Lean Portfolio Management

Question 1

What are 3 key dimensions of lean portfolio management?

Answer 1

Lean Governance
Agile Portfolio Operations
Strategy & Investment Funding

Question 2

What is a SAFe portfolio?

Answer 2

A collection of development value streams

Question 3

What is the difference between SWOT and TOWS?

Answer 3

SWOT = strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. Help you uncover the current state of your business
TOWS = strategic options metric. Compare all 4 categories against each other to understand options for a better future state

Question 4

What are two types of epics?

Answer 4

Business epic = deliver business value directly
Enabler epic - support architectural runway & future business opportunity

Question 5

What are the elements of an epic?

Answer 5

Epic hypothesis statement (elevator pitch)
Business outcomes
Leading indicators
NFRs (nonfunctional requirements)

Question 6

What are five considerations for understanding tradeoffs in the SAFe economic framework?

Answer 6

• Lead time
• Product cost
• Value
• Risk
• Development expenses

Question 7

What are the steps to establish portfolio flow?

Answer 7

• Funnel
• Reviewing
• Analyzing
• Ready
• Implementing

Question 8

What are the 3 parts of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

Answer 8

Continuous Exploration
Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment