SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Management Portfolio Kanban & Flow Management

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the Portfolio Kanban system in SAFe 5 Lean Portfolio Management?

Accepted Answer

To visualize and limit the flow of Epics from ideation through implementation

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To manage individual team backlogs and sprint planning

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To replace the Program Increment planning event at scale

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To automate budget allocation across Value Streams

Question 2

Which Portfolio Kanban state holds Epics that have been approved by the LPM team and are waiting to be pulled into implementation?

Accepted Answer

Portfolio Backlog

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Funnel

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Reviewing

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Analyzing

Question 3

What does applying WIP limits to the Portfolio Kanban system primarily prevent?

Accepted Answer

Starting too many Epics simultaneously, which dilutes focus and slows delivery

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Teams from creating new user stories

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Business Owners from submitting Epic proposals

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The portfolio from exceeding its annual budget

Question 4

At which point in the Portfolio Kanban must a completed Lean Business Case exist before an Epic can proceed?

Accepted Answer

When exiting the Analyzing state for approval

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When first entering the Funnel state

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When moving from Reviewing into analysis

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When being closed in the Done state

Question 5

Which principle from Lean thinking explains why limiting WIP in Portfolio Kanban reduces average Epic lead time?

Accepted Answer

Little's Law

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The Theory of Constraints

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The Pareto Principle

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Kaizen Continuous Improvement

Question 6

Which flow metric measures the total elapsed time from when a Portfolio Epic enters the Funnel to when it reaches the Done state?

Accepted Answer

Lead Time

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Throughput

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Flow Efficiency

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Flow Distribution

Question 7

What is the primary criterion that triggers a Portfolio Epic's transition from the Funnel to the Reviewing state?

Accepted Answer

The LPM team determines the Epic is worthy of further analysis

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The Epic has a fully approved and allocated budget

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The Epic has already been partially implemented by an ART

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The Epic's return on investment has been formally calculated