5 - Exploring LPM

What is a SAFe portofolio?

• It is a collection of development Value Streams.

• It is a collection of initiatives to be funded.

• It is a model to organize in order to deliver long lived solutions

• It contains all operational value streams

What are Strategic Themes?

(select which is TRUE)

• These align the business strategy of the Enterprise to a SAFe Portofolio

• These are portfolio-level business objectives

• These are good PI Planning party themes

• Nobody knows exactly

The key difference between SWOT and TOWS analyses are the outcome that they create.

(select which applies)

• They are the same, but spelled backwards.

• TOWS analysis is used primarily for identifying strategic options to create a better future state.

• SWOT analysis is a great way to uncover the current situation of your Value Stream, product or portfolio.

• There is a typo: it means 'special weapons and tactics'.

An Epic is a significant Solution development initiative that needs the following:

A. Lean business case,

B. Definition of minimum viable product (MVP),

C. an Epic Owner,
D. approval from LPM.

• A, B

• B, C

• C, D

• all of the above

Epics are described by some major fields - select which are correct:

• Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs)

• Business Outcomes

• Epic description

• Epic Hypothesis Statement

• Leading Indicators

Guardrails describe portfolio-level budgeting, spending, and governance policies that ...

(select which is true)

• Ensure the mix of investments balance near-term opportunities with long-term strategy and growth

• 1Balance the backlog of new Features with the need to continuously invest in the Architectural Runway

• Ensure large, significant investments (Epics) are approved appropriately

• Actively engage Business Owners to ensure the alignment of ART and portfolio priorities

People organized in functional silos and temporary.

• Traditional approach

• Lean-Agile approach

Fund projects and project-cost accounting.

• Traditional approach

• Lean-Agile approach

In the Lean-Agile approach we should shift from "Big up-front, top-down, annual planning and budgeting" to .... .

(select the correct one)

• People organized in Value Streams/ARTs; continuous value flow

• Overly detailed business cases based on speculative ROI

• Value Stream budgets adjusted dynamically; Participatory Budgeting

• I don't want to say...

In Lean-Agile approach we should focus on "Lean business cases with MVP business outcome hypothesis, Agile forecasting and estimating", instead of its traditional approach: ... .

• Overly detailed business cases based
  on speculative ROI

• I am too tired for this now...

• Projects governed by phase gates;
  waterfall Milestones, progress measured by task completion

• Centralized, unlimited work intake;
  project overload