APM-001

APM-001 practice questions, page 15 of 28, with answer review and explanations.

Question 71

A reward can only be effective if it is:

  1. Given immediately after the project is completed.
  2. Something that is tangible.
  3. Formally given during project performance appraisals.
  4. Satisfying a need valued by the individual.

Question 72

Which tool or technique allows a large number of ideas to be classified into groups for review and analysis?

  1. Nominal group technique
  2. Idea/mind mapping
  3. Affinity diagram
  4. Brainstorming

Question 73

Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?

  1. Bottom-up
  2. Parametric
  3. Analogous
  4. Three-point

Question 74

Sending letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes to share information is an example of which type of communication?

  1. Direct
  2. Interactive
  3. Pull
  4. Push

Question 75

Which earned value management (EVM) metric is a measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as a ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC) and is considered a critical EVM metric?

  1. Cost variance (CV)
  2. Cost performance index (CPI)
  3. Budget at completion (BAC)
  4. Variance at completion (VAC)