SAFe 5.0 – LPM Questions And Answers
Question 1: How does the 'Portfolio Canvas' provide input to
the Solution Vision?
CORRECT ANSWER : Current state and the desired future
state for the portfolio
Question 2: What two SAFe roles do LPM work with at the
Portfolio layer?
CORRECT ANSWER : Enterprise Architect ; Epic Owners
Question 3: Why is the Enterprise Architect role a key
stakeholder in LPM?
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
Question 4: What does a SAFe Lean Portfolio manage?
CORRECT ANSWER : One or more development value
streams
Question 5: What is a leadership activity of the Lean Agile
Center of Excellence (LACE)?
CORRECT ANSWER : Fostering Communities of Practice
Question 6: Which two events support the ALIGNMENT of
Strategy and Participatory Budgeting?
CORRECT ANSWER : Portfolio Synch ;
Participatory Budgeting (used with BO's)
Question 7: What is a LPM Self Assessment?
CORRECT ANSWER : A periodic assessment to measure and
improve Portfolio processes; Lean Portfolio Management strategy and investment funding, lean governance, agile program guidance and portfolio metrics.
Question 8: What are Lean Portfolio Metrics?
CORRECT ANSWER : Comprehensive but Lean set of
metrics that can be used to assess internal and external progress for the entire Portfolio.
Question 9: What is a key input in developing the portfolio
vision.
CORRECT ANSWER : The Portfolio Canvas
Question 10: What is one of the primary uses of the Portfolio
Canvas?
CORRECT ANSWER : The portfolio canvas defines the value
streams that are included in a SAFe portfolio, the value propositions and the solutions they deliver, the customers they serve, the budgets allocated to each value stream, and other key activities and events required to achieve the portfolio vision.
Question 11: Name one of the Agile PMO
responsibilities?(choose 1)
- Identify value streams
- moving to objective milestones
- integrating activities at the team level
- facilitating PI planning events
CORRECT ANSWER : b. moving to objective milestones
Question 12: in SAFe, what does the current state Portfolio
canvas represent?
CORRECT ANSWER : The as-is state for the portfolio
Question 13: Define Agile Portfolio Operations? (choose 3)
- coordinate value streams
- expedite enablers
- support program execution
- drive operational excellence
CORRECT ANSWER : a, c, d - coordinate value streams;
support program execution and drive operational excellence
Question 14: Which two Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
practices will accelerate the flow of value to the customer?
CORRECT ANSWER : Control work in process with a
portfolio kanban system; and organize people around value streams/ARTs