Exam 2 Jeopardy Flashcards

1
Q

___ in a defense system’s development and acquisition program helps reduce or manage risk

A

-The Test and Evaluation

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2
Q

The Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) is prepared by the ____ in conjunction with principal

A

The PM/Test Integration Working Group

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3
Q

The _____ is the principal staff assistant and senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense on operational test and evaluation (OT&E) in the Department of Defense

A

Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

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4
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Testing event emphasized later in the life cycle, focuses on the system and determines operational effectiveness and suitability

A

Operational testing

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5
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Testing event which is normally conducted on those tasks performed at field level and some sustainment level by user representatives

A

Logistics Demonstration

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6
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Two principles of lean manufacturing

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Minimization of waste and responsive to change

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7
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Involves proving the design can actually produce a product that meets customer functional requirements in a realistic “factory floor” type situation

A

Process proofing

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8
Q

Cost of Quality (three areas)

A
  • Prevention,
  • Appraisal, and
  • Correcting failures
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9
Q

Five major causes of production problems

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  • Unstable rates and quantities
  • Design Instability
  • Undue emphasis on schedule
  • Inadequate configuration management system
  • Inattention to environmental impacts
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10
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Five top level design goals for producible products

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  • Design for ease of fabrication
  • Ease of assembly
  • Multiuse
  • Minimize number of parts
  • Maximize number of common parts
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11
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What event based plan that identifies the work that must be accomplished to complete the key program activities and events

A

The integrated master plan (IMP)

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12
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The five step scheduling process

A
  1. ID the tasks
  2. Sequence the tasks
  3. Estimate the task duration
  4. Construct the schedule
  5. Implement the schedule
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13
Q

Longest path through the network

A

Critical Path

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14
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These schedules tie (or roll up) the detailed tasks in the detailed schedules to the key events and milestones in the master schedule(s), and provide traceability between the two levels

A

Intermediate

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15
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_____ charts depict information about significant project events, focusing on specific points in time

A

Milestone

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16
Q

What level of the WBS includes major elements of the defense materiel item, such as hardware, software elements, program management, training, data, etc.?

A

Level 2

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17
Q

The WBS is used for (four events)

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  • Planning logistics
  • Establishing schedules
  • Tracking cost
  • Predicting variations
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18
Q

_____ develops the Contract WBS

A

Contractor

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19
Q

A WBS is an output of the _______ process

A

System Engineering

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20
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There are ______ WBS Categories and ______ common elements (level 2)

A

11 / 10

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21
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The three leadership styles for IPTs

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  • Supervisory
  • Participative
  • Team
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22
Q

Six Core Ethical Values

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  • Trustworthiness
  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Fairness
  • Caring
  • Citizenship
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23
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Ethics may be thought of as a set of ______ for a group of people or society

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Behavioral standards

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24
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Three classical decision making models

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  • Consequentialism
  • Golden Rule
  • Kant’s Absolute Moral Duties
25
Q

________leadership is the ideal style for most IPT leaders in team leadership

A

Team leadership

26
Q

________ is essential in determining a system’s readiness for initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)

A

Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)

27
Q

________ are logical means of translating broad capability needs into well defined system specific requirement ultimately into operationally effective, suitable, and survivable systems.

A

Phases

28
Q

The 5 m’s are used to ensure the design can produce a uniform product, defect-free product, and _______

A

Reproducible products

29
Q

A ______ is an aggregation of end products and enabling products to achieve a given purpose

A

System

30
Q

The contractor must have a ___________ that meets government objectives

A

Quality Management Process

31
Q

________ is an interdisciplinary approach encompassing the entire technical effort to evolve and verify an integrated and total life cycle balanced set of system, people and process solutions that satisfy customer needs

A

Systems Engineering

32
Q

Name the eight technical management process

A
  • Technical planning
  • Requirements Management
  • Interface Management
  • Risk Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Technical data management
  • Technical assessment
  • Decision analysis
33
Q

Name the eight system engineering technical processes

A
  • Stakeholder requirements definition
  • Requirements analysis
  • Architecture design
  • Implementation
  • Integration
  • Verification
  • Validation
  • Transition
34
Q

Both ______ and the DoD have similar goals in product development and share key systems engineering processes

A

Industry

35
Q

_______Standard that was replaced by EIA 631 and IEEE 1220

A

MIL-STD499A

36
Q

Every system consists of one or more End products and a set of _______ products

A

Enabling Products

37
Q

Identify the three technical processes for designing systems

A
  • Stakeholder Requirements Definition
  • Requirements analysis
  • Architecture Design
38
Q

A type of program unique specification that describes the form, fit and function and method for acceptance of end products (e.g., parts, components and other items that are elements of a system model) is:

A

Item Specification

39
Q

The _________ is the Gov’ts foundation plan for systems engineering activities planned for use on a project

A

Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)

40
Q

A ______ requirement is one that is not explicitly stated in a higher level set of requirements yet required to be satisfied in order to provide a complete system solution.

A

Derived

41
Q

Risk Management includes these key elements (tasks):

A
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk analysis
  • Risk Mitigation planning
  • Risk Mitigation plan implementation
  • Risk Tracking
42
Q

Risk management in Program Management Offices can be either:

A

Centralized or Decentralized

43
Q

Four risk mitigation options:

A
  • Avoiding
  • Controlling
  • Transferring
  • Assuming
44
Q

Risk Tracking answers the question “how are things going?” by:

A
  • Communicating risk to all affected stakeholders
  • Monitoring risk mitigation plans
  • Reviewing regular status updates
45
Q

Three components of Risk

A
  • Future root cause
  • Probability or likelihood of future root cause happening
  • Consequences of that future occurrence
46
Q

Contracts greater than ______ but less than or equal to _______ are set aside exclusively for small businesses, if at least two capable small businesses can be expected to submit offers

A

3000 / 150,000

47
Q

_________: At least 51 percent unconditionally owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged

A

Small Disadvantaged Business

48
Q

Fixed price contracts have a ______ risk to the government

A

Low

49
Q

Three generic classifications of DoD software-intensive systems are:

A
  • Embedded
  • Automated Information Systems
  • Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4ISR)
50
Q

_________ has the software designed into or physically integrated into a weapon system

A

Embedded

51
Q

The ______ Baseline is prepared during latter part of EMD Phase and establishes requirements for hardware fabrication, software, and delivery

A

Product

52
Q

Four Configuration Management Functions

A
  • Identification
  • Control
  • Status accounting
  • Audit
53
Q

The _____ is usually responsible for the product baseline, or “build to” level baseline and below

A

Contractor

54
Q

Three configuration management baselines are:

A
  • Functional
  • Allocated
  • Product
55
Q

________ Management involves the control and definition of the boundaries at which product subsystems come into contact with other components of the system

A

Interface

56
Q

What are the phases of the life cycle?

A
  • Materiel Solution Analysis
  • Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction
  • Engineering & Manufacturing Development
  • Production and Deployment
  • Operations and Support
57
Q

What are the 5 Ms?

A
  • Material
  • Method
  • Machinery
  • Manpower
  • Measurement
58
Q

What are the different types of schedules?

A

Gantt
Milestone
Network
Production