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Foundations

Program & Portfolio Management
Coordinating the flow of value across programs (ARTs) and the portfolio to align investment with strategy and outcomes.
Program Level
The Agile Release Train level where features are delivered on a PI cadence.
Portfolio Level
Where strategy, funding, and epics are managed across value streams.
Lean-Agile PPM
Managing programs and portfolios with Lean-Agile principles — flow, decentralization, and value focus — rather than heavy plan-driven control.

Strategy

Strategy to Execution
Connecting enterprise strategy through the portfolio and programs to the teams that deliver.
Strategic Themes
Business objectives linking the portfolio to enterprise strategy.
Roadmaps
Plans showing how solutions and capabilities evolve across PIs, aligning programs to strategy.

Backlogs

Portfolio Backlog
The highest-level backlog holding epics awaiting analysis and funding.
Program Backlog
The ART-level backlog of features and enablers owned by Product Management.
Epics and Features
Epics are large initiatives broken into features; features fit within a PI and deliver value.
Prioritization (WSJF)
Sequencing work by Weighted Shortest Job First for maximum economic benefit.

Coordination

Managing Dependencies
Identifying and coordinating dependencies across teams and programs to protect flow.
Program Board
A visualization of features, milestones, and dependencies from PI Planning.
Cross-Program Alignment
Synchronizing multiple ARTs on shared solutions and cadence.
Milestones
Objective checkpoints based on working systems used to track progress.

Funding

Lean Budgets
Funding value streams rather than projects to enable flow and flexibility.
Guardrails
Policies guiding value stream spending and investment decisions.

Governance

Lean Governance
Oversight of spend, compliance, forecasting, and measurement across programs and portfolio.
Objective Milestones
Basing decisions on evidence from working systems rather than phase gates.

Metrics

Flow and Outcome Metrics
Measures of value flow and business outcomes used to steer programs and portfolio.
Predictability
How reliably programs deliver planned value, guiding trust and decisions.

Applying It

Steering Delivery
Using alignment, dependencies, funding, and metrics to guide value delivery across the enterprise.
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