SAFe Assessments

Lean Portfolio Management

Lean Portfolio Management

The SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Assessment enables organizations to evaluate and enhance their ability to align strategic vision with operational execution.

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The SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Assessment

Each assessment below describes a set of knowledge, skills, and techniques required to achieve mastery in an area of Lean Portfolio Management. They provide the necessary information, learning resources, and practical application guidance needed to support success. These competencies represent the most up-to-date understanding of the Lean Portfolio Management Discipline. As new ways of working emerge, the competencies will evolve over time.

Lean Portfolio Management

Lean Portfolio Management

Organizing Portfolios

Organizing Portfolios

We struggle to execute our desired strategy across the existing portfolio structures.

Lean-Agile Procurement

Lean-Agile Procurement

Our partner selection processes are slow, siloed, and misaligned with evolving business needs.

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Validating Investment Opportunities

Validating Investment Opportunities

We often make investment decisions that lead to unrealized value and wasted effort.

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Formulating Portfolio Strategy

Formulating Portfolio Strategy

We don't have a clear and compelling strategy that aligns our workforce and helps us win in the market.

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Lean Budgeting & Capacity Planning

Lean Budgeting & Capacity Planning

We have slow, project-based funding not suited to accelerating value delivery and being responsive to change.

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Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Our inconsistent technology and design choices create duplicated technical efforts, poor user experiences, and increased costs.

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Managing Strategic Initiatives

Managing Strategic Initiatives

We struggle to balance immediate needs with strategic initiatives, leading to inefficient delivery of the most critical portfolio work.

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Portfolio Flow

Portfolio Flow

We experience delays in the delivery of our portfolio work, resulting in missed market opportunities.

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Value Stream Coordination

Value Stream Coordination

We are unable to effectively manage the coordination and delivery of cross-cutting initiatives.

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Agile Portfolio Operations

Agile Portfolio Operations

Our portfolio leadership and portfolio stakeholders are not able to make data-driven decisions in a timely manner.

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Lean Governance

Lean Governance

Our approach to governing spend, compliance, audit, and other key activities is slow and outdated.

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Measuring Portfolio Performance

Measuring Portfolio Performance

We struggle to measure and report the value of our portfolio investments over time.

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Integrating Suppliers

Integrating Suppliers

We are not aligned to a common way of working with our critical suppliers.

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Sample Questions

Strategy and Investment Funding

We have a clearly defined Portfolio strategy.

Strategy and Investment Funding

We respond quickly to changes that require our Portfolio strategy to be updated.

Strategy and Investment Funding

We balance Solution investments across various horizons to maintain a sustainable growth trajectory.

Agile Portfolio Operations

Our Epic Owners proactively manage Epics through their lifecycle.

Agile Portfolio Operations

We support Agile Release Trains (ARTs) in moving towards objective measures of progress.

Agile Portfolio Operations

We proactively coordinate the delivery of Epics that cross multiple Development Value Streams.

Lean Governance

We dynamically adjust the funding for each Development Value Stream to meet current needs.

Lean Governance

Our KPIs represent health metrics for measuring business performance.

Lean Governance

We measure Epic flow time to identify impediments in the process.

Why Use the SAFe LPM Assessment?

  • Connect Strategy to Execution

    Evaluate how effectively your portfolio strategy aligns with the broader enterprise strategy, ensuring that all investments contribute meaningfully to organizational goals.

  • Optimize Portfolio Operations

    Gain insights into Agile portfolio operations, with a focus on managing development value streams and epics, prioritizing operational efficiency and responsiveness.

  • Lean Governance

    Assess the strength of governance practices, emphasizing a dynamic approach to budgeting, forecasting, and performance measurement.

  • Improved Alignment

    Helps connect strategy with practical execution by guiding teams in aligning portfolio operations with strategic objectives.

  • Agility and Responsiveness

    The LPM Assessment encourages a dynamic approach to governance and investment, ensuring resources are used effectively and adaptively.

  • Actionable Insights

    Feedback from the assessment provides clear guidance on areas for improvement, supporting Agile transformation and continuous improvement.

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Each area is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of current portfolio management practices, helping leaders identify where Lean principles can enhance strategy alignment and operational efficiency.