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Adaptive Program and Portfolio Management Training
Level: Intermediate
This Adaptive Program and Portfolio Management training course looks at enterprise value management in the context of portfolios and programs – how do we ensure the organization's resources are being spent in the most effective way, that people are doing things that are of the most importance to the organization, and that interwoven streams of work are delivered successfully? This program draws on ideas from the latest thinking, blends these with tried and proven techniques and will provide you with tools and techniques to ensure you are able to help maximize value returned to their organization.
This Adaptive Program and Portfolio Management course is part of two ICAgile certification tracks. View the ICAgile Certification & Training Roadmap ›
Key Features of this Adaptive Program and Portfolio Management Training:
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
- Learning Tree end-of-course exam included
You Will Learn How To:
- Establish and engage the roles and responsibilities involved in portfolio management
- Apply a variety of techniques for identifying value in an initiative
- Make investment decisions using effective identify metrics
- Align outcomes from an initiative with organizational strategy, and how the strategy needs to be adaptive
- Build a value model to help guide investment decisions
- Visualize and present a portfolio using portfolio Kanban
- Measure progress and delivered value in an initiative
- Adapt the flow of work- when to increase investments, pause, and stop
- Propagate portfolio decisions across the delivery teams and manage the resultant impact
- Scale to larger initiatives: how to structure teams and programs for the most effective throughput and value delivery
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Prerequisites
- This course builds on your existing knowledge of Agile. Ideally, you will have a foundation knowledge of Agile and it is valuable for you to have an understanding of the Agile Product Owner roles and responsibilities.
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Certification & Exam Information
- This course is accredited with the Project Management Institute (PMI)® for 18 PDUs (Professional Development Units). Register your PDUs in your PMI account by using the PMI course code: 003645.
- ICAgile dual-accredited course: Upon successful completion of the course and the end-of-course exam, both the ICP-PPM and ICP-EPO Certifications are granted.
- The ICAgile Certified Professional in Program and Portfolio Management (ICP-PPM) is part of the ICAgile Delivery Management Track along with our Agile Fundamentals and Agile Project Management courses.
- The ICAgile Certified Professional in Enterprise Product Ownership (ICP-EPO) Certification is part of the Product Ownership Track along with our Agile Fundamentals and The Agile Business Analyst courses.
- View the ICAgile Certification & Training Roadmap ›
- Scrum Alliance Education Units: This course has been approved for Continued Education Units (SEUs). Sign in to your Scrum Alliance account and add 1 SEU (on your Dashboard, under "Manage SEUs") for each hour of in-class time under Category B.5. If you do not have a Scrum Alliance account, contact Learning Tree and we will register you for your credits.
- This course can help you earn ICAgile certification. Click to view our options for ICAgile Certification Training ›
- This course is eligible for 15 AXELOS My PRINCE2 CPD points. Learn more now — PRINCE2 CPD Information ›
Portfolio Management Course Outline
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Why Adaptive Portfolio Management
- Organizational paradigms
- Breakthroughs in collaboration
- Optimizing throughput
- Setting up best environment for teams
- Distributed team considerations
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Defining Value
- Calculating the cost of value
- Constraints, Quality, Value Triangle
- Stakeholders of value
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Frameworks, Portfolios, Programs, and Initiatives
- The differences between them
- Why an agile portfolio is managed differently
- Why an agile program is managed differently
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Adaptive Portfolio
- Governing the pipeline
- Iterative Flow
- Standing up for value, and how value is created
- Adaptive Portfolio Lifecycle
- Breakdown differenced between traditional and Lean/Agile approach
- Mindset changes that are needed
- Sources of waste
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Building a Value Model
- Heed and understand the ever-changing voice of your customer
- Value life cycle
- Using an enterprise value model to guide decisions
- Estimate value based on model weights
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From PMO to Value Delivery Office
- New roles relationship structure
- Value management as a team sport
- Product management
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Scaling Across Programs
- Factors to determine your context
- Considerations to scaling each factor
- Options for frameworks available
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Strategy and Alignment
- Strategic hierarchy
- Elements of the 7-S Model
- Purpose alignment model
- SWOT
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Identify the Value
- Value stream mapping
- Alignment and Scope as elements of value
- Money and Constraints as elements of value
- Identify the impact
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Understanding the Cost of Delay
- Calculating risk
- Turning risk in to potential costs
- Weighted Shortest Job First
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Metrics that Matter
- What to measure
- When to measure it
- Kanban metrics
- Possible business value dials
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Governance with a Light Touch
- Empowered teams aligned with organizational goals
- Facilitating the flow of value
- Defining Done
- Importance of operational excellence
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Producing a Roadmap
- The value proposition
- Kano analysis
- Elements of a roadmap
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Funding Models
- Make valid comparisons between investments
- Financial considerations (ROI, NPV, IRR)
- Present Value Analysis
- Knowing when to stop
- Reinvestment decision making
- Beyond Budgeting Model
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Making Value Visible - Portfolio Kanban
- Creating an agile portfolio planning Kanban wall
- Make policies explicit
- Setting realistic WIP
- Creating a portfolio execution Kanban wall
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Lean Startup
- Build-Measure-Learn
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Learning and Adapting
- Delivery in small slices
- Acting on feedback
- Avoiding waste
- Allow space for innovation
- Iterative change roadmap
- Leadership over the pain of change
- Creating an adaptive business checklist
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Portfolio Management Training FAQs
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Will I earn PDUs from the PMI for this Portfolio Management course?
Yes, you will earn 18 PDUs after you complete this course.
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What ICAgile certifications is this Portfolio Management course a part of?
This course is part of two ICAgile certification tracks.
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Can I learn adaptive portfolio management online?
Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want. This course is available in class and live online.
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