From the Defense Acquisition Guidebook, Chapter 10.3. Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)
IPPD is the DoD management technique that simultaneously integrates all essential acquisition activities through the use of multidisciplinary teams to optimize design, manufacturing, and supportability processes. One of the key IPPD tenets is multidisciplinary teamwork through Integrated Product Teams.
IPPD facilitates meeting cost and performance objectives from product concept through production, including field support. The 10 tenets of IPPD can be summarized into the following 5 principles:
• Customer Focus
• Concurrent Development of Products and Processes
• Early and Continuous Life-Cycle Planning
• Proactive Identification and Management of Risk
• Maximum Flexibility for Optimization and Use of Contractor Approaches
Chapter 10.3.1. Role of Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
