SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Management Portfolio Kanban & Flow Management 2

Question 1

Which SAFe role or function is primarily responsible for managing the Portfolio Kanban and ensuring smooth Epic flow?

Accepted Answer

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) team

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Release Train Engineer

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Scrum Masters across all ARTs

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System Architect / Enterprise Architect alone

Question 2

What is the main objective of the Analyzing state within the Portfolio Kanban?

Accepted Answer

To develop a Lean Business Case that supports an informed investment decision

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To implement the Epic across multiple ARTs in parallel

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To archive Epics that were rejected during the Reviewing stage

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To assign development tasks to individual engineers

Question 3

How does the Portfolio Kanban support decentralized decision-making in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

By making portfolio work visible so teams can make better-informed local decisions aligned with strategy

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By routing all Epic decisions through a single executive committee

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By eliminating the need for any portfolio governance

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By automating Epic approval decisions using AI-based scoring

Question 4

Which set of components is typically included in a SAFe Lean Business Case for a Portfolio Epic?

Accepted Answer

Business outcomes, solution options including MVP, and estimated costs and benefits

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Detailed project schedule, resource assignments, and status reports

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Team velocity data, sprint plans, and acceptance criteria

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Risk register, change log, and earned value metrics

Question 5

Which statement best describes 'Portfolio Flow' in SAFe Lean Portfolio Management?

Accepted Answer

The smooth, continuous progression of value from strategic intent through implementation

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The movement of financial capital between business units at year-end

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The transfer of engineers between ARTs to balance headcount

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The flow of data between integrated enterprise software systems

Question 6

When a Portfolio Kanban state reaches its WIP limit, what does SAFe recommend the LPM team do?

Accepted Answer

Stop starting new Epics and help complete the work already in progress

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Immediately raise the WIP limit to accommodate the additional Epic

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Escalate to executive leadership to authorize emergency capacity

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Move excess Epics to a shadow backlog outside the Kanban system

Question 7

Which Portfolio Kanban flow metric compares the time Epics spend being actively worked on versus the total time they spend in the system?

Accepted Answer

Flow Efficiency

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Throughput

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Work Item Age

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Flow Distribution