Course Description

During this course, attendees 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. Participants in the course will have the opportunity to capture the current and the future state of their portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool and identify important business initiatives for achieving the future state. Participants will 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.

Duration training

 3 days.

Suggested sizing 

15 - 30 participants.

Target Audience

• Executives and Leaders (CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs and VPs).
• Enterprise Architects.
• Product Managers and Solution Managers.
• Business Unit Managers.
• Program Management Office (PMO) Personnel.
• SPCs and Enterprise Agile Coaches.
• Human Resources.
• RTE’s.
• Epic Owners. 

Course Outline

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

What participants get?

• Training at a beautiful external venue in the Utrecht area
• Lunch, coffee, tea, soft drinks and refreshments throughout the day
• Attendee workbook. All training materials, including the famous Accenture Poker Card Set.
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 4 LPM exam.
• SAFe LPM certification upon passing the exam.
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform.
• Course certificate of completion.

 Learning objectives:

By the end of the course successful learners will be able to: 

• 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 Agile PMO and CoPs.
• Coordinate Value Streams.
• Measure the LPM performance.
• Build a plan for LPM implementation.

Why us?

We are Global Partner of Scaled Agile and have a global network of certified SAFe trainers, coaches and Agile implementation experts. Get Hands-On with our Agile Experts. Learn by doing. Our training allows you to get hands-on with seasoned Agile practitioners, who combine a theoretical understanding of building Agile enterprises, with practical experience from the field.