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Exam Study Guide: LPM - Lean Portfolio Manager 5.1

Updated over 9 months ago

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Duration

90 minutes

Number of questions

45

Passing score

32/45 (71%)

Competency level

Foundational difficulty; Competent, some knowledge or experience; can perform tasks with assistance

Question format

Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)

Delivery

Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance, timed

Access

Community Platform upon completion of the course

Languages offered

English, Japanese (5.1.2), Simplified Chinese (5.1.2)

Cost

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 Sections and Percentages

References

Introducing Lean Portfolio Management (16%)

  • Discuss the purpose of SAFe Lean Portfolio Management

  • Explain the Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe principles

  • Discuss the problems of project-cost accounting

  • Discuss the key benefits of organizing around value

  • Define the SAFe portfolio structure

  • Explain the shift to Lean Portfolio Management

Establishing strategy and investment funding (16%)

  • Connect the portfolio to the Enterprise strategy

  • Develop the Portfolio Vision

  • Develop the Portfolio Roadmap

  • Discuss how to execute the Strategic Portfolio Review

Realizing portfolio vision through Epics (13%)

  • Define Portfolio Epics

  • Estimate Epic Costs

  • Manage innovation through the SAFe Lean Startup Cycle

Establishing investment funding (16%)

  • Establish Lean Budget Guardrails

  • Establish Value Stream budgets

Managing portfolio flow (16%)

  • Establish flow with the Portfolio Kanban

  • Prioritize Epic implementation with WSJF

Applying Agile portfolio operations (13%)

  • Describe Value Stream coordination

  • Support program execution and foster operational excellence

Applying Lean governance (10%)

  • Measure Lean portfolio performance

  • Discuss the Portfolio Sync

  • Explore coordinating continuous compliance

  • Relate Technology Business Management to SAFe LPM

  • Explain Agile development software capitalization

  • SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lessons 4 and 7

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