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Lean Budget

SAFe's approach to funding — allocate budgets to value streams, not projects.

Replaces traditional project-based funding. Enables continuous value flow without per-project approval overhead.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Absent

No equivalent in this framework.

SAFe
Native

Lean Portfolio Management.

LeSS
Absent

Silent on funding models.

Nexus
Absent

No equivalent in this framework.

Related Terms

Present in SAFe.