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APM PMQ TEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
20262027 BANK 2 VERSIONS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME
FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Linear Project Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Concept
2. Definition
3. Deployment
4. Transition
Iterative Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Pre-Project
2. Feasibility
3. Foundations
4. Evolutionary Dev
5. Review Deploy
6. Deployment
7. Post-Project
Hybrid Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Concept
2. Definition - iterative life cycle
3. deployment - tranches
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4. transition
Extended Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Adoption
2. Benefit Realisation
Linear strengths - ANSWERS--1. suitable low risk projects
2. provides clear framework for the team to follow
Linear limitations - ANSWERS--1. requires very early clarity on scope
and governance
2. longer process to ascertaining benefits realised
3. less flexible to accommodating change
Iterative strengths - ANSWERS--1. beneficial for evolving objectives or
solutions, and agile projects
2. suitable where project and scope might be vague
3. allows iterative feedback and accommodates change more easily
Iterative limitations - ANSWERS--1. lack of early certainty in terms of
overall duration and cost
2. could lead to complexities in managing resource
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Hybrid strengths - ANSWERS--1. facilitates a mix of approaches to suit a
specific development
2. building agile working into a project or programme can offer
increased efficiency and flexibility
Hybrid limitations - ANSWERS--1. requires great skill and clarity when
using multiple different systems of working to be successful
Org Structures - ANSWERS--1. Functional
2. weak matrix
3. matrix
4. strong matrix
5. project
Functional advantages - ANSWERS--1. technical expertise
2. access to resources
3. job security and career development
4. good communication within function
5. peer learning
Functional disadvantages - ANSWERS--1. many points of contact
2. function superiority over project
3. no overall responsibility
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4. poor communications between functions
5. project manager has little or no authority
Matrix advantage - ANSWERS--1. pool of expertise
2. shared resources
3. continued presence of line management
4. balances project and functional objectives
Matrix disadvantage - ANSWERS--1. resource conflicts
2. double reporting
3. conflicting loyalties
4. overloading of individuals
5 project manager may not be able to control who is in their team
Project advantage - ANSWERS--1. project manager has full authority
2. strong team identity
3. good communication within the team
4. role and responsibilities are clear
5. single objective
6. no functional loyalty
Project disadvantage - ANSWERS--1. more admin for project manager
APM PMQ TEST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
20262027 BANK 2 VERSIONS QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL COME
FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Linear Project Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Concept
2. Definition
3. Deployment
4. Transition
Iterative Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Pre-Project
2. Feasibility
3. Foundations
4. Evolutionary Dev
5. Review Deploy
6. Deployment
7. Post-Project
Hybrid Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Concept
2. Definition - iterative life cycle
3. deployment - tranches
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4. transition
Extended Life Cycle - ANSWERS--1. Adoption
2. Benefit Realisation
Linear strengths - ANSWERS--1. suitable low risk projects
2. provides clear framework for the team to follow
Linear limitations - ANSWERS--1. requires very early clarity on scope
and governance
2. longer process to ascertaining benefits realised
3. less flexible to accommodating change
Iterative strengths - ANSWERS--1. beneficial for evolving objectives or
solutions, and agile projects
2. suitable where project and scope might be vague
3. allows iterative feedback and accommodates change more easily
Iterative limitations - ANSWERS--1. lack of early certainty in terms of
overall duration and cost
2. could lead to complexities in managing resource
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Hybrid strengths - ANSWERS--1. facilitates a mix of approaches to suit a
specific development
2. building agile working into a project or programme can offer
increased efficiency and flexibility
Hybrid limitations - ANSWERS--1. requires great skill and clarity when
using multiple different systems of working to be successful
Org Structures - ANSWERS--1. Functional
2. weak matrix
3. matrix
4. strong matrix
5. project
Functional advantages - ANSWERS--1. technical expertise
2. access to resources
3. job security and career development
4. good communication within function
5. peer learning
Functional disadvantages - ANSWERS--1. many points of contact
2. function superiority over project
3. no overall responsibility
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4. poor communications between functions
5. project manager has little or no authority
Matrix advantage - ANSWERS--1. pool of expertise
2. shared resources
3. continued presence of line management
4. balances project and functional objectives
Matrix disadvantage - ANSWERS--1. resource conflicts
2. double reporting
3. conflicting loyalties
4. overloading of individuals
5 project manager may not be able to control who is in their team
Project advantage - ANSWERS--1. project manager has full authority
2. strong team identity
3. good communication within the team
4. role and responsibilities are clear
5. single objective
6. no functional loyalty
Project disadvantage - ANSWERS--1. more admin for project manager
