Course Description

Note: This course is only available for in-house training and NOT public training sessions.

Lean Portfolio Management is a two-day, interactive course that teaches the practical tools and techniques necessary to implement Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations, and Lean Governance. For private client sessions there is an additional one-day workshop available to help enterprise teams get started with LPM in their organization.

In this course, attendees 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 also have the opportunity to capture the current and future state of their portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool and identify important business initiatives for achieving the portfolio vision. Participants establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban and prioritize epics 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.

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Project Manager, Essilor Group

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Key Features of SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

Course Outline

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
Establishing Strategy and Investment Funding
Applying Agile Portfolio Operations
Applying Lean Governance
Implementing the LPM function
Day 3 Workshop (for private sessions only)

Audience/Prerequisites

Executives and Leaders (CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs and VPs)
Enterprise Architects
Program and Project Managers
Product Managers and Solution Managers
Business Unit Managers
Program Office Personnel
SPCs and Enterprise Agile Coaches
Release Train Engineers
Agile Coaches
Human Resources
Epic Owners

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended:

In this class you will learn how 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 an Agile Program Management Office (PMO) and Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Coordinate Value Streams
Measure LPM performance
Build a plan for LPM implementation

Credits/Exam

Exam name: SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1)
Exam Format: Multiple choice; Multiple select
Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
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 (5.0.1) – Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam
Number of questions: SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1) – 45 questions
Passing score: SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager Exam (5.0.1) – 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. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.

Instructors

President of PMI Thailand Chapter (profile on PMI Thai website)
He is a PMI licensed training instructor – profile on PMI global website.
He is a Certified Program Management Professional (PgMP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate # 2079271.
He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP/CAPM®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #1258917
He is an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #2600926
He is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM®) (Scrum Alliance – www.scrumalliance.org); Certificant ID: 001062861
He is a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)® 5.0; Certificate ID: 50804412-3031
He is a SAFe Agilist® 5.0 (www.scaledagile.com); Certificate ID: 23353981-8934
He is Certified Risk Management Professional (RMP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #2033120
He has experience managing and leading mega-projects (Information Technology, Airport-related, CCTV-related, Transport-related, and Power Infrastructure) in various industries.
He is a commercial contract manager, reviewer, and advisor.
He teaches part-time at King Mongkut University of Technology (Thonburi) – Graduate School of Management and Innovation (Master Degree in Project Management). He is an invited lecturer to Chulalongkorn University.
He holds a Doctorate degree obtained from Assumption University of Thailand with an international record of publications in refereed journals with a special concentration on business management.
He has trained more than 5000 program/project managers, project engineers, project coordinators, and project team members since 2010.
He has helped certify more than 500 Project Management Professionals (PMP/CAPM/PMI-ACP) in Thailand.
He is also a highly experienced speaker and trainer who is also passionate about Project Management.
Passionate about the Agile methodologies and their applications in different business environments