APM APM-PFQ Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APM APM-PFQ Online Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  What aspects of benefits realisation would be considered as most important to note in the business case?

  A. Who is going to be responsible for carrying out each of the projects activities.
  B. How the benefits will be realised, measured and the stakeholders involved
  C. What type of contract is going to be used to procure delivery of the project.
  D. Which benefits should be realised first and then the subsequent order
  B. How the benefits will be realised, measured and the stakeholders involved

• Question 82:

  What is the best way that PESTLE analysis supports the development of a business case?

  A. It provides a powerful way in which the most favourable financial returns are shown from the project options being considered.
  B. It considers a number of options avoiding over reliance on a single idea, when there may be other more favourable options available.
  C. It identifies which tools and techniques are necessary in order to arrive at the best group of projects to be considered as valid options.
  D. It shows which assets, capabilities, processes and functions are required to be included in the business case.
  B. It considers a number of options avoiding over reliance on a single idea, when there may be other more favourable options available.

• Question 83:

  Which of the following is not a stage in an issue resolution process?

  A. Share the issue with stakeholders.
  B. Track the issue to closure.
  C. Escalate to the sponsor.
  D. Apply change control.
  A. Share the issue with stakeholders.

• Question 84:

  A project stakeholder could best be described as:

  A. A member of the sponsoring organisation's board of directors.
  B. A key player who is seeking to maximize control over the project
  C. A person or group who has an interest in or is impacted by the project.
  D. A project team member who has the skills necessary to deliver the project
  C. A person or group who has an interest in or is impacted by the project.

• Question 85:

  One purpose of a typical project business case is to:

  A. carry out earned value analysis.
  B. allocate resources to the project.
  C. analyse cost-benefit of the project.
  D. plan project work packages
  C. analyse cost-benefit of the project.

• Question 86:

  Which one of the following best describes a project issue?

  A. A major problem that requires formal escalation.
  B. A problem that the project manager has to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
  C. An uncertain event that may or may not occur.
  D. An opportunity that occurs through change control.
  A. A major problem that requires formal escalation.

• Question 87:

  One disadvantage of physical communication is:

  A. its significant environmental impact when compared to other forms of communication.
  B. that no audit trail is available for review at a later date by project team members.
  C. it is reliant on technology being available to all relevant members of the project.
  D. that your body language may not reflect what you're saying when passing on information
  A. its significant environmental impact when compared to other forms of communication.

• Question 88:

  Programme Management can BEST be described as...

  A. the management of multiple projects by one project manager.
  B. the management of very large, complex projects.
  C. the means of linking business strategy to projects within an organisation.
  D. a fashionable term which means the same as Project Management.
  C. the means of linking business strategy to projects within an organisation.

• Question 89:

  The main purpose of the Project Management Plan is to:

  A. provide justification for undertaking the project in terms of evaluating the benefit, cost and risk of alternative options.
  B. ensure the project sponsor has tight control of the project manager's activity.
  C. document the outcomes of the planning process and provide the reference document for managing the project.
  D. document the outcome of the risk, change and configuration management processes.
  C. document the outcomes of the planning process and provide the reference document for managing the project.

• Question 90:

  If planning a meeting where there were likely to be stakeholders with widely different levels of knowledge and experience attending, what practical proactive measure could the project manager take to reduce the impact of communication barriers?

  A. Ensure that the meeting room was reserved for a longer period than normal.
  B. Have a number of meetings where some would be technical and some non-technical.
  C. Aim for a common level of discussion avoiding too technical discussions.
  D. Ensure that a glossary of technical terms was made available in advance
  D. Ensure that a glossary of technical terms was made available in advance