Agile software development is a group of software development methods based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. wikipedia.org

Software as a service (SaaS) sometimes referred to as "on-demand software", is a software delivery model in which software and associated data are centrally hosted on the cloud. SaaS is typically accessed by users using a thin client via a web browser. wikipedia.org

Research and development (R&D, R+D, or R'n'D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), refers to innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, or improving existing services or products. wikipedia.org

Microsoft Office is an office suite of desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems. wikipedia.org

Product management is an organizational lifecycle function within a company dealing with the planning, forecasting, or marketing of a product or products at all stages of the product lifecycle. wikipedia.org

The Windows Azure Platform is a Microsoft cloud platform used to build, host and scale web applications through Microsoft data centers. wikipedia.org

Product strategy is defined as the road map of a product.[1] This road map outlines the end-to-end vision of the product, particulars on achieving the product strategy and the big picture context in terms of what the product will become. wikipedia.org

New product development (NPD) is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product to market. wikipedia.org

User-centered design (UCD) or user-driven development (UDD) is a framework of processes (not restricted to interfaces or technologies) in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product, service or process are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. wikipedia.org