System Acquisition Management Review

Question 1

DAS

Answer 1

Defense Acquisition System is the management process by which the Department of Defense provides effective, affordable, and timely systems to the users.

Question 2

Acquisition Program

Answer 2

A directed funded effort that provides new and improved weapon, material, information system or service capability

Question 3

DAE

Answer 3

Defense Acquisition Executive is the USD (AT&L) who had responsibility for supervising the DAS (Defense Acquisition System

Question 4

MDA

Answer 4

Milestone Decision Authority is the designated individual with overall responsibility for a program. Has the authority to approve entry of an acquisition program into the next phase of the acquisition process and shall be accountable for cost, schedule, and performance reporting to higher authority, including Congressional reporting.

Question 5

ICD

Answer 5

Initial Capabilities Document describes broad, time-phased, operational goals, and describing requisite (necessary) capabilities.

Question 6

CDD

Answer 6

Capabilities Development Document builds on the ICD (Initial Capabilities Document) and provides the detailed operational parameters and specific program requirements necessary to design the proposed system.

Question 7

AoA

Answer 7

Analysis of Alternatives is the study of alternate technical approaches, associated risks, costs and benefits of each.

Question 8

Acquisition Strategy

Answer 8

Business and technical management approach designed to achieve program objectives within resource constraints imposed.

Question 9

(APB)

Answer 9

Acquisition Program Baseline is the formal agreement signed by Program Manager and those in chain through Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) that documents cost, schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives of that program beginning at program initiation.

Question 10

Milestone Decisions

Answer 10

Major events / transition points in a programs life cycle.

Question 11

Milestone decision life cycle

Answer 11

Progress
Future plans
Risks reviewed
Decisions are made whether tj enter into the next acquisition phase

Question 12

DAB

Answer 12

Defense acquisition board. Boards that review Milestone Decisions.

Question 13

Acquisition Reform

Answer 13

Eliminates cumbersome, outdated and bureaucratic ways of doing business.

Question 14

TEMP

Answer 14

Tests the master plan utilizing key performance parameters in the CDD (capability development document)

Question 15

3 critical components of a “DoD Defense Acquisition Program

Answer 15

1. Requirements - Requirements Generation System
2. Direction - Acquisition Management System
3. Funding - Planning, Programming, Budgeting System.

Question 16

Work breakdown structure

Answer 16

Provides a s framework for program and technical planning

Cost estimating

Status reporting

Resource allocations

Performance measurements

Risk managements

Question 17

System Engineering / Program Management (SEPM)

Answer 17

The technical and management efforts of directing and controlling a totally integrated engineering effort of a system or program

Question 18

System Engineering /Program Management (SEPM) - PM

Answer 18

Program management is the business and administrative planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and approval actions designated to accomplish overall program objectives, which are not associated with specific hardware elements and are not included in systems engineering.

Question 19

LCCE

Answer 19

Provides a financial accounting of all costs that will be associated and required to develop, produce, deploy, sustain, and dispose of a project or program to allow the program manager and stakeholder to acquire the amount of funding.

Question 20

Components of LCCE (Life Cycle Cost Estimate)

Answer 20

Development

Development

Production

Sustainment

Disposal

Question 21

PPBE Objective

Answer 21

Balance DoD requirements for forces, equipment, and support with resources