Hi Paul, your help would be appreciated. The question from the mock up exam is: Using the fully analysed netword on the ‘back page’, draw a Gantt chart showing the critical path and total float for all items not on the critical path. Showing the critical path was wasy to do following the book […]
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Risk Management Mock Up Exam Question.
Hi Paul, your feedback would be appreciated. State four responses that might be appropriate to top priority risks (threats or opportunities). Four responses for threats: Avoid Threat, Accept Threat, Reduce Threat, Transfer Threat. Four responses for Opportunity: Reject Opportunity, Share Opportunity, Enhance Opportunity, Exploit Opportunity Avoid Threat: Take an action to avoid the risk, […]
Term Scope And Four Techniques For Developing It
Hi Paul, feedback appreciated. I wasn’t able to download the diagram for WBS. In simple terms, the scope of the project is what the project is going to deliver, when it will deliver and to what quality. This definition, though is quite high level and typically as the project definition phase progresses, the Project […]
Describe 5 Things That Take Place During Handover/Closeout
Hi Paul, Would welcome your feedback. At the handover and closeout phase of the project, there are some distinct activities that must take place. Specifically at handover these include: Acceptance: This is the formal procedure that says to the sponsor and the users that the project has discharged its obligations and delivered […]
Selling And Doing Good Business – Engineers Guide
Uncertain Economic Outlook We face uncertain economic times… During these challenging periods no-one can ignore the importance of business development. In this talk we discuss the different approaches to business development. This is based on my experience growing small consultancy businesses over the past ten years. Relative Perspectives Engineers and sales people often treat each […]
Earned Value Question
Earned value is a project reporting tool which provides a comprehensive view of project status, however it is not widely used. Describe five advantages / disadvantages of using earned value management in your project. Exam Tip each of the five advantages / disadvantages should the a short paragraph of two or three sentences. For example the […]
Feeback For The Benefit Of The Current APMP Community Please
Describe the elements of a stakeholder process; make five points in your answer and draw a suitable diagram: Stakeholders are those who have a vested interest or role in the project or are impacted by the project. Stakeholder management process involves identifying and engaging with key stakeholders with a view to ensure their early […]
Couple Of Answers Which Can Do With Your Feedback Please.
Paul Hi, your feedback on the following answer would benefit our study group as well as others. Project Management in Context Page 28: Q3 Explain the problems an organisation may have in implementing a project way of working: A project way of working entails skills, discipline, trained resource, methods, structure, defined roles […]
APMP Prep: Are My Answers Too Basic
I’ve been working on a couple of questions but wonder if my answers are too basic – any advice welcome Explain the terms Programme management and Portfolio Management and give examples of 3 key differences between them. Programme management is the term used to describe the co-ordination of inter-related, or inter-dependent projects that contribute […]
What is the role of project managers in portfolio management?
Everyone in the world of project management seems to be getting excited about portfolio and programme management. The Association for Project Management (APM) is putting the APM Body of knowledge through major heart surgery to align it with a portfolio, programme and project view of the world. Government departments have identified that the failure of […]
5 Ways In Which Programme Management Supports Strategic Change
FAO: Paul Naybour Hi Paul, Can you give me feedback on the below? Programme management can be a vital enabler for an organisation in helping it deliver strategic change. It can do this in the following ways: 1. By their very nature, programmes consist of multiple projects that are interdependent of each other and […]
Describe Advantages Of Effective Configuration Management
Dear All A hard question this week, Describe five advantages of a effective configuration management system? Each advantage should be a paragraph of three sentences. Think about what would happen in a project without any configuration management and then this will help you to define the advantages. By the way the answer to this question […]
Answer To Negotiation Question From Sample Exam Paper
Dear Paul, please could you check my answer to this sample exam question as I am not sure if I understood the question completely. Exam Question: List five actions that need to be in done to prepare for a negotiation with a supplier of goods or services for a project. Describe the relevance of each […]
Re-thinking the Project Planning Phase
When it comes to planning a project there are well-established collections of project management knowledge based on traditional methodologies such as those from the Association for Project Management (APM) or the Project Management Institute (PMI ). Such a “Body of Knowledge” places substantial emphasis on the importance of the planning phase. The phase includes not […]
Project Context Quiz Q. 7 of 10
The question states ‘What is the order of four processes within a phase of a project? I’ve been clicking the order: start – define – monitor – learn/close This is incorrect apparently. Not sure if I’m misunderstanding the question or how to answer the question (i.e. are you only supposed to click on one of […]
Sustainabilty and Time Management
Sustainability and Time Management Integrating sustainability into the knowledge areas can have a streamlining effect on an organization that wants to reduce waste and improve productivity. With regards to time management, the processes required to manage the timely completion of a project commonly includes the definition of project activities, their sequence, resources estimation, activity duration […]
This Weekend A Harder Questions On Governance?
Describe five of the key principles of project governance? Make sure you include five clear points in your answer, describe what governance is and why it is important. Try to illustrate each point with an example where possible.
BAA endorse APMP for all Heathrow Project Managers
“I expect all our staff to hold APMP by the end of the year” says Julian Foster, programme Directory at BAA. In an interview with the Assocaition for project management he identified the follwoing benefits Common language Consistent approach Best in class approach Flexibility It is good to see another major project organisation such as BAA […]