Exam 3 Flashcards
(39 cards)
The ____________ is developed by the PM at Milestone ____ and updated prior to each milestone. It reflects the approved program being executed.
Acquisition Program Baseline
Milestone B
PAUC
Program Acquisition Unit Cost
A critical breach to APB is _____ of the current baseline estimate and ____ of the original baseline estimate.
+25%
+50%
When a program deviation occurs, the PM must notify the MDA ________ and follow up within _________ to explain the reason for the deviation and to provide a get well plan.
Immediately
30 days
The PM has the flexibility to work within the ___________ between threshold and objective parameters.
Trade space
The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) shows the intersection of _______ and _______.
WBS (Work Breakdown Structure): what needs to be done
OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure): who needs to do it
The three-step process to develop a Performance Measurement Baseline is:
Define the WBS, schedule work, allocate budget
This is a formal review conducted jointly between the government and contractor, mandatory for all EVMS contracts, assess validity of control account budgets, resources and time phasing
Integrated Baseline Review
The 2 types of EVMS surveillance performed by DCMA
System and contract
The _____ EVMS guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748 provide a framework to evaluate the adequacy of a contractor’s EVM system
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Your IT program requires stable software requirements and will be developed in one long release cycle. Which software development paradigm would you choose?
Waterfall
An open system facilitated operations on different hardware platforms, can save time and cost (when used properly), and _______________.
Promote interoperability
What is the current act covering the acquisition of information technology?
Clinger-Cohen Act
You are the APM for a new C4I system and must identify software critical requirements. What is generally the predominant critical requirement for your type of system?
Security
The four necessary software measurement activities that have been found to be universally employed by successful projects are _______________________________________________________________________________________
Plan Measurement
Perform Measurement
Evaluate Measurement
Establish and Sustain Commitment
There are _____ Integrated Product Support (ISP) elements
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What are the 2 types of maintenance?
Preventive and repair
What is the first attainment of the minimum capability to effectively employ a weapon, item of equipment or system of approved characteristics and which is manned or operated by adequately trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force
Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
_________________ supports the acquisition process by ensuring that logistics considerations are properly planned, integrated with the system design so that the system is supportable, continue after fielding to support the system during operations, and dispose of the system safely at the end of its useful life
Life Cycle Logistics
Identify the 3 major areas of life cycle logistics
Acquisition Logistics
Sustainment Logistics
PBL
Identify the term that includes personnel, supplies/equipment and real property (land and facilities) necessary to deploy and sustain a weapon system
Logistical footprint
Identify the 2 goals for RMS
Higher operational effectiveness
Lower ownership cost
_____________ not only concerns the system itself, but the entire infrastructure needed to sustain it
Supportability
__________________ incorporates non-proprietary interfaces, protocols, industrial standards, interoperable components, and portability
Open Systems Architecture
