APM APM Certifications APM-PFQ Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  Once a change has been requested what is the next step in the change control process?

  A. Evaluate the change.

  B. Advise the sponsor.

  C. Update the change log.

  D. Update the project plan.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 222:

  The process that evaluates overall project performance to provide confidence is called:

  A. quality assurance.

  B. quality planning.

  C. quality control.

  D. quality audit.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 223:

  Which one of the following statements about the project risk register is false?

  A. It facilitates the review and monitoring of risks.

  B. It facilitates the risk appetite.

  C. It facilitates the recording of risk responses.

  D. It facilitates the recording of risks.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 224:

  An important aim of a post-project review is to:

  A. validate overall progress to date against the budget and schedule.

  B. capture learning and document it for future usage.

  C. ensure acceptance of all permanent documentation, signed by the sponsor.

  D. establish that project benefits have been identified.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 225:

  The document that identifies what information needs to be shared, to whom, why, when and how is called the:

  A. communication management plan.

  B. stakeholder mapping grid.

  C. document distribution schedule.

  D. responsibility assignment matrix.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 226:

  Which one of the following statements best describes a project?

  A. A project is a set of tools and techniques often used when delivering organisational change.

  B. A project is the sum of activities needed to remove uncertainty from a unique piece of work.

  C. A unique transient endeavour undertaken to achieve a desired outcome.

  D. A project is a method of planning work.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 227:

  Which of the following best describes a project environment?

  A. The type of organisation concerned with implementation.

  B. The structured method used to control the project.

  C. The context within which a project is undertaken.

  D. An understanding of the risks involved in the project.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 228:

  One of the reasons a project life cycle is split into phases is to:

  A. facilitate formal go/no-go decision making during the project.

  B. balance the costs of work in each phase of project development.

  C. mirror the major deployments of resources throughout the project.

  D. chunk work into time periods of similar durations.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 229:

  Which one of the following is a responsibility of the project steering group/board?

  A. To identify potential problems for the project team to solve.

  B. To provide strategic direction and guidance to the sponsor.

  C. To manage the project team in all daily activities.

  D. To receive and consider daily reports from team members.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 230:

  Which one of the following statements best defines an estimate?

  A. An approximation of project time and cost targets, refined throughout the project life cycle.

  B. A prediction of a future condition or event based on information or knowledge available now.

  C. The value of useful work done at any given point in a project to give a measure of progress.

  D. A situation that affects or influences the outcome of the project expressed in time or cost term

  Correct Answer: A