Create a culture of innovation, flexibility, and speed where all people in the portfolio can effectively execute as one, unified team.
In this 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 have the opportunity to capture the current and future state of the portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool and identify important business initiatives for achieving the future state. You’ll be able to establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban and prioritize initiatives for maximum economic benefit.The course also provides insights on how to establish Value Stream Budgets and Lean Budget Guardrails and measure the Lean portfolio performance.
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)
Enterprise architects
Product managers and solution
managers
Business unit managers
Program office personnel
SPCs and enterprise Agile coaches
Human resources
RTEs
Epic Owners
After this course, you should be able to:
Describe the importance of LPM
Connect the portfolio to enterprise strategy
Implement Lean budgeting and guardrails
Establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban
Support operational excellence with APMO and CoPs
Coordinate Value Streams
Measure the LPM performance
Build a plan for LPM implementation
Introducing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding
Applying Agile Portfolio Operations
Applying Lean Governance
Implementing the LPM function
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
Attending this course prepares you to take the SAFe® LPM certification exam in order to receive the SAFe® LPM certification.
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
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 24 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications
Certifications expire one year from the date of certification is earned.
Renewal fee: $295/year