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APM Project Management Qualification Sample Answer Document
APM Project
Management
Sample Answer Document
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APM Project Management Qualification Sample Answer Document
Introduction
This document is designed to support candidates preparing to undertake the APM Project Management
Qualification by providing insight into the level of depth required in ansers hen undertaking the
eamination
amples ithin this document demonstrate strong passing ansers and eak failing ansers against
questions These ansers are ‘eample’ ansers and in no ay should be used as “model ansers” for the
APM Project Management Qualification eamination
e don’t ant candidates to get the impression that there is only one ay to anser and score highly ithin
a question This is hy e ould like to stress that the strong passing ansers and eak failing ansers
provided are ‘eample’ ansers and not ‘model ansers’
The majority of the eample ansers included in this document are ansers submitted by candidates
ho have taken the APM Project Management Qualification
th dition oever some ansers have
been provided by subject matter eperts under eam style conditions At the bottom of each anser is an
indication as to here it came from
How is the APM Project Management Qualification marked?
The APM Project Management Qualification focuses on candidates demonstrating their level of
understanding of the subject matter t’s the demonstration of this understanding ithin the contet of the
question posed hich results in the aarding of available marks to a candidate’s eamination script
This section gives a highlevel understanding of ho APM Project Management Qualification eamination
markers aard marks against candidate’s scripts
Marks are aarded using a combination of the folloing documents
■ APM Project Management Qualification Marking uidance
■ APM Project Management Qualification ommand erbs
■ APM Project Management Qualification Marking riteria rids
nly the APM Project Management Qualification ommand erbs are available to candidates and
accredited training providers as shon ithin the APM Project Management Qualification syllabus
This provides candidates further indication as to the level of depth and understanding they should be
covering ithin their ansers for the eamination questions
The APM Project Management Qualification Marking uidance as developed by epanding upon our
publicly available ndicative ontent
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APM Project Management Qualification Sample Answer Document
The marking guidance is used hen applying marks to a candidate’s anser The marking guidance
provides our markers ith clarity on the level of understanding candidates should provide hen ansering
the questions
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is covered by – and one covers – igh level eamples can be found belo The marking criteria grids
used by our markers contain a greater amount of detail
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APM Project Management Qualification Sample Answer Document
Sample answers to APM Project Management Qualification examination questions
Question
earning outcome nderstand the principles of leadership and teamork
Question part a plain to reasons for applying a situational leadership approach hen managing
a project
Marks 2 marks marks each
Strong example answer
The project manager may change leadership styles if the team are diverse and vary in terms of skills
and eperience The project manager may act more as a coach to someone in the team ho is ne to
the organisation or lacks the skill of someone ho has been doing the same job for a long time and has
a ‘senior’ status qually the project manager may not feel the need to micromanage or be as closely
monitoring someone ho does have that knoledge and eperience Accommodating the various
skillsets and eperiences ithin the team can demonstrate that the project manager has confidence in his
team and is committed to ensuring they are able to deliver their tasks or objectives
f a project is not progressing as epected maybe they are behind schedule for eample the project
manager may decide to change to a more authoritative leadership style and become more direct in his
epectations from the team producing the ork oing this may boost team motivation as they become
more aare that they should look to support the PM in his goal to meeting the project golive date This
may cause conflict in the team especially if the project manager has not controlled the risks surrounding
the project and that is hy the project team are behind schedule f there is time in the schedule to
recover then a more democratic approach may get better results
completed by a candidate taking a live paper under eam conditions
eak example answer
t can be important for applying a situational leadership approach in a project at the beginning of the
definition stage of the project ¡eaders are visionaries and looked up to through applying this approach
you can inspire the team early on in the process giving them not only confidence in the project but
confidence in the person leading them through the project from start to finish ith this they are more
likely to ant to ork for you and less like to drag their feet
Through applying a situational leadership approach it allos you to also adapt your method for different
situations for eample in the deployment stage you may be more strict as ork is to a tight timeframe
an eample of a leadership approach is Maslos ierarchy of needs hich allos one to identify hat
someone is needing
completed by a candidate taking a live paper under eam conditions
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