calendar-based milestone. Roadmap progress and product increments are measured differently.

**Why not C:** This answer confuses "increment" with a financial increase. In adaptive delivery, a product increment refers to delivered functionality, not the product's market price or revenue trajectory.

**Why not D:** A product increment does not require regulatory approval or formal release gating. It exists as the sum of completed work after each sprint, regardless of whether it has been formally released or approved by external bodies.