Risk and Technical Management

Question 1

What is risk

Answer 1

measure of probability that a program will miss cost, schedule and technical constraints.

Question 2

What is risk management

Answer 2

dealing with uncertainty, known unknowns, unknown unknowns.

Question 3

5 phases of risk management process

Answer 3

1. risk management planning
2. risk identification
3. risk analysis
4. risk response planning
5. risk monitoring and control

Question 4

phase that creates the risk management plan

Answer 4

risk management planning

Question 5

risk management planning

Answer 5

analysis of the level, type, visibility of risk management needed

Question 6

risk identification

Answer 6

what can go wrong?

Question 7

risk analysis

Answer 7

ID possible consequences

Question 8

components of risk

Answer 8

likelihood of occurrence, consequence

Question 9

briefed at milestone review

Answer 9

risk rating matrix

Question 10

risk response planning options

Answer 10

1. assume risk, charlie mike
2. eliminate root cause, or consequence
3. mitigate the cause or consequence
4. transfer the risk

Question 11

risk monitoring and control

Answer 11

How can the planned risk response be implemented?

Question 12

3 categories of program data

Answer 12

1. management data
2. system support data
3. ops and support data

Question 13

4 elements of a TDP

Answer 13

1. engineering drawings
2. software documentation
3. specifications
4. material composition

Question 14

contractually requires the contractor to deliver data

Answer 14

CDRL contract data requirements list

Question 15

3 goals of config management

Answer 15

1. ID and document functional and physical characteristics.
2. control changes to config items
3. record and report info regarding changes
4. audit config items to verify conformance

Question 16

aggregation of hardware, software or pubs that satisfies an end use function

Answer 16

configuration item (CI)

Question 17

gov’t role in interface management

Answer 17

ID external interfaces, establish interface baselines, maintain interface stability

Question 18

contractor role in interface management

Answer 18

manages internal interfaces, establish interface requirements

Question 19

Why config audits?

Answer 19

ensure CI and config documentation agree, are complete and accurate and satsify program requirements.

Question 20

What are tech reviews NOT for?

Answer 20

problem solving

Question 21

SRR phase and function

Answer 21

TD - allows entry into EMD

Question 22

PDR phase and function

Answer 22

preliminary design review either TD or EMD - allows to proceed into detailed design

Question 23

CDR phase and function

Answer 23

critical design review EMD - proceed to fabrication

Question 24

TRR phase and function

Answer 24

testing readiness review EMD - ensures the system is ready to proceed to formal test

Question 25

FCA phase and function

Answer 25

functional config audit EMD - proceed to LRIP

Question 26

PCA phase and function

Answer 26

physical config audit P&D - ensures item matches the contract

Question 27

why use TPM?

Answer 27

technical performance measurement - the smoke alarm for performance deficiencies or excesses.

Question 28

specifications

Answer 28

milspec, perfspec, detailspec

Question 29

3 config baselines

Answer 29

functional (system baseline)
allocated (design to) preliminary design
product (build to) detailed design