SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager Training - Scaled Agile LPM

SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM) Training with Michigan Technology Services

Michigan Technology Services offers instructor-led SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager training, as well as other Agile and Scrum courses, through partnerships with Scaled Agile Gold SPCT Partner, AgileSparks, and Silver Partner, Skillbook.

In a pre-Covid world our SAFe training would take place at our location in the Farmington Hills/Novi area, 20 miles outside of Detroit, or at your location anywhere around the world. Our Agile workshops and Agile coaching sessions are now offered online/virtually, reducing your need to travel.

While many agile trainers fly into metro Detroit to deliver Scrum and Agile classes at a hotel, like SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager workshops, and then leave, we live here and support the local Agile community. We continue to sponsor regional Agile conferences and meetups. We have successfully run Agile and ScrumMaster courses for multiple teams in the Great Lakes area.

What is SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager training?

Agile has become mainstream and is being adopted in the majority of technological departments. Many practitioners, however, are challenged when trying to scale Agile principles in an enterprise.

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) was developed for scaling Agile Principles and tools to enterprise organizations. It provides a coherent process tying together the team, program and portfolio levels.

During this two-day LPM course you will gain he practical tools and techniques necessary to implement the Lean Portfolio Management functions of Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations and Lean Governance.

Participants in the course will have the opportunity to capture the current and the future state of their portfolio with the Portfolio Canvas tool and identify important business initiatives for achieving the future state. Participants will be able to establish portfolio flow with the Portfolio Kanban and prioritize initiatives 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.

Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® 6 Lean Portfolio Manager.

Our trainers:

Our trainers have extensive agile, Kanban and Scrum experience. Yuval has the SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) certification – the highest level of certification provided by Scaled Agile. It is for individuals who demonstrate superior knowledge, competency, and in-depth field experience in adopting Agile across an enterprise with the Scaled Agile Framework. Harry is rated among the top 2% trainers as per feedback received by Scaled Agile, provider of SAFe.

Additional Benefits of taking our SAFe LPM course

Participants are eligible for 16 Education Hours for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner application, 16 PMI PDUs (Professional Development Units).

Schedule:

Our SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager workshops are from 9am – 5pm EST. Our next available dates are:

May:

Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10

Thursday and Friday, May 23 and 24

June:

Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7

Thursday and Friday, June 27 and 28

The regular course fee is $1,995/student. Early enrollment, at least 1 week prior to each workshop, is $1,695/student. The SAFE LPM exam is included in the course fee.

Enroll in one of our SAFe LPM workshops by filling out the following enrollment form.

Want a class before the dates listed above? Don’t see dates you need? Want a class in Michigan? We can help.

Private classes for groups are available upon request. Call 248-489-0408 for details.

For additional SAFe Training information or to request a class date contact Michigan Technology Services. 248-489-0408

Learning Goals

After this course, you should be able 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 Agile PMO and CoPs
Coordinate Value Streams
Measure the LPM performance
Build a plan for LPM implementation

Who should attend this workshop?

Typical participants in the class include:

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

Prerequisites

All stakeholders working in a Lean-Agile environment or transformation are welcome to attend. However, the following recommendations will make the training more productive.

Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
Attended a Leading SAFe or SAFe PO/PM course
Experience working in a SAFe environment

Student Successes

The Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Developer courses that Michigan Technology Services set up for our organization were great. The instructors (Mark and Angela) were outstanding.

- SF, Senior Software Developer – Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The instructors were top notch and made the courses exciting. I have taken Cisco CCNA, Linux and SQL admin classes and I find myself using the knowledge gained every day. If you value getting quality content that will be relevant for years to come, take these courses with Michigan Technology Services.

- SP, Detroit Network Team Manager – Global Advertising Company

I have taken the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster and Product Owner classes from Michigan Technology Services and thoroughly enjoyed the class content and instructors. I found the ScrumMaster class particularly engaging and energizing as the instructor was top notch. Both classes fueled my passion for agile project management and team dynamics which I have used to drive change in the way my department executes and thinks about running software development projects. I highly recommend Robert and his company.

- Daniel King, Senior Project Manager – AAA Michigan – Auto Club Group

In February of 2015, the Detroit Housing Commission reached out to Michigan Technology Services to request Microsoft Office Excel training for the staff. Within a few days, Rob was able to set up the services at a very reasonable expense. The trainer was superb, knowledgeable and very patient with the students. It was one of the best trainings that we have ever had.

- De’Onna Henderson, Director of Asset Management – Detroit Housing Commission

We had an excellent experience working with Rob at Michigan Technology Services. He went above and beyond helping us to design three days of onsite customized SharePoint training for our associates. The trainer was beyond knowledgeable and instrumental in the success of the project. If customized training is what you are looking for, we are confident that you need not look any further than MTS for your business training needs.

- Brooke F., Business Systems Administrator – Gestamp North America