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SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training

Course 1828

Duration: 2 days
Exam Voucher: Yes
Language: English
Level: Foundation

Get This Course 20.900 kr

2-day instructor-led training course
Instruction Provided by Certified SAFe Program Consultants
Certification exam voucher included
After-course coaching available

Include dates with afternoon start times

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Guaranteed to Run - you can rest assured that the class will not be cancelled.
sep 28 - 29 15:00 - 22:30 CEST

Virtual
Guaranteed to Run - you can rest assured that the class will not be cancelled.
okt 25 - 26 10:00 - 17:30 CEST

London or Virtual
dec 21 - 22 15:00 - 22:30 CET

Herndon, VA or Virtual
jan 24 - 25 10:00 - 17:30 CET

London or Virtual
mar 29 - 30 15:00 - 22:30 CEST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
apr 25 - 26 10:00 - 17:30 CEST

London or Virtual
jun 28 - 29 15:00 - 22:30 CEST

Herndon, VA or Virtual
sep 20 - 21 15:00 - 22:30 CEST

Herndon, VA or Virtual

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In this SAFe® course, you will gain the practical tools and techniques necessary to implement the Lean Portfolio Management functions of Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations, and Lean Governance.

You will learn how to:

Assess the current and future state of your portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool
Establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban system
Establish Value Stream Budgets, Lean Budget Guardrails, and measure the Lean portfolio performance

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training Delivery Methods

In-Person
Online

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training Benefits

Earn your Scaled Agile Lean Portfolio Management certification
Follow instruction provided by certified SAFe Program consultants
Prepare for and take the included SAFe LPM certification exam
Continue learning and face new challenges with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Instructor-Led Course Outline

Module 1: Introducing Lean Portfolio Management

In this module, you will learn how to:

Apply the Lean-Agile Mindset and SAFe Principles to portfolio management
Realize the benefits of organizing your portfolio around value
Identify the Development Value Streams within a portfolio

Module 2: Establishing Portfolio Strategy and Vision

In this module, you will learn how to:

Connect the portfolio to the Enterprise with Strategic Themes
Describe Strategic Themes with objectives and key results (OKRs)
Maintain the Portfolio Vision
Define the Value Streams and portfolio domain via the portfolio canvas
Understand the portfolio’s investment mix by horizon
Identify opportunities for the portfolio’s future state with SWOT
Express the future state as a Vision
Develop the portfolio Roadmap
Forecast portfolio Epics for roadmapping
Identify market rhythms and milestones
Identify valuable release windows using market rhythms
identify valuable release windows using market milestones
Establish a portfolio strategy and vision

Module 3: Realizing Portfolio Vision through Epics

In this module, you will learn how to:

Define portfolio Epics
Achieve the future state of the portfolio with Epics
Decompose portfolio Epics into program or Solution Epics
Adapt the Lean business case template to your needs
Estimate Epic costs
Implement Epics and achieve the Vision using the SAFe Lean Startup Cycle

Module 4: Establishing Investment Funding

In this module, you will learn how to:

Establish Lean Budget Guardrails
Guide investments by horizons
Apply capacity allocation to optimize value and Solution integrity
Establish portfolio Epic thresholds
Use Participatory Budgeting in SAFe
Establish the total portfolio budget
Establish Value Stream budgets with participatory budgeting

Module 5: Managing Portfolio Flow

In this module, you will learn how to:

Establish flow with the Portfolio Kanban
Sequence Epics for implementation using WSJF
Sequence Epics for optimal economics
Calculate WSJF to sequence Epics
Manage portfolio flow

Module 6: Applying Agile Portfolio Operations

In this module, you will learn how to:

Coordinate Value Streams to create portfolio-level opportunities
Deploy and release portfolio work
Support program execution and operational excellence
Measure and grow to improve LPM competency

Module 7: Applying Lean Governance

In this module, you will learn how to:

Measure LPM performance
Establish LPM Metrics
Coordinate continuous compliance
Improve quality with a Lean approach
Understand Technology Business Management (TBM) with SAFe
Measure Lean portfolio performance

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SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management Training FAQs

To succeed in this course and pass the exam, you should:

Be familiar with Agile concepts and principles
Have experience working in a SAFe environment

Attend at least one of the following courses first:

A set of organization and workflow patterns that are intended to guide you in scaling lean and agile practices.

Yes! You can bring this course to your facility or train your team virtual in a private training event.

Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM) understands how Strategy and Investment funding is established, how to apply Agile Portfolio operations and Lean governance, and how to build a plan for implementing the Lean Portfolio Management function.

Program and Project Managers, Business Owners, Solutions Managers, Product Managers, Portfolio Managers, SAFe Program Consultants, Agile Coaches, and Enterprise Architects would all benefit from attending this course and earning the LPM certification.

Completing this course gives you access to the multiple-choice, web-based exam from Scaled Agile and all related study materials as part of your learning plan in the SAFe Community Platform.