SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Certification

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.

Virtual / Remote based training

In order to reduce Zoom fatigue, improve engagement and give you half the day to attend daily matters, this course is being taught over 3 days (instead of 2):

• June 22nd: 5 hours - 8am-1pm PDT
• June 23rd: 5 hours - 8am-1pm PDT
• June 24th: 5 hours - 8am - 1pm PDT

Who will benefit?
This course is designed for leaders and influencers who are responsible for the Lean Portfolio Management function. Examples include:

• Executives and leaders
• (CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, and VPs)
• Portfolio managers
• Enterprise architects
• Product managers and solution managers Prerequisites
• Business owners
• Program office personnel
• SPCs and enterprise Agile coaches
• Epic owners
• RTEs

Topics covered

• Introducing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
• Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding
• Applying Agile Portfolio Operations
• Applying Lean Governance
• Implementing the LPM function

What you’ll 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

Class registration includes:

• Attendee workbook
• Course certificate of completion
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® LPM certification exam
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
• One certification exam attempt

Prerequisites

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following recommendations will make the training more productive:

• Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
• Attended a Leading SAFe® or SAFe® PO/PM course
• Experience working in a SAFe environment

You must attend each day of the course in order to qualify for the exam.