SAFe® 5.1 Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Certification
The Scaled Agile Framework® Lean Portfolio Management Certification Training
SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management deepens understanding in portfolio level and helps to implement innovations in enterprise. LPM is the one of the five competencies of Lean enterprises.
SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management is a (2+1 optional for workshop “Getting Started with LPM”) day interactive course.In this course, professionals 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.
Objective of SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management
- The opportunity to capture the current and future state of their portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool.
- Identify important business initiatives for achieving the portfolio vision.
- To establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban.
- Prioritize epics for maximum economic benefit.
- To establish Value Stream Budgets and Lean Budget Guardrails and measure the Lean portfolio performance.
Topics Covered
- Introducing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
- Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding
- Applying Agile Portfolio Operations
- Applying Lean Governance
- Implementing the LPM function
Key Features
- Thorough training for Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) certification exam
- 2-days workshop based on version 5.1 of SAFe®
- Course fee includes Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Examination fee
- 16 PDUs (Professional Development Units) and 16 SEUs (Scrum Education Units)
- Free reference materials from Scaled Agile Framework
Who Should Attend?
- CEO
- Program /Project Manager
- Release Train Engineer
- Business Owner
- Solution Manager
- Agile Coach
- SAFe Program Consultant
- Portfolio Manager
- CTO Consultant
- Director Product Manager
- Program Manager
- Enterprise Architect
- RTE
Why You Should Attend?
- Career opportunity
- Compete with fast changing market trends
- Systematic enhancement of communication in all projects
- Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in the enterprise
- Execute and release value through Agile Release Trains
- Build an Agile portfolio with Lean-Agile budgeting
What will you get?
You will learn
- Live Virtual Training by the Certified Professional.
- Digital Workbook covering complete training topics.
- SAFe®5 Lean Portfolio Manager PDF certificate.
- SAFe®5 Lean Portfolio Manager to promote the accomplishment online.
- 1-year membership with Scaled Agile.
- The Course Fee includes Scaled Agile Certification Examination Fee.
- Free mock test with enough questions for practising the real exam.
- Eligible to apply for 16 PDUs with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
- Access to Meet up groups and events that connect you with other Certified SAFe Professionals.
- Certification is valid for 1 year, after that you need to pay a renewal fee: $100.
- Continuous learning and support to advance your SAFe® POPM understanding.
You will also get
- Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management PDF certificate
- Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
- One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform, which includes access to the SA Community of Practice
- Access to Meetup groups and events that connect you with other SAFe certified professionals
- A variety of learning resources to support you during your SAFe journey
- Question bank for unlimited practise
- We get you ready for the exam, in case you fail, we pay the retake fee
- 16 ‘Course or Training’ PDUs from PMI (PMI-ACP / PMP)
Certification
Prerequisites
All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following recommendations will make the training more significantly more productive.
- Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
- Attended Leading SAFe or SAFe PO/PM course
- Experience working in a SAFe environment
Exam prerequisite skills:
- Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
- Familiarity with value streams
- Familiarity with portfolio management funding models
- Attended a Leading SAFe or SAFe Agile Product Management course
- Experience working in a SAFe environment
The exam
- Exam name:
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0)
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1 and 5.1)
- Exam format – Multiple choice; Multiple select
- Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser)
- Exam access – Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the Lean Portfolio Management course
- Exam duration:
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0) – 120 minutes (2.0 hours)
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1 and 5.1) – 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
- Number of questions:
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0) – 60 questions
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1 and 5.1) – 45 questions
- Passing score:
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0) – 42 out of 60 (70%)
- SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1 and 5.1) – 32 out of 45 (71%)
- Language – English
- Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
- Retake policy – Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt.
Certification
- After the training session, your trainer will email the candidate details to Scaled Academy (the Accrediting body).
- Thereafter you will receive three emails directly from Scaled Academy – A Welcome Email to create your profile, A Survey Email which requests your feedback on the training (and which is mandatory), Exam Link Email, which will carry self-explanatory instructions on how to give the exam.
- You will have a window of 30 days to take the exam.
- Scaled Agile Academy encourages taking the exam in one sitting, but you may take it over the course of several days. i.e. You could exit the exam at any point and come back to it later or even the next day. When you log back in, you will be taken to the beginning. You will need to click through till you reach your first unanswered question.
- The exam has to be completed in its entirety by midnight of the last day.
- If you are completing the exam in one sitting, it could take up to 3 hours. So if you are starting the exam on the last day, time it accordingly (start around 8pm or so) so you could complete it before 12am.
FAQs
Q. How does SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management help me?
Ans:
• Achieving the portfolio vision.
• Establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban.
• Establish Value Stream Budgets and Lean Budget Guardrails and measure the Lean portfolio performance.
Q. What is the prerequisite for this training?
Ans:
• SAttended Leading SAFe or SAFe PO/PM course
• Experience working in a SAFe environment
Q. What practical skills should I expect from training?
Ans:
• Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding
• Applying Agile Portfolio Operations
• Applying Lean Governance
• Implementing the LPM function
Q. How to appear SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam?
Ans:
Step 1: Attend the LPM
Step 2: follow books, Practise mock test and appear test online and qualify
Step 3: Get certified
Q. Do you have sample questions for mock test?
Ans: yes.
Q. How many Practise test question sets will get?
Ans: Unlimited sets.
Q. where practise questions set will be available?
Ans: After completing our course and doubt clear sessions, will be available in our website.
Q. Where can I find more details about LPM?
Ans: Scaledagileframework.com