SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager — Requirements & Free Practice
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SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager
Licensing authority: Scaled Agile, Inc.
Initial by examination
- Access
- Register for the course, log into SAFe Studio, navigate Learning Plans & Exams, select the course under In Progress and launch once the instructor confirms attendance. Accept the Candidate Agreement, provide accurate personal registration information and pay applicable fees. The exhaustive course-free exam exception list does not include LPM.
- Assessment
- Pass the one 90-minute web-based closed-book single-select multiple-choice exam at the published 77% threshold, independently without outside assistance. The practice test is a preparation resource, not an additional examination requirement.
- Award
- Individual SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager certification with a digital badge; the course completion certificate is distinct. Certification is renewed yearly. No separate performance or writing examination is identified in the official initial route.
- Course
- Complete the two-day Lean Portfolio Management course in its entirety, remote or in-person instructor-led. Familiarity with Agile at scale is the published audience description, not an invented prerequisite examination.
- Language
- English examination only; complete the associated course in English as required by the exam-language eligibility rule.
- Retakes
- LPM guide: $50; first retake immediately after failure, second retake after 10 days, third retake after 30 days and further retakes after 30 days. The Candidate Agreement prohibits retaking an exam already passed.
- Window
- One first attempt included in the course registration fee within 60 days of course completion, expiring 11:59 PM in the account time zone. No extension; a missed window requires a retake purchase. The individual course/access window must cover the desired sitting date; no unconditional future seat guarantee is asserted.
SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager
- Provider
- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Format
- Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance; multiple-choice, single-select
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 45.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 77%
- Exam fee
- First attempt included in course registration fee within 60 days of completion; retake fee $50
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Introducing Lean Portfolio Management — Official range: 12–14% (Practice allocation: 13.4%)
- The Purpose of SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management
- The Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe® principles
- Problems of project-cost accounting
- Benefits of organizing around value
- SAFe® portfolio structure
- The Shift to Lean Portfolio Management
Establishing Portfolio Strategy and Vision — Official range: 14–16% (Practice allocation: 15.46%)
- Connect the Portfolio to the Enterprise Strategy
- Portfolio Vision
- Portfolio Roadmap
Realizing Portfolio Vision Through Epics — Official range: 12–14% (Practice allocation: 13.4%)
- Portfolio Epics
- Epic Costs
- Innovation through the SAFe® Lean Startup Cycle
Establishing Investment Funding — Official range: 16–18% (Practice allocation: 17.53%)
- Lean Budget Guardrails
- Strategic Portfolio Review and Portfolio Sync
- Participatory Budgeting
- Value Stream budgets
Managing Portfolio Flow — Official range: 16–18% (Practice allocation: 17.53%)
- Flow with the Portfolio Kanban
- Epic implementation with WSJF
Applying Agile Portfolio Operations — Official range: 12–14% (Practice allocation: 13.4%)
- Value Stream Coordination
- ART Execution and Operational Excellence
Applying Lean Governance — Official range: 8–10% (Practice allocation: 9.28%)
- Measure Lean Portfolio Performance
- Continuous Compliance
Examination sources
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Article heading
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 2, Lesson 1
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 3, Lesson 2
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 4, Lesson 3
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 5, Lesson 4
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 6, Lesson 5
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 7, Lesson 6
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Domain/Topics/References table, row 8, Lesson 7
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Exam Format
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Exam details table, Duration through Delivery rows
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Requirements
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Exam details table, Access through Retake Policy
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Can I take an exam without taking the course?
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How do I access my course exam?
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Can I take the exam in a different language from the one I took the course in?
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When does my exam expire?
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2.b. Initiation of the Exam
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4. EXAM ATTEMPTS AND RETAKE FEES, passed exam restriction