Jeopardy Flashcards
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 the 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 _________ days to explain the reason for 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 __________.
the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) (what work needs to be done) and the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) (who does the work)
The three step process to develop a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
- Defining the work (WBS)
- Scheduling the work
- Allocating the budgets
__________ is: a formal review conducted jointly between the Government and the contractor, mandatory for all EVMS contracts, assesses validity of control account budgets, resources and time phasing
Integrated Baseline Review (IBR); must be done within 180 days of contract award
Two major types of EVMS surveillance performed by DCMA
- System surveillance
2. Contract surveillance
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 facilitates operations on different hardware platforms, can save time and cost (when used properly), and ________.
promotes interoperability
The ________ is the current act covering the acquisition of information technology.
Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA)
Nunn-McCurdy Act
Congressional unit cost reporting requirements for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs), i.e., ACATs ID/IC
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 _________, perform measurement, evaluate measurement, and establish and sustain commitment.
Plan measurement
There are _______ Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements.
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The two types of maintenance are ________ and _________.
preventive and repair
__________: The first attainment of the minimum capability to effectively employ a weapon, item of equipment, or system of approved specific characteristics; and which is manned or operated by an adequately trained, equipped, and supported military unit or force
Initial Operational Capability
_________ 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
The three major areas of Life Cycle Logistics are _______, Sustainment Logistics, and Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL).
Acquisition Logistics
A _________ is a term that includes personnel, supplies/equipment, and real property (land and facilities) necessary to deploy and sustain a weapon system.
Logistical Footprint
The two goals for RMS are higher operational effectiveness and _________.
lower ownership costs
__________ 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
The measure of maintainability
Mean time to repair
_________ requires the Program Manager to prepare a Programmatic Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Evaluation (PESHE) describing the program’s process for integrating ESOH into System Engineering.
DoDI 5000.02
Three ways to analyze and document potential hazards.
- Categorical Exclusion (CATEX)
- Environmental Assessment (EA)
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
_________ minimize the probability of inadvertent initiation and the severity of subsequent collateral damage.
Insensitive munitions
Executive order for greening the Government.
EO 13101
There are _______ mandatory system safety steps, each of which is essential to acceptable risk through a systematic engineering approach
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The term ESOH refers to all of the individual, but interrelated disciplines that encompass environment, safety and _________.
Occupational Health
DoD’s goal is to prevent errors, not count them. Software Quality Assurance (SQA) assists PM’s in achieving this goal. What is an important SQA attribute of a DoD IT/Software Quality Assurance (SQA) program?
Interoperability….”will the SW run on my hardware as well as it can?”
A _________ is defined as any real or potential condition that can cause: injury, illness or death to personnel, damage to, or loss of, a system, equipment or property, and damage to the environment.
Hazard
Contracts of $________ or more require a formal EVM system validation.
$50 Million
PHST
Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation
_________ and two supporting KSAs (Materiel reliability and ownership costs) must be developed during TMRR for all JROC interest programs.
Sustainment KPP (materiel availability)
Supply support means having the right part in the right place at the right time in the right ________ at the most economical cost.
quantity
_________ are actions taken to keep materiel and equipment in a serviceable condition, to return it to service, or to update and upgrade its capability.
Maintenance
A measure of reliability is __________.
Mean time between failure
