SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
Course number: CGILPM40 - 2 Days (weekdays)
The SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training program is designed to provide a deep understanding of Lean Portfolio Management principles and practices, helping professionals align strategy with execution and drive business agility. This course enables attendees to plan and adjust portfolio initiatives and budgets in response to market changes, ensuring the smooth execution of Agile Portfolio Operations, Strategy and Investment Funding, and Lean Governance. Participants will gain the necessary skills to align portfolio strategy and initiatives with Agile planning and execution, ensuring high-value outcomes. The training covers the Portfolio Canvas tool, helping professionals visualize their portfolio’s current state and future trajectory. Additionally, by leveraging Portfolio Kanban, attendees learn how to streamline the portfolio, prioritize initiatives, and make data-driven decisions for maximum economic benefit.
Objectives
- LPM Significance: Describe the importance of Lean Portfolio Management and how it differs from traditional portfolio management.
- Strategy Alignment: Connect the portfolio with the enterprise strategy.
- Implement Lean: Execute Lean budgeting and establish guardrails.
- Achieve Flow: Establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban.
- Promote Excellence: Support operational excellence with APMO and CoPs.
- Streamline Coordination: Coordinate Value Streams effectively.
- Measure Progress: Measure the LPM performance.
- Develop Strategy: Build a strategic plan for LPM implementation.
Prerequisites
- While there are no specific formal prerequisites for becoming a certified SAFe® lean portfolio manager, having familiarity with Agile concepts and practical experience in SAFe environments proves beneficial.
Target Audience
This course is designed for individuals who are already portfolio managers or who aspire to take on key roles in Lean Portfolio Management within organizations undergoing business agility transformations. Safe® LPM certification is particularly beneficial for professionals in leadership and strategic roles, responsible for ensuring that Lean Portfolio Management practices drive organizational efficiency and value delivery.
Certification
SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) from Scaled Agile
Exam
The SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) exam is 90 minutes long and consists of 45 multiple choice questions. A score of 77% is required in order to pass the exam.
Accreditation
Post class-completion, students may appear for the SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) exam.
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