• Introducing Lean Portfolio Management

• The Seven Core Competencies of Business Agility

• Connecting Strategy with Execution

• Lean Thinking and Lean Portfolio Principles

• Roles and Responsibilities in Lean Portfolio Management

• Strategic Themes and Portfolio Vision

• Aligning Portfolio Strategy with Business Objectives

• Creating and Managing Strategic Themes

• Developing Portfolio Vision

• Lean Budgeting Principles

• Participatory Budgeting

• Guardrails for Lean Budgeting

• Funding Value Streams Instead of Projects

• Portfolio Kanban Fundamentals

• Managing the Portfolio Backlog

• Epic Lifecycle Management

• Prioritizing Portfolio Initiatives

• Coordinating Value Streams

• Portfolio Synchronization

• Monitoring Portfolio Flow

• Lean Governance Principles

• Measuring Portfolio Performance

• Forecasting Portfolio Outcomes

• Governance Using Lean Metrics

• Compliance and Risk Management

• Continuous Portfolio Improvement

• Identifying Operational Value Streams

• Development Value Streams

• Aligning Value Streams with Strategy

• Improving Enterprise Value Delivery

• Cross-functional Collaboration

• Eliminating Organizational Silos

• Delivering Customer Value Faster

• Portfolio KPIs

• Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

• Lean Metrics

• Measuring Business Outcomes

• Portfolio Health Assessment

• Continuous Improvement

• Value Stream Performance

• Driving Enterprise Business Agility

• Leading Organizational Change

• Building a Lean-Agile Culture

• Coaching Leaders and Executives

• Developing High-Performing Organizations

• Sustaining Portfolio Excellence

Learn how Lean Portfolio Management connects enterprise strategy with Agile execution, enabling organizations to prioritize investments and maximize business value.

Understand Lean budgeting practices that replace traditional project-based funding with value stream funding for greater flexibility and faster decision-making.

Master Portfolio Kanban, Epic management, and portfolio operations to improve flow, reduce bottlenecks, and accelerate value delivery.

Establish governance practices that balance innovation with compliance while ensuring strategic alignment across the enterprise.

Learn how to identify, organize, and optimize operational and development value streams to enhance customer value and business outcomes.

Develop the leadership capabilities required to guide Lean Portfolio transformation and build a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

The SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Certification is a comprehensive 3-day instructor-led training program that teaches leaders how to align strategy with execution, implement Lean budgeting, optimize portfolio operations, and govern enterprise investments using the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

This course is ideal for:

• Portfolio Managers

• PMO Directors and PMO Leaders

• Business Executives

• Enterprise Architects

• Strategy Managers

• Finance Leaders

• Agile Coaches

• SAFe® Practice Consultants (SPCs)

• Transformation Leaders

• Product Management Leaders

• Business Owners

• Senior Program Managers

During this course, you will learn how to:

• Implement Lean Portfolio Management

• Align strategy with execution

• Apply Lean budgeting practices

• Establish Portfolio Kanban

• Prioritize Epics

• Optimize portfolio flow

• Govern enterprise investments

• Measure portfolio performance

• Improve Business Agility

• Prepare for the SAFe® LPM certification exam

Yes. This is the official SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management certification course delivered by a Scaled Agile® Gold Partner through Certified SAFe® Practice Consultants (SPCs).

There are no mandatory prerequisites. However, it is recommended that participants have:

• Basic understanding of Agile principles

• Experience working in Agile environments

• Familiarity with SAFe® concepts is beneficial

• Leadership or portfolio management experience is helpful

The SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) course is delivered as a 3-day instructor-led training and is available in:

• Live Online

• Classroom

• Corporate Onsite

Lean Portfolio Management is a SAFe® competency that helps organizations align strategy with execution by applying Lean thinking to portfolio governance, budgeting, investment funding, and portfolio operations, enabling faster value delivery and improved business outcomes.