APM PMQ Exam 7th Edition 2024 with 100% correct answers

(1) Functional Organisation Structure - correct answer - Functional teams - Primarily BAU/Deparmental Projects - Common for orgs providing std products (e.g. manuf.) (1) Functional Organisation Structure Advantages - correct answer - Staff gain technical expertise - Good functional problem solving - Peer learning straight forward - Job Security - Clear career progression (1) Functional Organisation Structure Disadvantages - correct answer - Corporate projects become difficult due to "Siloed" nature - Functions prioritise their own functions work over others - inward looking - Remote from customer (1) Matrix Organisation Structure - correct answer - Still may have functional teams - but temporary functional teams created for projects - Draw staff from permanent functional postings - Typical for orgs that have frequent change initiatives + BAU (1) Matrix Organisation Structure Advantages - correct answer - Shared resources between projects - PM is single POC - Consistent methods and rules for project governance - Access to additional SQEP if required (1) Matrix Organisation Structure Disadvantages - correct answer - Complex Communication - Due reporting lines (PM and Line manager) - Disproportionate of time reporting rather than producing - Resource conflicts and divided loyalties - Overloaded team members - Recourses need to be negotiated - Preference may be ring-fenced, internal (functional) (1) Organisational Breakdown Strucutre (OBS) - correct answer - Describes the structure of the delivering organisation that can then be matched to work-packages in the WBS - Combining a WBS and OBS can inform a RAM (Responsiblity Asignment Matrix) (1) Responsibility Assignment Martix (RAM) - correct answer - Defines boundaries of cross-functional teams - Derived from WBS and OBS - May be required, or similar, for RFP, etc response - May be called a RACI