APM-001 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which process in Project Time Management includes reserve analysis as a tool or technique?

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Durations

D. Develop Schedule

Which tools or techniques are used during the Close Project or Phase process?

A. Reserve analysis and expert judgment

B. Facilitation techniques and meetings

C. Expert judgment and analytical techniques

D. Performance reviews and meetings

The following is a network diagram for a project.

The critical path for the project is how many days in duration?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 17

Which Project Time Management process includes bottom-up estimating as a tool or technique?

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Durations

D. Develop Schedule

A project team attempts to produce a deliverable and finds that they have neither the expertise nor the time to complete the deliverable in a timely manner. This issue could have been avoided if they had created and followed a:

A. risk management plan

B. human resource management plan

C. scope management plan

D. procurement management plan

The following is a network diagram for a project.

How many possible paths are identified for this project?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 7

What is the number of stakeholders, if the project has 28 potential communication channels?

A. 7

B. 8

C. 14

D. 16

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100,000 PV = $50,000 AC = $80,000 EV = $40,000

A. 1

B. 0.4

C. 0.5

D. 0.8

Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?

A. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Perform Quality Control

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Monitor and Control Risks

Change request status updates are an output of which process?

A. Perform Integrated Change Control

B. Direct and Manage Project Execution

C. Close Project or Phase

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

When addressing roles and responsibilities, which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?

A. Authority

B. Role

C. Competency

D. Responsibility

Which of the following Project Communication Management processes uses performance reports as an input?

A. Manage Stakeholder Expectations

B. Report Performance

C. Distribute Information

D. Plan Communications

Which of the following events would result in a baseline update?

A. A project is behind schedule and the project manager wants the baseline to reflect estimated actual completion.

B. A customer has approved a change request broadening the project scope and increasing the budget.

C. One of the risks identified in the risk management plan occurs, resulting in a schedule delay.

D. One of the key project team resources has left the team and no replacement is available.

What is project management?

A. A logical grouping of project management inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques

B. Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements

C. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project

D. A formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled

Which type of dependency is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work?

A. External

B. Lead

C. Discretionary

D. Mandatory