APM PMQ Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
What is the purpose of a life cycle?
Systematic and organised way to undertake project based work
What are the 3 major life cycles?
Linear, Iterative, Hybrid
What are the features of a Linear project approach?
- Sequential with clearly defined outputs
- Stable
- Low-risk
- Greater structure
- Expectations of each phase known
What are the benefits of a Linear Project Life Cycle?
- Clear framework for team to follow
- Early definition requirements
- Maximum control and governance
- Control and information passed on to the next phase at predefined milestones (Decision
gates)
Strengths of a Linear Life Cycle?
- Suitable for Low-risk taking projects
- Provides Clear framework to follow
What are the phases of a Linear Life Cycle?
,Concept, Definition, Deployment, Transiiton
What is the Concept Phase of a project?
The concept phase is the stage where project goals, feasibility and initial ideas are defined
and evaluated
What is the Definition phase of the project?
Involves refining project requirements, objectives and scope to create a clear Project
Management Plan
What are the features of an Iterative Life Cycle?
Repeats one or more phases
Project Scope might be vague or solutions unclear requiring more flexibility in governance
procedures.
What are the benefits of the Iterative Life Cycle?
- Beneficial for evolving objectives or solutions
- Project manager and team can observe the benefits the staged functionality delivers and
adjust for the next iteration
What are the strengths of an Iterative Life Cycle?
- Beneficial when scope is unclear
- Suitable for evolving objectives or solutions
- Allows iterative feedback and accommodates change more easily
What are the weaknesses of an iterative life cycle?
,- Lack of certainty in terms of overall DURATION and COST
- Can lead to complexities in the management of resources
What are the parts of an Iterative Life Cycle?
Pre-Project
Feasibility
Foundations
Evolutionary Development (Product Owner)
Assemble Review Deploy
Deployment
Post Project
What is a Hybrid Life Cycle?
Add iteration to a linear life cycle enabling mixed approaches
What is a weakness of the Hybrid Life Cycle?
It requires great skill and clarity to be successful when using the multiple systems of work
Why are projects structured in phases in a linear life cycle?
- Clear identification of priorities and appropriate focus of current work
- Achieves understanding of requirements through adequate time developing the initial idea
and plan
, - Delivers more stakeholder communication, regular project review including frequent
consultation and transparency
- Achieves transparency though assessment of achievements at the end of each phase.
- Allows maximum control and governance of the project.
What are the additional phases in an Extended Project Life Cycle?
Adoption and Benefit Realisation
What is the Adoption phase of an extended life cycle?
It is when the end-users begin actively using the project deliverables, integrating them into
regular operations and providing feedback
What is the Benefit Realisation phase of an Extended Life Cycle?
It is when the project outcomes are MEASURED to confirm they deliver the expected value,
aligning with the project goals and justifying the investment.
What is an Extended Life Cycle?
- Goes beyond transition phase.
- Suitable when the project is expected to incorporate management of change and benefit
realisation.
- Suitable for project funded within the organisation.
- Project team supports the bedding in of the project.
- The team can determine the immediate benefits realised as the project goes operational and
feedback.
- Prevents knowledge boundaries post transition phase.
Why would an organisation favour a linear life cycle?
Answers
What is the purpose of a life cycle?
Systematic and organised way to undertake project based work
What are the 3 major life cycles?
Linear, Iterative, Hybrid
What are the features of a Linear project approach?
- Sequential with clearly defined outputs
- Stable
- Low-risk
- Greater structure
- Expectations of each phase known
What are the benefits of a Linear Project Life Cycle?
- Clear framework for team to follow
- Early definition requirements
- Maximum control and governance
- Control and information passed on to the next phase at predefined milestones (Decision
gates)
Strengths of a Linear Life Cycle?
- Suitable for Low-risk taking projects
- Provides Clear framework to follow
What are the phases of a Linear Life Cycle?
,Concept, Definition, Deployment, Transiiton
What is the Concept Phase of a project?
The concept phase is the stage where project goals, feasibility and initial ideas are defined
and evaluated
What is the Definition phase of the project?
Involves refining project requirements, objectives and scope to create a clear Project
Management Plan
What are the features of an Iterative Life Cycle?
Repeats one or more phases
Project Scope might be vague or solutions unclear requiring more flexibility in governance
procedures.
What are the benefits of the Iterative Life Cycle?
- Beneficial for evolving objectives or solutions
- Project manager and team can observe the benefits the staged functionality delivers and
adjust for the next iteration
What are the strengths of an Iterative Life Cycle?
- Beneficial when scope is unclear
- Suitable for evolving objectives or solutions
- Allows iterative feedback and accommodates change more easily
What are the weaknesses of an iterative life cycle?
,- Lack of certainty in terms of overall DURATION and COST
- Can lead to complexities in the management of resources
What are the parts of an Iterative Life Cycle?
Pre-Project
Feasibility
Foundations
Evolutionary Development (Product Owner)
Assemble Review Deploy
Deployment
Post Project
What is a Hybrid Life Cycle?
Add iteration to a linear life cycle enabling mixed approaches
What is a weakness of the Hybrid Life Cycle?
It requires great skill and clarity to be successful when using the multiple systems of work
Why are projects structured in phases in a linear life cycle?
- Clear identification of priorities and appropriate focus of current work
- Achieves understanding of requirements through adequate time developing the initial idea
and plan
, - Delivers more stakeholder communication, regular project review including frequent
consultation and transparency
- Achieves transparency though assessment of achievements at the end of each phase.
- Allows maximum control and governance of the project.
What are the additional phases in an Extended Project Life Cycle?
Adoption and Benefit Realisation
What is the Adoption phase of an extended life cycle?
It is when the end-users begin actively using the project deliverables, integrating them into
regular operations and providing feedback
What is the Benefit Realisation phase of an Extended Life Cycle?
It is when the project outcomes are MEASURED to confirm they deliver the expected value,
aligning with the project goals and justifying the investment.
What is an Extended Life Cycle?
- Goes beyond transition phase.
- Suitable when the project is expected to incorporate management of change and benefit
realisation.
- Suitable for project funded within the organisation.
- Project team supports the bedding in of the project.
- The team can determine the immediate benefits realised as the project goes operational and
feedback.
- Prevents knowledge boundaries post transition phase.
Why would an organisation favour a linear life cycle?
