APM PFQ (PROJECT FUNDAMENTALS QUALIFICATION) – EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025–2026 EDITION) – COMPLETE CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE
Which of the following is not a stage in an issue resolution process?
a. Share the issue with stakeholders.
b. Track the issue to closure. c. Escalate to the sponsor.
d. Apply change control. - (answers)A
Which of the following are challenges for a project manager developing and leading a project team?
1) Issues and incompatibility amongst team members
2) Getting the right skills and attributes amongst team members
3) Co-location of team members in the same geographic area
4) Lack of accountability of team members
a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 1, 2 & 4
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. 2, 3 & 4 - (answers)C
Which of the following is an activity in a typical change control process?
a. Recommendation.
b. Justification.
c. Planning.
d. Continuous improvement - (answers)A
The purpose of quality assurance is to:
a. provide confidence the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.
,b. determine a set of procedures and standards for project management.
c. inspect, measure and test deliverables and processes.
d. define the scope and specifics of a project's deliverables - (answers)A
A project manager might use a PESTLE analysis in order to:
a. mitigate all possible risks to the project.
b. identify and mitigate factors that may affect the project.
c. control technological change during the project.
d. consider team social roles in early stages of the project - (answers)B
Which of the following are phases in an iterative project life cycle? 1) Concept 2) Feasibility 3)
Deployment 4) Development
a. 3 and 4 only
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 2, 3 and 4 - (answers)D
Which of the following is the responsibility of a project manager?
a. Ensuring a project is aligned to the organisation's strategy.
b. Focusing on project benefits and aligning priorities.
c. Achieving the project's success criteria.
d. Improving process, tools and techniques used in a project - (answers)C
To develop and establish a proper communication plan within a project, the project manager needs to
consider which type of analysis?
a. Budget.
,b. Stakeholder.
c. Resource.
d. Schedule - (answers)B
Which of the following is a responsibility of the project sponsor?
a. Creating a project cost breakdown structure.
b. Authoring the project management plan.
c. Creating a project work breakdown structure.
d. Owning the project business case. - (answers)D
Portfolio management includes prioritising:
a. projects and/or programmes that contribute directly to the organisation's strategic objectives.
b. projects with exceptionally high returns on investment.
c. projects and programmes over business as usual.
d. projects which maximise change over those which maximise investment - (answers)A
Which of the following actions would not help a team leader influence the performance of their team?
a. Creating an exclusive environment.
b. Providing clear roles and responsibilities.
c. Promoting openness and honesty.
d. Developing a trusting relationship. - (answers)A
One difference between a project and business as usual is:
a. projects achieve specified benefits but business as usual has only vague benefits.
b. projects drive change whereas business as usual continues existing activities.
, c. projects have tightly controlled budgets whereas business as usual does not.
d. projects have unclear deadlines but business as usual has multiple milestones - (answers)B
The purpose of project progress reporting is to:
a. ensure a simpler critical path.
b. enable the tracking of project deliverables.
c. ensure stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
d. provide an increased total float. - (answers)B
Which of the following is the purpose of an estimating funnel?
a. Keeping resource usage to a minimum to help reduce costs.
b. Supporting the production of comparative estimates.
c. Identifying where costs can be minimised when preparing a budget.
d. Representing increasing levels of estimating accuracy achieved through the life cycle - (answers)D
One advantage of virtual communications is:
a. that nonverbal signals can have an impact on discussions.
b. it's easy to detect signs of conflict within the project team.
c. access to a wider resource pool for the project.
d. that the project team will always be co-located. - (answers)C
Which technique could be used by a project manager when resources are limited?
a. Resource aggregation.
b. Resource estimation.
c. Resource levelling.
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025–2026 EDITION) – COMPLETE CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE
Which of the following is not a stage in an issue resolution process?
a. Share the issue with stakeholders.
b. Track the issue to closure. c. Escalate to the sponsor.
d. Apply change control. - (answers)A
Which of the following are challenges for a project manager developing and leading a project team?
1) Issues and incompatibility amongst team members
2) Getting the right skills and attributes amongst team members
3) Co-location of team members in the same geographic area
4) Lack of accountability of team members
a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 1, 2 & 4
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. 2, 3 & 4 - (answers)C
Which of the following is an activity in a typical change control process?
a. Recommendation.
b. Justification.
c. Planning.
d. Continuous improvement - (answers)A
The purpose of quality assurance is to:
a. provide confidence the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards.
,b. determine a set of procedures and standards for project management.
c. inspect, measure and test deliverables and processes.
d. define the scope and specifics of a project's deliverables - (answers)A
A project manager might use a PESTLE analysis in order to:
a. mitigate all possible risks to the project.
b. identify and mitigate factors that may affect the project.
c. control technological change during the project.
d. consider team social roles in early stages of the project - (answers)B
Which of the following are phases in an iterative project life cycle? 1) Concept 2) Feasibility 3)
Deployment 4) Development
a. 3 and 4 only
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 2, 3 and 4 - (answers)D
Which of the following is the responsibility of a project manager?
a. Ensuring a project is aligned to the organisation's strategy.
b. Focusing on project benefits and aligning priorities.
c. Achieving the project's success criteria.
d. Improving process, tools and techniques used in a project - (answers)C
To develop and establish a proper communication plan within a project, the project manager needs to
consider which type of analysis?
a. Budget.
,b. Stakeholder.
c. Resource.
d. Schedule - (answers)B
Which of the following is a responsibility of the project sponsor?
a. Creating a project cost breakdown structure.
b. Authoring the project management plan.
c. Creating a project work breakdown structure.
d. Owning the project business case. - (answers)D
Portfolio management includes prioritising:
a. projects and/or programmes that contribute directly to the organisation's strategic objectives.
b. projects with exceptionally high returns on investment.
c. projects and programmes over business as usual.
d. projects which maximise change over those which maximise investment - (answers)A
Which of the following actions would not help a team leader influence the performance of their team?
a. Creating an exclusive environment.
b. Providing clear roles and responsibilities.
c. Promoting openness and honesty.
d. Developing a trusting relationship. - (answers)A
One difference between a project and business as usual is:
a. projects achieve specified benefits but business as usual has only vague benefits.
b. projects drive change whereas business as usual continues existing activities.
, c. projects have tightly controlled budgets whereas business as usual does not.
d. projects have unclear deadlines but business as usual has multiple milestones - (answers)B
The purpose of project progress reporting is to:
a. ensure a simpler critical path.
b. enable the tracking of project deliverables.
c. ensure stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
d. provide an increased total float. - (answers)B
Which of the following is the purpose of an estimating funnel?
a. Keeping resource usage to a minimum to help reduce costs.
b. Supporting the production of comparative estimates.
c. Identifying where costs can be minimised when preparing a budget.
d. Representing increasing levels of estimating accuracy achieved through the life cycle - (answers)D
One advantage of virtual communications is:
a. that nonverbal signals can have an impact on discussions.
b. it's easy to detect signs of conflict within the project team.
c. access to a wider resource pool for the project.
d. that the project team will always be co-located. - (answers)C
Which technique could be used by a project manager when resources are limited?
a. Resource aggregation.
b. Resource estimation.
c. Resource levelling.
