Baselines

Question 1

True or false: System Changes are inevitable.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Define a system baseline:

Answer 2

A complete system description including all update requirements, designs, constraints, assumptions, interfaces, resource allocations, and general team member responsibilities.

Question 3

True or False: This class is really boring.

Answer 3

True :D

Question 4

True or False: the following are milestone reviews - SDR, PDR, CDR, ORR

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False: A baseline is not typically established at a milestone review.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

____ Ensure that a project matures at an approximate constant rate.

Answer 6

Baselines

Question 7

True or False: If one subsystem matures faster than others, less rework will have to be done than if all subsystems mature together.

Answer 7

False, subsystems should mature together.

Question 8

True or False: Integrated program management synchronizes affordability, schedule, risk management, and others.

Answer 8

True:
Synthesizes-
Reqs
Design
Affordability
Schedule
Risk

Question 9

Name the 5 Aspects of a baseline:

Answer 9

1. Reqs
2. Design
3. Affordability
4. Schedule
5. Risk

Question 10

True or False: configuration management is the tracking of all requirements while hardware is built/coded.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Name some reasons for requirements to change:

Answer 11

1. System design maturing causes reallocation
2. New requirements displace others
3. Stakeholders are bitching about stuff
4. Performance is lacking

Question 12

Name some reasons for configurations to change:

Answer 12

1. Build not equal to design

2. Something breaks during test ==> redesign/reallocation

Question 13

True or False: Lower level requirement changes are taken care of first.

Answer 13

False, Higher level reqs must be taken care of first

Question 14

ECR

Answer 14

Engineering Change Request

Question 15

_ _ _ Review and assess the impact of ECRs( Engineering Change Requests)

Answer 15

CCB

Change Control Boards (fukxing bureaucrats right?)

Question 16

True or False: the earlier a change is proposed, the more expensive the total cost will be.

Answer 16

False.

The later the worse

Question 17

True or False: system baselines are updated at FIVE major milestone reviews.

Answer 17

True

SDR, PDR, CDR, FRR, ORR

Question 18

SDR

Answer 18

System Definition Review

Question 19

PDR

Answer 19

Preliminary Design Review

Question 20

CDR

Answer 20

Critical Design Review

Question 21

FRR

Answer 21

Flight Readiness Review

Question 22

ORR

Answer 22

Operational Readiness Review

Question 23

True or False: A baseline will be established at the PFAR (post-flight assesment review)

Answer 23

False
Baselines established at:
SDR, PDR, CDR, FRR, ORR

Question 24

True or False: A baseline will be established at the ASM (Aquisition strategy meeting)

Answer 24

False
Baselines established at:
SDR, PDR, CDR, FRR, ORR

Question 25

True or False: A system baseline will be established at the MCR (Mission Concept Review)

Answer 25

False
Baselines established at:
SDR, PDR, CDR, FRR, ORR