Agile Agilist

Align Strategy to Execution & Maximize Enterprise Value

In today’s dynamic and digital-first market, traditional portfolio management struggles to deliver fast value. The SAFe® LPM Certification equips you with the modern Lean-Agile skills needed to connect vision to delivery, govern with agility, and maintain high-performing, value-driven portfolios.

🔧 What You’ll Master

Over two immersive days, you'll gain practical, hands-on experience in:

• Aligning strategic vision and investment funding through participatory budgeting
• Establishing portfolio flow with tools like Portfolio Canvas and Kanban
• Managing governance via Lean budgeting and guardrails
• Orchestrating Agile Portfolio Operations and cross-value stream coordination
• Measuring LPM performance to ensure rapid delivery of customer value ibm.com+15scaledagile.com+15learningtree.com+15iag.biz+2framework.scaledagile.com+2learningtree.com+2iag.biz+9cprime.com+9qa.com+9ibm.com+2apptio.com+2atlassian.com+2

📈 Why LPM is a MUST-HAVE Skill

Lean Portfolio Management is one of SAFe’s seven core competencies and critical for achieving business agility. It ensures strategy is continuously aligned with delivery while enabling decentralized decision-making and value optimization

Career & Salary Insights

• Average LPM roles in the U.S. pay $100K/year, with top quartile reaching $130K–$153K+
• Global salaries range from $167K USD (U.S.) to $121K CAD in Canada, and approximately €82K–€70K in Germany and France .
• Job demand is strong, with 17% growth expected in portfolio management roles, and Fortune 100 firms like Accenture, Cisco, and Chevron actively hiring certified LPM professionals

Course Format & Benefits

• Duration: 2-day instructor-led workshop (virtual or onsite)
• Includes: Workbook, exam voucher, 1-year SAFe™ Studio access, digital badge, and practice guide
• Interactive learning: Mix of theory, portfolio simulations, and practical exercises
• Outcome: Learn to implement Lean budgeting, portfolio flow, governance, and performance metrics

🧩 Ideal for

• Executives (CIO, CFO, PMO leads)
• Portfolio, Program, and Product Managers
• RTEs, Agile Coaches, and PMO staff
• Enterprise and Solution Architects
• Anyone responsible for aligning strategy to execution