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Alabama State University ACQ 202 Module 4 - Developing the System Exam Part I 1) Your new-start program was approved in this year's Authorization Bill and you are currently operating under Continu... ing Resolution Authority. To avoid losing a top engineer from your program, you authorize the Contractor to begin work since you expect the Appropriation Bill to be signed next week. You are now in conflict with the __________. [Select the appropriate public law (i.e., Misappropriation Act, Anti-Deficiency Act, Bona Fide Need) that applies to the use of appropriated funds under specific circumstances.] Anti-Deficiency Act Misappropriation Act Reprogramming Thresholds Defense Authorization Bill 2) The Navy can transfer $11 million Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds from one program element to another without prior approval of Congress. [Given a funding shortfall, apply the rules governing reprogramming of appropriated funds in each appropriation category to resolve the problem.] Fals e True 3) Select the best statement about the use of Technical Reviews in the current acquisition environment. [Relate the different types of program unique specifications to their appropriate configuration baselines and technical review requirements.] Technical Reviews should be tailored to assess development maturity and risk and to determine readiness to proceed to the next phase. Technical Reviews waste valuable Government and contractor time and should be eliminated to allow more focus on program execution. The same standard set of Technical Reviews should always be conducted on every program to ensure the PM has complete data to support decisions. Technical Reviews are essential since they are vehicles for program problem solving and training new people on the details of the program. 4) When a commercial item is procured by the Government, what will the contractor provide to the Government that documents the functional, performance, and physical characteristics of their product and will assist in the development of configuration management efforts? [Identify the impact on configuration management when commercial items are used in the system.] Technical Data Package (TDP) Capability Development Document (CDD) Resource Management Decision (RMD) Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) 5) Using pre-production systems, an Operational Assessment can reduce program risk by _____________________. [Identify the role of Early Operational Assessment (EOA) and Operational Assessment (OA) in reducing program risk.] Providing operational effectiveness and suitability data Supporting the decision to begin full rate production (FRP) Looking at suitability issues during developmental test and evaluation Tracking the development of the critical operational issues 6) A program manager should normally look for opportunities to integrate developmental testing (DT) and operational testing (OT) in order to save time and money. [Identify the risks and benefits associated with integrated Developmental Testing/Operational Testing (DT/OT).] True Fals e 7) Within _____ days after a program deviation occurs, the Program Manager must inform the Milestone Decision Authority of the action(s) necessary to get the program back on track. [Identify when program deviations occur and the actions that should be taken by the Program Manager.] [Remediation Accessed :N] 30 90 120 60 8) The approved detail design resulting from the __________ serves as a basis for making the decision to begin production. [Identify the purpose of specific technical reviews and their relationship to the acquisition process.] Critical Design Review Preliminary Design Review Systems Requirement Review Test Readiness Review 9) The management of internal interface design would usually be the responsibility of the _____________? [Identify the roles, responsibilities, and methods for interface control and technical data management.] Contracto r Government Program Manager Joint Interoperability Test Command Independent Test and Evaluation Agency 10) Which of the following configuration baselines provides the details from which a contractor can transition from design to production of a system? [Identify the relationship between configuration baselines, specifications, and configuration management planning.] Product Baseline Functional Baseline Allocated Baseline Configuration Management Baseline 11) The Program Manager just received approval of his proposed acquisition strategy with one exception: he has been directed to make maximum use of existing Air Force software. Which of the best software acquisition practices is most applicable to his situation? [Identify developer practices essential for creation of high quality software.] Assess reuse risks and cost Inspect requirements and design Use metrics to manage Use system based software design 12) An Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) is used to document the cost, schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives of a program beginning at program initiation. The APB is a formal agreement signed by the ____________ /___________. [Relate the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) to planning, control, and risk management in attaining cost, schedule and performance goals.] Program Manager / Milestone Decision Authority Product Quality Manager / Lead System Integrator Systems Engineer / Test Engineer Financial Manager / Cost Analyst 13) Changes in user capability needs are most likely to cause _____________________. [Identify how instability of user capability needs, design, and production processes impact program cost and schedule.] Cost increases and schedule slips Cost decreases and schedule slips Cost decreases without impacting schedule Schedule slips without impacting cost 14) Which technical review is held during the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase to ascertain progress in defining system technical requirements? [Trace the maturation of system design information as it evolves through the acquisition life cycle of a system.] System Requirements Review (SRR) System Functional Review (SFR) Critical Design Review (CDR) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) 15) Who usually controls the "build to" or product baseline in an acquisition program? [Identify key acquisition best practices, including commercial practices that impact the relationship between Government and industry.] Contracto r Governme nt Subject Matter Expert DoD Information Technology Standards Registrar 16) Problem-solving models typically involve identifying all possible causes, and then narrowing down the critical causal factors to uncover the root cause. [Apply a generic problem-solving model to an acquisition situation.] Fals e True 17) The final outcome of using the cause-and-effect (Fishbone) diagram is to identify the problem statement. [Apply one or more selected qualitative tools (e.g., fishbone diagram) to resolve a problem.] [Remediation Accessed :N] True Fals e 18) The Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) addresses the interoperability mission via two types of certification testing: ___________________ and _______________________. [Identify the requirements for interoperability testing.] Standards conformance testing / interoperability testing Unit integration testing / final qualification testing Software interoperability testing / hardware interoperability testing Preliminary interoperability testing / critical interoperability testing 19) As part of the overall systems engineering effort, both the Government and the Contractor conduct configuration management activities, and either can take the lead for a particular configuration item. The contractor is usually responsible for design and control of ___________________, while the Government is responsible for _______________. [Recognize how configuration management impacts all functional disciplines (e.g., test, logistics, manufacturing, etc.).] Internal interfaces / external interfaces Supportability changes / sustainability changes Technical measures / technical performance measures Integrated products /integrated processes 1) When a program deviation occurs, the Program Manager should notify the Milestone Decision Authority within 90 days of the occurrence. [Identify when program deviations occur and the actions that should be taken by the Program Manager.] Fals e True 2) When using the cause-and-effect (Fishbone) diagram to resolve an acquisition problem, after drawing out a blank fishbone diagram, the next step is to ____________________. [Apply one or more selected qualitative tools (e.g., fishbone diagram) to resolve a problem.] [Remediation Accessed :N] Define the problem Identify the root cause Identify major cause categories Identify possible causes and contributing factors 1) When filling in the cause-and-effect (Fishbone) diagram, the _____________ are identified and entered as the fish bones and the __________ is (are) entered as the fish head. [Apply one or more selected qualitative tools (e.g., fishbone diagram) to resolve a problem.] Causes, problem statement Effects, causes Causes, symptoms Root causes, solutions [Show More]

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