LPM: Certified SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager

Aligning strategy with execution is critical to any organization’s success and a key aspect of Scaled Agile Framework. With a Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) approach, you can collaborate across silos, empower teams, and organize around value to adapt to what customers want, faster.

The Lean Portfolio Management course helps executives, project management officers (PMOs) and other key stakeholders plan dynamically and be flexible enough to adjust initiatives and budgets as the market changes. The LPM course provides the guidance and tools attendees need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams. You’ll learn how to connect portfolio strategy and initiatives to the agility planning and execution of work, how to integrate feedback from participatory budgeting, and how to adapt to change while maintaining your funding vision and roadmap.

LPM: Certified SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager

SAFe LPM Exam Summary:

Exam Name	SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager
Exam Code	LPM
Exam Fee	First attempt included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake or attempt past the 30-day window is $50.
Exam Duration	90 Minutes
Number of Questions	45
Passing Score	77%
Format	Multiple Choice Questions
Books / Trainings	SAFe for Architects SAFe Training Class Books
Sample Questions	SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager Exam Sample Questions and Answers
Practice Exam	Certified SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM) Practice Test

SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details	Weights
Introducing Lean Portfolio Management	- The Purpose of SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management - The Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe® principles - Problems of project-cost accounting - Benefits of organizing around value - SAFe® portfolio structure - The Shift to Lean Portfolio Management	12-14%
Establishing Portfolio Strategy and Vision	- Connect the Portfolio to the Enterprise Strategy - Portfolio Vision - Portfolio Roadmap	14-16%
Realizing Portfolio Vision Through Epics	- Portfolio Epics - Epic Costs - Innovation through the SAFe® Lean Startup Cycle	12-14%
Establishing Investment Funding	- Lean Budget Guardrails - Strategic Portfolio Review and Portfolio Sync - Participatory Budgeting - Value Stream budgets	16-18%
Managing Portfolio Flow	- Flow with the Portfolio Kanban - Epic implementation with WSJF	16-18%
Applying Agile Portfolio Operations	- Value Stream Coordination - ART Execution and Operational Excellence	12-14%
Applying Lean Governance	- Measure Lean Portfolio Performance - Continuous Compliance	8-10%