SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM)

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Type: Certification
Level: Foundational

SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager

A Certified SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM) is a SAFe professional who works with enterprise executives, Product and Solution Managers, Enterprise Architects, Agile PMO personnel and Agile teams to align strategy and execution by applying Lean and systems thinking approaches to strategy and investment funding, agile portfolio operations, and governance.

Course Summary

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.

What you’ll learn

After completing the class, 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

What Attendees Get

Class registration includes:

  • Attendee workbooks

  • Eligibility to take the SAFe® LPM certification exam

  • One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform

  • Course certificate of completion

You must attend all three days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.

SAFe Certification Kit

Attendees who pass the certification exam will receive the relevant:

  • SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager certification exam certificate

  • A SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager certification digital badge to promote your accomplishment online

  • A one-year certified membership as a SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager, which includes access to the LPM Community of Practice

  • A SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager certification usage guide with LPM certification marks

  • Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey

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. Examples include:

  • Executives and leaders (CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, and VPs)

  • Enterprise architects

  • Product managers and solution managers

  • Business unit managerw

  • Program office personnel

  • SPCs and enterprise Agile coaches

  • Human resources

  • Release Train Engineers (RTEs)

  • Epic Owners

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

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