Delays in delivering programmes
Slow throughput and missed deadlines across large-scale initiatives.
Lean Portfolio Management
Deliver big programmes faster with delivery at scale.
Unlock the secrets to scaling delivery with precision, agility and speed. Designed for leaders managing complex programmes, this workshop equips you with proven techniques to drive efficiency, enhance visibility and overcome common delivery challenges.
Are you facing these challenges?
As organisations grow, they hit predictable challenges when scaling software delivery across large programmes, diverse teams and complex stakeholder groups.
Dependency overload
Complex interdependencies between internal teams, external vendors and shared services.
Lack of visibility
Poor tracking of progress across teams using mixed methodologies including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid approaches.
Governance challenges
Struggling to balance agility with the need for oversight, control and decision quality.
Strategic and tactical conflict
Managing BAU tasks alongside strategic priorities without overwhelming delivery teams.
Weak alignment
Strategy, portfolio decisions and team-level execution drift apart.
Improve flow at scale without losing quality or control.
Participants learn how to deliver large programmes faster without compromising quality or control.
The workshop helps leaders navigate complexity and interdependencies across diverse teams, maintain strategic alignment while managing competing priorities, and improve visibility, governance and risk management at scale.
You will also explore how to balance planned and unplanned work for smoother delivery.
Topics covered
A practical curriculum covering team fundamentals, Lean Portfolio Management, programme tracking, dependency management, governance, budgeting and reporting.
Agile team fundamentals
Define "team" in a scalable context and calculate team capacity for more effective resource allocation.
Lean Portfolio Management basics
Visualise workflows to spot bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and manage systemic flow for smoother delivery.
Tracking and managing large programmes
Monitor progress across diverse teams and methodologies while establishing alignment between strategic goals and team-level execution.
Dependency and risk management
Address interdependencies to prevent delays and mitigate risks effectively across large programmes.
Governance and approval processes
Balance agility with robust governance for faster decision-making and more streamlined work intake processes.
LPM at scale
Implement Lean Portfolio patterns to enable flow at scale and configure tools and workflows for large programmes.
Strategic and budget management
Balance demand and supply to optimise delivery, with budget controls for large initiatives.
LPM reporting and metrics
Track progress with actionable metrics and build clear, visual LPM boards to improve visibility.
What you'll be able to do
The workshop helps leaders improve the way large-scale work is planned, governed, visualised and delivered.
- Deliver large programmes faster without compromising quality or control
- Navigate complexity and interdependencies across diverse teams
- Maintain strategic alignment while managing competing priorities
- Improve visibility, governance and risk management at scale
- Balance planned and unplanned work for smoother delivery
- Build clearer visual portfolio boards and reporting systems
What are people saying?
Feedback from people who have attended the Lean Portfolio Management workshop.
"What I loved most was how practical the workshop was. The real-world case studies and hands-on exercises made it easy to see how we could apply Kanban at scale. It's already made a difference in how we operate."
David M., COO, Manufacturing"Perfect for Leaders Managing Complexity. As someone overseeing multiple teams, this workshop taught me how to maintain alignment between strategy and execution. The LPM board templates alone are worth attending for."
Rachel B., Portfolio Manager, Energy"A Game-Changer for Our Portfolio Management! The workshop provided us with clear, actionable strategies to streamline our delivery process. The tools and techniques we learned have significantly improved our programme visibility and efficiency."
Emma L., Programme Director, HealthcareCertification & policies
This course has been accredited by Solutioneers. Upon completion, attendees become accredited members of the Solutioneers Alumni and receive a certificate of completion with a listing in the Solutioneers Alumni.
We offer an 80% refund if you cancel your place no less than 15 working days before the date of the first day of the course. For cancellations less than 15 working days from the first day of the course, refunds are not available, but substitutions are accepted up to the start of the course.
Solutioneers reserves the right to postpone or cancel the event if there are insufficient registrations or if presenters are unable to attend. In these circumstances, you will be notified no later than 7 days prior to the event with a full refund. Courses are subject to changes in date and/or venue.
Meet your trainer
Ian Carroll
Brickell Key Award winner Ian Carroll is a consultant, coach and speaker on Lean, Kanban and Agile software development. Using 30 years of hands-on experience, Ian helps teams transform their ways of working using Kanban and other Lean and Agile techniques to lower costs while increasing their ability to respond to changing market demands and outperform competitors. Ian has trained and coached hundreds of software development teams in Agile, Lean and Kanban techniques.
Ready to streamline delivery at scale?
Learn practical Lean Portfolio Management techniques to improve visibility, governance, flow and delivery confidence across complex programmes.