SAFe 5.0 – LPM Test Questions & Answers

How does the 'Portfolio Canvas' provide input to the Solution Vision?

- Current state and the desired future state for the portfolio

What two SAFe roles do LPM work with at the Portfolio layer?

- Enterprise Architect ; Epic Owners

Why is the Enterprise Architect role a key stakeholder in LPM?

- Enterprise architects work across value streams and ARTs to help provide the

strategic technical direction that can optimize portfolio outcomes. An Enterprise

Architect often acts as an Epic Owner for enabler epics.

What does a SAFe Lean Portfolio manage?

- One or more development value streams

What is a leadership activity of the Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)?

- Fostering Communities of Practice

Which two events support the ALIGNMENT of Strategy and Participatory

Budgeting?

- Portfolio Synch ;

Participatory Budgeting (used with BO's)

What is a LPM Self Assessment?

- A periodic assessment to measure and improve Portfolio processes; Lean

Portfolio Management strategy and investment funding, lean governance, agile

program guidance and portfolio metrics.

What are Lean Portfolio Metrics?

- Comprehensive but Lean set of metrics that can be used to assess internal and

external progress for the entire Portfolio.

What is a key input in developing the portfolio vision.