SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Certification

Aligning strategy with execution

Summary

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) is a two-day, interactive course that teaches the practical tools and techniques necessary to implement Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile PortfolioOperations, and Lean Governance. Participants learn to capture the current and future state of their portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool, and identify important business initiatives for achieving the portfolio vision. Participants also learn how to establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban and prioritize epics for maximum economic benefit. Additionally, the course provides insights on how to establish Value Stream Budgets and Lean Budget Guardrails, and how to measure the Lean portfolio performance. An additional 1-day workshop is available to help enterprise teams get started with LPM in their organization.

What you will Learn

  • Describe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

  • Connect the portfolio to enterprise strategy

  • Establish the Portfolio Vision

  • Implement Lean Budgeting and Guardrails

  • Establish flow with the Portfolio Kanban

  • Support operational excellence with an Agile Program Management

  • Office (PMO) and Communities of Practice (CoPs)

  • Coordinate Value Streams

  • Measure LPM performance

  • Build a plan for LPM implementation

Topics Covered

  • Introducing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

  • Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding

  • Applying Agile Portfolio Operations

  • Applying Lean Governance

  • Implementing the LPM function

Who will Benefit

This course is designed for leaders and influencers who are responsible for the Lean Portfolio Management function.

Executives and leaders (CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, and VPs), Portfolio managers, Enterprise architects, Product managers, Business owners, Program office personnel, Enterprise Agile coaches, and Release Train Engineers