SAFe UPDATED SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What two SAFe roles do LPM work with at the Portfolio layer?
Answer: Enterprise Architect ; Epic Owners
● Why is the Enterprise Architect role a key stakeholder in LPM?
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.
● What does a SAFe Lean Portfolio manage? Answer: One or more
development value streams
● What is a leadership activity of the Lean Agile Center of Excellence
(LACE)? Answer: Fostering Communities of Practice
● Which two events support the ALIGNMENT of Strategy and
Participatory Budgeting? Answer: Portfolio Synch ;
Participatory Budgeting (used with BO's)
● What is a LPM Self Assessment? 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.
● What are Lean Portfolio Metrics? Answer: Comprehensive but Lean
set of metrics that can be used to assess internal and external progress
for the entire Portfolio.
● What is a key input in developing the portfolio vision. Answer: The
Portfolio Canvas
● What is one of the primary uses of the Portfolio Canvas? 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.
● Name one of the Agile PMO responsibilities?(choose 1)
a. Identify value streams
b. moving to objective milestones
c. integrating activities at the team level
d. facilitating PI planning events Answer: b. moving to objective
milestones
● in SAFe, what does the current state Portfolio canvas represent?
Answer: The as-is state for the portfolio
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What two SAFe roles do LPM work with at the Portfolio layer?
Answer: Enterprise Architect ; Epic Owners
● Why is the Enterprise Architect role a key stakeholder in LPM?
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.
● What does a SAFe Lean Portfolio manage? Answer: One or more
development value streams
● What is a leadership activity of the Lean Agile Center of Excellence
(LACE)? Answer: Fostering Communities of Practice
● Which two events support the ALIGNMENT of Strategy and
Participatory Budgeting? Answer: Portfolio Synch ;
Participatory Budgeting (used with BO's)
● What is a LPM Self Assessment? 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.
● What are Lean Portfolio Metrics? Answer: Comprehensive but Lean
set of metrics that can be used to assess internal and external progress
for the entire Portfolio.
● What is a key input in developing the portfolio vision. Answer: The
Portfolio Canvas
● What is one of the primary uses of the Portfolio Canvas? 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.
● Name one of the Agile PMO responsibilities?(choose 1)
a. Identify value streams
b. moving to objective milestones
c. integrating activities at the team level
d. facilitating PI planning events Answer: b. moving to objective
milestones
● in SAFe, what does the current state Portfolio canvas represent?
Answer: The as-is state for the portfolio
