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Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban

Learn to design and operate Portfolio Kanban boards, align work with strategy, manage dependencies, and improve transparency in large-scale portfolio management.

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What changes for your team

  • Turn portfolio chaos into strategy-led flow
  • Expose blockers before they derail delivery
  • Replace status theatre with reliable forecasts

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Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban

Course Code: ASPK

Overview

Transform your organisation’s efficiency by learning to set up transparent systems, align work with strategic goals, and manage portfolios effectively using Scaled Portfolio Kanban principles.

Target Audience

  • Heads of Departments
  • Change Leaders
  • Project Managers
  • Development Leaders
  • Product Owners
  • Scrum Masters
  • Product Managers
  • Lean Agile Practitioners
  • Teams

Learning Outcomes

  1. Define and design a Portfolio Kanban Board.
  2. Operate the Portfolio Kanban system effectively.
  3. Align active work with stated strategy.
  4. Manage dependencies and blockers.
  5. Forecast completion dates for portfolio items.
  6. Leverage data for organization-wide improvements.
  7. Achieve validated learning and Scaled Portfolio Kanban Certification.

Course Topics

  • Kanban principles and practices
  • Portfolio Kanban board design
  • Work alignment with strategy
  • Dependency and blocker management
  • Forecasting and predictability
  • Data-driven improvement
  • Portfolio management transparency

Certification

  • Scaled Portfolio Kanban (SPK) Certification (upon assessment)

Frequently Asked Questions

Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban is tailored for department heads, change leaders, project and product managers, Scrum Masters, Lean-Agile practitioners, and teams seeking to bring Kanban benefits to organizational scale. It isn’t designed for those who only work at the individual team level and have no involvement or interest in portfolio-wide management or strategy alignment.

After completing the course, you’ll be invited to take an online assessment to validate your understanding. Passing entitles you to Scaled Portfolio Kanban (SPK) Certification from ProKanban.org; if you don’t pass, you receive targeted guidance on topics to revisit.

There are no formal prerequisites for Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban, but you will get the most value if you’re familiar with basic Kanban or Agile concepts and have some experience with project or portfolio-level work.

Yes, the Scaled Portfolio Kanban Certification is awarded by ProKanban.org, an established and recognized body in Kanban and Agile circles, making it a respected credential for scaling Kanban expertise.

You’ll address how to increase transparency across portfolios, align active work with strategic objectives, manage dependencies, forecast delivery, and identify what might be slowing down value delivery at the organizational level.

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