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Contingency manpower planning and execution is included in which manpower and organization core competency?
Requirements Determination
Managing the manpower programming and execution system is included in which manpower and organization core competency?
Program Allocation and control
Which document describes the manpower officer and NCO officer duties and responsibilities?
AFECD/AFOCD
Which organization has the approval authority for AF manpower standards?
HQ USAF/ Director of Manpower, Org and Resources
WHich agency serves as the AF POC for all AF management engineering procedural matters?
AFMA
SSgt Wilson wants to retrain into 3S3X3. What is the minimum ASVAB score needed?
64
Which method is the best way to attract individuals to the manpower and organization career field?
Personal Contact
Completion of the basic manpower apprentice course satisfies the knowledge portion of which skill level?
3
Which is not a requirement for award of the 7 skill level in the manpower career field?
Complete the craftsman course
To be eligible for a 9 level within the MP career field, SSgt Smith must achieve what grade?
SMSgt
To qualify for the Large Manpower Office of the Year award, an office must have a minimum of how many authorizations?
11
Who is responsible for selcting the manpower and organization AF annual award winner?
HQ USAF, Director of MO
Which AF org objective states organizations should be capable of adapting rapidly to changing external circumstances?
Flexibilitiy
What organizational principle promotes rapid decision making?
Lean Organizational structures
When used, intermediate organizations
consist of tactical functions only, without a full range of staff functions
WHat agency must approve deviations from a standard organizational structure for a wing-level organization?
HQ USAF, Director of Manpower, Resrouces and Org
What organizational entity provides for an unbroken chain of command?
Unit
A unit that is serving away from it's organization of assignment and is attached to another organization is called a____________.
Detatched unit
What organizational entity is responsible for ADCON of all members assigned to a unit?
Squadron section
What level of organization is a subdivision of the AF, directly subordinate to the AF chief of staff?
Direct Reporting Unit
What level of organizatoin are tactical echelonsthat provide operational leadership and supervison?
Numbered AF
What is the basic unit of the AF?
Squadron
Who oversees a major portion of the Air Staff and supervises the activities of directorates and the field operating agencies?
Deputy Chief of staff
What is a staff element that is further divided into sections and elements?
Branch
Org structure variances are submitted for approval by whom and why?
Command; when a standard function does not exist at a location
What organizational structure generates and employs combat capability?
Wing
Within the wing staff, what function directs war reserve material management?
Plans
Which action would yhou take to provide the legal authority for a new unit?
Constitute
What is automatically established when its HQ unit is activated?
Establishment
What provides the authority for a provisional unit?
G-Series Order
Who must approve an action to activate a unit?
HQ USAF, Director of Manpower and Org (HQ USAF/AIM)
What approved force structure action does not require a request for organizational action?
Inactivate
Which of the eight questions, used as a checklist or guide to build an organizational change request, is answered by including current and proposed organization charts?
What is the structure of the new org?
How many months max is the test period for a new org?
12
When a Dept of AF letter specifies the effective date of an org action, the action must occur within how many days before or after that effective date?
30
When does an organizational action in a G-Series order normally become effective?
On the date of the order
What code identifies the relationship between units when creating and org char?
Parent unit PAS code
Which process is used to produce the DOD portion of the Presidents Budget?
Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution
How many "on years" are the services creating a program objective memorandum for to fund their requireemtns during the PPBE cycle?
Two
What provides the initial top-level guidance for the DOD budgeting program?
National security strategy
What key document is prepared to convey the advice of the CHairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff to the president, National Security Council and the SECDAF?
National military strategy
What is published by the OSD to set the amount of TOA for each of the services?
Fiscal Guidance
What links the AF strat planning directive to the budget programmikng?
Annual planning and programming guidance
What programming document does each DOD component develop to mark the beginning of the DOD programming pahse?
POM
What entity does the AF use to vet new or changed budget program deicsions submitted in the POM?
AF Corportate Structure
What is the purprpse of the program review in the PPBE system?
Reach a decsision on POM issues
One of the key purposes of the investment budget review adjustment is to protect the AF
TOA
The budget review beings when the program budget review is submitted to the
OSD
What review of hte PPBE system allows leadership to adjust requirements for the start of the next cycle?
Execution
What identifies the inbdividual programs to be funded in the FYDP?
Program Elements (PE)
How many major force programs are the FYPD program?
11
Which position of an AF program element code identifies a sepecific major force program?
First
What database does the AF use to track it's portion of the resources programmed for a DOD program?
Force and financial plan
What shows the specific resource commodities of an overal AF program?
Program documents
When does HQ USAF/A1M allocate manpower resources to the MAJCOM?
At the end of each FYDP update
What action does a major command take when they increwase their in-service civilian end- strength?
Reprogram of dollars from existing accounts to fund the increase
WHich agency is the approval authority for allocating fixed grades?
HQ USAF/A1M
What percent of the total force establishes the maximum number of CMSgt that can serve on AD?
One
WHich agency is responsible for preparing command grade factors?
AFMA
When allocating grades, what is done with student, transient, and patient grades?
Withheld at HQ USAF
In addition to military and in-serive civilians, what other type of manpower resrouce is used by the AF?
Contractors
Which position does custom or tradition dictate the incumbent to be military?
Honor Guard member
What is accomplished by tracting contracted workload and establishing contract manpower equivalents?
Assures the AF doesn't pay for the same services twice
How often are colonel positions reviewd by HQ USAF/A1M?
annually
Which is not a valid position to place a colonel in?
Deputy Commander
Which HQ USAF agency analyses the impact of overseas manpower actions on existing CONUS rotation bases?
Manpower, Organization, and Reqsource Requirements Division
Major commands affected by manpower cilings make sure what type manpower authroizations do not exceed ceiling limitations?
UMD
Which aircrew position indicator would you assign to a navigator positon performing primarily in the cockpit?
2
You are working at the MAJCOM level and processing a reuqest proposing a change to an existing cololnel rated staff authorization. Which office would you forward the request for consideration to?
HQ USAF/Requirements and Utilization Division
Who exercies command authority over non-mobilized AF Reserve units?
Commadner, AFRES Command
What agency is responsible for dtermining mobilization manpower requirements?
Gaining command
What members of the AFC are assigned the tasks to; organize,k administer, instruct, recruit and train for their reserve organization?
full time support
in service civilians can serve in which position?
ART
Which agency or center instructs user organziations to delete individual mobiliazation augmentee?
Augment the ad component structure
What agency or center instructs user organizations to delete individual mobilization augmentee requireemnts, other than wartime mobilization, if such positions are not funded adn filled within three years of validation?
ARPC
What office is responsible for evaluating and grading civilian position descriptions?
Classification
Which individual establishes and chairs a corporate board to oversee the effective and effiecient use of cdivilian resources?
Installation Commander
Which relationship is the most commonly used in a relational database?
One to many
Which keys are attribute or combination of attributes on the many side of a one to many relationship in a database?
forein key
Which is used in association with a database relationship to ensure attributes used in recoreds of related tables are valid?
Referntial integrity
Which data is most important in the MDS?
Unit authorizations
How is MPES accessed by analysts of various levels in teh manpower and org community since the MPES resides on servers?
Web browser
Which module in MPES allows resource managers a detailed view of project changes and how those changes impact a specific program?
FYDP
What classifies a manpower requirement record as wartime execution, authorization, peacetime, wartime plan, and CME?
Manpower type code
Which attribute is used to show that a requirement or authorization should be filled only by an individual with advanced training in their primary AFSC?
SEI
What link in MPES keeps a copy of requested downloads for up to 12 hours after request?
My files
Which query function allows a manpower technician to extract data in the unit manpower document format?
Quick query
What UMD sequence is the default order and is the most useful to the units supported by manpwoer powersonnel?
OSC
What UMD sequence is primarily used to apply manpower standards or other manpower determinants?
FAC
Where is the unit level information provided on teh UMD?
In the header of each page
The requirement records for each functiaonl account code and office symbol code ar epresented in sequence by what indicator on the UMD?
POsition NJumber
What is the most critical step in the authorization change request process?
Evaluation
Identify the item that is kept current as an objective of the management enginnering program (MEP).
Manpower Standard
Which management engineering program (MEP) tool is the AF approved methodology for developing manpower quantification models?
THe capability based manpower standard
Which MEP tool is used to determine the initial impact of a new imssion?
The manpower or man-hour assessment
Which MEP tool provides CC or managers assistance by rapidly evaluatine manpower-related issues?
The manpower or man-hour assessment
When should the manpower technician consider using the management advisory study methodology of the MEP?
A short-term analysis is needed to resolve an issue
When should the manpower technician not consider using the management advisory study methodology of the MEP?
As a method to quantify manpower or man-hours for the purpose of programming future requirements
Which MEP tool are the study results confidential and released only to officialparties, with the permission of the client?
The capability-based manpower standard (CMS)
When determining feasibility the lead team discovers that the function will allow for ease of the follow on pahses like measurement. Which consideration is the study team assessing?
Degree of Standardization
How will the lead team choose to capture manpower with a capability based manpower standard (CMS) when they ddiscover that only slight differences exist between input locations?
Develop a variance
When determining feasibility, which consideration is the lead team assessing when they discover the function under staudy is a pending a work center transformation causing the study to be delayed?
Stability
In the fasibliity phase, which consideration was weighed as the lead team considers a delay because the functional community has yet to commit to the study effort?
Availability of resourcews
Which consideration is being addressed during the feasibility phase, when the lead team identifides several unique FAA mandates that establish unique workload for your function under study ?
External mandates
Identify the pradctice of identifying all the positions included in the scope of your study effrort
Baseline pulling
Identify the practice that prevents and/or eliminates the possibility one position will be studied under two or more CMS.
Baseline tagging
During initial baseline review, inconsistencies are forwarded to twhich a gency for resolution prior to workload measurement?
HQUSAF, MO and Resources Requirement Division
What is released across the AF and also solicits manpower aned functional points of contact for a ME study effort?
Study announcement message
The third manpower requirements squadron sendt over a memo of understanding to the hospital pharmacy. What t ype of management engineering program service is beginning?
The management advisory study
Which is not a purpose of a MOU?
a) define what problem exists b) list the potential workloads c)set a tentative completion date d) identify study completion date
B- list the potential workloads
MSgt George is entering the Familiarization phase of the maMEP study effort, which comprehensive research mehtod canhe use to answer a lot of initial questions before conducting an onsite visit?
Documentation review
Where does the lead team look to uncover information regarding current and projected events concerning a function under staudy?
Organizational or functional websites.
Which documentation contains the career development courses (CDC) of the function under study?
Specialty training material
During the documentation review, who validates assigned military and civilan strength information?
work center supervisor
During the documentaion review of the familiarization phase, what isdoes the lead team reference to determine the percentage of members perfomring specific jobs or tasks?
Occupational survey reports
During familiarzation, the lead team chooses which approach to collect ibnformation not aailable from other sources quickly and inexpensively?
Questionnaires
When gathering information during hte rfamiliarzation phase, which skill level would provide the best technical information?
7
When gathering information during the familiariazation phase, which skill level provides the best inforation about the processes performed inside teh work center?
5
`During familiarization, the study team chooses which approach when time is limited and disagreement is strong?
Group Interviews
Which practices must the study team not observe when conducting an 0n site observation?
Rely on general impressions for findings
During the fam. phase, which ovservation does the lead team follow to identify potential process improvements inside and outside government agencies?
bBenchmarking
Who would we not allow, under any circumstance, to conduct the measurements needed to determine appropriate man-hours?
Functional community
Non-measurement approaches tend to be more expensive due to
less efficient requirements
The purpose of the measurement workshops is to
develop a process oriented description (POD)
All of these are considerations for finding a workship location except
number of team partidcipants
Whewn, if possible, should you reconcile workship measurement data with the senior functional manager?
During the workshop
Participant consensus, fewer scheduling issues, and less temporary duty (TDY) travel are all benefits of
field measurement
Identify a drawback when using the field measurement approach?
Data errors (corrections and adjustments ) and variation in the data increases
The lead team will develop a comprehensive mearuement plan (MEASPAN) outline would indicate teh lead team is to use operational audit (OA) as the preferred study methodology?
General study information
Which part of the measurement plan (MEASPLAN) outlineh containns a narrative description of conditions that affects the way work is performed at the input locdations?
Measurement instructions
Which part of the MEASPLAN identifies collection instructions for the workload data?
Measurement instructions
The work unit is not utilized when
building a correlation and regression model
When does potential workload factor identification begin?
During study design
What is the main step in the procesures for identifying PWLF for measurement?
Identify work units not controlled by the function under study
Which is an example of an AF approved WLF?
Flying hours logged
During a MEP study effort, what is the driving factor that proces the cause ans effect relationship of a PWLF?
Manpower analyst
What is the main purppose for conducting a study of the functional structure to identify significatnt processess and the output products or units fo production?
Set the stage for picking PWLF
When defveloping a POD, what will the lead team utiliize to prepare the POC for a production oriented work center?
Process flowcharts
When developing a POD, what will the lead team include with the completed process flowcharts?
Narrative activity description
When creating a non-production oriented POD, the lead team developed a positon description of major duties. Which standards development method did they use?
Minimum manpower
Which statement would be considered an acceptable title for a process step?
Repairs engine
What could happen if you write steps in a process oriented description (POD) in the plural form in order to cover as much work as possible?
Hinders measurement data analysis
Which time classification category prepresents the basis for all other man-hours per month?
Assigned
The lead team explains that although workers have to in and out process at their work centers it is not representted in teh POD because it is already included in which time classifiction?
Non available
When classifying tgime, which classificcation does the lead team cojnsider for work that is validated and is required by a major command or higher directives?
Direct
How does the lead team explain to a functional that a task was classified as inferred work and shjould be reviews? the task is considered
Essential to the work cewnter mission
What measurement method is a widely used and flexible work measurement method that can be used to set standards in practically any type of work center?
Operational audit
What measurement mehtod are you emplyoign if you are measuring a work center using historical records, directed requireemnts, good operator timing, adn technical estimate techniques?
Operation audit
How many months of data are workload values normally collected by the lead team in operational audit?
12
Which one of tehse could you use to determine the "poer accomplishment time" when the measurement method employed is operational audit?
Technical estimate
You do not need pace rating for good operator timing if
there is an average individual
What method would you use to determine the PAT when it is affected by varying levels of complexity?
Weighted average
What method would you use synthsized task man hour values to determine the PAT?
Standard data
What nonmeasurement method involves running developed models using differing contraints or condidtions to determine the best mix of resrource costs and level of service obtained?
Simulation modeling
Who is responsible for maintaing the standard logistics composite modeling (LCOM) systyem?
AFMA
When using the LDCOM programs, the simulation process begins
with available aircraft in the ready pool
Which involves a mathematical study of waiting lines?
Queing analysis
The use of minimum manpwoer requireemtns and associated standby time are ofthen the result of
management decisions
What method would you use to determine manpwoer requiremsnts in situations where work center individuals must ve on duty to ensure uninterrupted service, even though they may not be continulously productive?
Min manpwoer factor
In mimimum manpower, what type of position time calculates work that occurws before position coverage starts?
Related
After a functional office of primarty responsiblity confirms mimimum manpower requiremetns, the manpower ande organization personnel show the manager how the needed preformance standards should be met
with mimum standby time
What is the method taht recognizes teh long standing use of the manpower and standard operating procesures in a work center whose requiremetns are dictated by some other factor than traditional workload?
whole manpower
Which whole manpower method catpures positions that need to be on duty even though the individual may not be continuously productive?
Directed requirements
Using a sample to reach conclusions about entrie populations is the basess of what of statistical concept?
Inductive
What is the term for the uncertainty that a particular even will occur?
Probability
What theory deals with a known population and concerns calculating the chance of observing a particular sample?
Probability
Which of these measures do we notuse to calculate teh measure of dispersion for a samle population?
Mode
What measure have you calcfulated when you subtract the highest value from the lowestvalue in a population sample?
Range
Which measure have you determined if you have calculated the absolute average measure of dispersion of sample values from their mean?
Varance
What results from regression analysis adn is used to form the regression equation?
Regression coefficients
What represents teh dependant variable in the equation Yc = a + bx?
Y
What represents teh "y intercept" in the equation Y= a + bx?
A
Which reason would require you to regect an equation as a manpower model for a w ork center?
Failed the F test
What t wo criteria must ban equation meet the acceptable as a manpower model?
economic and realisitc
The inear equation, Y=a+bx, is realistic when
b> or = 0 and the a value is not considered
What test would you use to determine if the individual coeffiecients of an equation are significatnly different from zero?"
T Test
Which value in the ratio unit times equation would the lead team select to represent variable work load?
B value
Mimimum essential work center requirements bust be engineered and documented independent of
resource availability
Which statement explains the simplified method of determining skill level and grades when measurement involves multiple locations?
Average skill and grade estimates received from each input location
fYou are conducting a study that employs a measurement method that involves the use of correlation and regression (c & r) to determine manpowe skills and grades; during whicdh study phase is the skill distribution percentages determined for each step in the POD?
Study planning
You are conducting a study that employs a measurement method that involves teh sue of C&R to determine manpower skills and grades; you ploy a scattergram for eacdh AFSC during data analysis and computation to
spot any obfious inconsistencies in recommended skills
In an ideal situation, what are the commended grade percentages for he 7 skill level?
40% MSgt, 60% TSgt
Extrapoliation extends the regression line beyond the range of the input data in order to
prevent rapid obsolescence due to workload changes
Which is not a manpower standard variance category?
Mechanical
Which variance would include payback initiatives such as the FASCAP?
Technological
Which office/agency developes variances that apply top more than one major command during a CMS development effort?
Air Staff
What part of the final report would bthe lead team explain why certain work centers are not included in the CMS?
Study summary
Which report or findings will the lead team prepare for that will include enough information for the client to carry out recommendations?
Management advisory studies
How long do the parties have to concur or issue comments on the CDMS package?
30-60 days
Who reviews and comments on all CMS before teh lead team staffs if for approval?
AF functional OPR and major command/manpower, organization and resources (MAJCOM/A1M)
What AF document presents the AF's guiding principles?
Doctrine
What AF document implements the AF vison?
Strategic Plan
What AF document directs accomplishment of the analysis required t help define the decision space for senior leaders on those investment issues that must be resolved during the FYDP?
Annual planning and program guidance
Senior leaders know the benefit of long-term planning, and focus on a time period in the future that is over how many years?
Three
What is the major element of a strategic plan?
Goals and objectives
What component of the AFSC is the initial entry point for issues which require corportate review?
Mission and support panels
The final body of the AFCS is the _____?
Air Force Council (AFC)
In an attempt to identify small or large changes to impprove the product or service taht results, continuous improvement seeks inputs from
all workers associated with a process
When condisering continuous improvement, it is impossible to tell if improvements are due to chance or our efforts without first
standardizing work
In continuous improvement, improving mission effectiveness while maintaining efficiency focuses on
improving the return of the resources
The AF's goal for continuous improvement is
mission accomplishment
If caught late in teh process this type of waste causes the worker significant rework?
defects
Which type of waste ties up capital and frequently hides quality problems?
Overproduction
A type of waste that is created that creates and increase in handling costs and increases the possibility of damage occuring is known as
transportation
Simply moving a printer to a more assessable location can be enough to cut which type of easily identifiable waste?
motion
Which of the five fronts of cont. improvement is the key element for the future viability and growth of the organization?
organization/people
Which of the five fronts of con. improvement is the crucial enabling factor that eliminates the barriers between customers and suppliers?
Technology
Which of the fieve fronts of cont. improvement considers the flow of work and information into, through and out of the organization?
process
What types of improvement gains typically have significant impact on the mission, but the scope of teh improvement may be restricted to a function or department?
Mid level
At what range of improvement efforts do leadership commitment and a well defined and communicated complelling case for t change become paramount?
Macro
Across the spectrum of improvement opportunities, a compelling case for change
is a constant requirement of all projects
Which commander has the final approval authority for a consultant study accomplished for a squadron level organization?
Squadron
A benefit not expected at the conclusion of the management advisory study (MAS) feasibility action is
a new manpower aseessment is scheduled
Which management advisory study (MAS) action later serves as a guide for judging study progress?
Study design
Which MAS action is the cost mutually agreed upon?
Study design
During which MAS action do we discover what the directives state, officials think, and what is actually being done?
data gathering
The start of active cdontact with client personnel in a MAS action being in the
data gathering
A systematic study of perations, processes, relationships, or procedures to find good solutions takes place in which MAS action?
Data analysis
Dujring which action of the MAS does the consultant divide the facts of your study effort into the order of anticipated acceptability"?
Briefing the results
Which consultant service product forms the basis for mutual responsibilities and potential follow on study activities?
contract
Only when approced by tyhe client the will the "crosstell" be released as a consultant study
abstract
Additional ideas to improve the work center should be discussed during which action of the MAS?
follow up
The 5 whys analysis tool was designed to address the
root cause
This analysis tool involves "digging" to determine the final action in which you can make the problem occur, or stop at will
5 whys
When a consultant is using the 5 whys analysis tool they should stop asking why
upon reaching the fuzzy zone
The analysis tool that allows the consultant to dsift through large volumes of data generated byt brainstorming is the?
affinity diagram
The analysis tool used t oexplore all the potential or root causes generatd byt brainstorming that result in a single output is the
cause and effect diagrams
The brances of the fishbone analysis tool is often created from
affinity diagram
When constructing a cause and effect analysis tool, what is a direct reflection of the depth of knowledge of the participating personnel?
many branches
What is the purpose of contstructing a control chart?
OBSERVE HOW A PROCESS IS BEHAVING
wHAT IDENTIFIES A STEADY CHANGE IN ONE DIRECTION WHEN VIEWING THE CONTROL CHART ANALYSIS TOOL?
TRENDS
wHAT TYPE OF CAUSE IS IMPORTANT TO NOTICE AS SOON AS IT OCCURS WHEN VIEWED ON A CONTROL CHART ANALYSI TOOL?
SPECIAL
What type of cause is assigned if the data pattern remains steady around the average when viewed on a control chart analysis tool?
Common
What process improvement technique shows a picture of the dqquence of all operations, transportation, delays, inspections and storage of a work procedure?
flow process charting
Which statement about flow process charting is true?
it is difficult to see "hidden costs" when charting a process
What can we use to support the flow process chart by showing the physical picture of the work area?
flow diagram chart
What proces improvement technique improves production and eases physical exertion?
layout analysis
Which statement about layout analysis is not true?
The proposed layout constitues the improvement effort as a layout analysis study
Which technique is one of the more common techniques used for layout analysis studies?
string diagram
This analysis tool graphically shows that a large majority of the problems (80%) are producted by a few key causes (20%)?
Pareto
What diagram is a chart made to aid comprehentsion of a general activity and its components?
system
Which technique is useful when teh wc consists of several people and skills contributing to hte same product or service?
work distribution analysis
Work distribution analysis begins with
establishing a task list
By repeating which problem solving methodology more quickly than their rivals allows AF leaders to gain a competitive advantage?
Observe, orient, decide, act (OODA)
Which problem solving methodology is designed to be used as a continuous loop?
Plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
If a consultant havs a product or process not meeting customer specification or is not performing adequately the problem solving methodology employed is the
Define, measure analyze improve and control (DMAIC)
In trhe 8 step provelm solving methodology, the consultant team determines if the problem requiers more analysis during the step
break down the problem/identify performance gvaps
Which step in the 8-step problem solving methodology ensures the consultant team is not focusing on symptoms and non-value added work?
determine root causes
In the 8 step provlem solving methodology which step does the team have to come to a consensus on clear and concise action items, target dates, and personsns responsible built into the action plan?
develop countermeasures
In the 8 step problem solving methodology which step may result in a return to step 4- determine root causes to look for additinoal root causes
confirm results and process
iN THE 8 STEP PROVBLEM SOLVING METHODOLOGY, WHICH STEP ENSURE SUSTAINMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS?
STANDARDIZE SUCCESSFUL PROCESSES
wHEN CONSTRUCTING TEH AA3 report, we tell the whole story in generally five minutes. This requires the team to limit information and
focus on the top five isssues
who will receive training on a just in time basis for 8 step model qualifications
event particiapnts
Which org is responsible for oversight of the AF IDEA program?
HQ USAF/ A1M
Base-level evaluations must be completed within how many working dats of receipt of notification?
5
`The automated system designed to provide all AF users IDEA program access from any AF computer is the
IDEA program data system
After the submitter submits and IDEA, the supervisor or reporting offical are notified by
email
When evalutating tan IDEA, who is responsible for determining job responsibiliity?
reporting official
The IDEA pool includes all
approved IDEAs
Which would render and IDEA submission ineligible?
submitter is anonymous
Which is not considered a reason for an IDEA reconsideration?
disagreement
How many days are allotted for an evaluation of an IDEA given to the AF evaluator?
10
Every effort jmust be made by evaluators of IDEA to identify
tangible savings
In order to be considered a hard savings in the IDEA program, a tangible savings must have
costs for manpwoer authorization or funded work year reductions
The SECAF delegates their authority to approve which monetary awards to the base IDEA analyst??
$2250
What is the maximum award for one IDEA?
10k
EWhat is the percentage of the award amount for an idea that is determined to be within the submitters job responsibilities and the benefits are tangible?
3
What report includes the number of ideas submitted, open, approvided, disapproved and carried over from previous fiscal years?
activiity
Which is not a way to market the IDEA program?
Send messages over base giant voice stsrem
Which org serves as the AF Productivity Enhancing Capital INvestment (PECI) manager?
HQ USAF/A1M
Who staffs and approves or disapproves fast payback capital investment program (FASCAP) projects?
MAJCOM PECI analyst
Which productivity enhancing capital investment (PECI) program has a ceiling of $250,000?
FASCAP
How often does the projct officer submit reports while a productivity enhancing capital investment (PECI) project is amortizing?
6 months
Which PECI project allows orgs to compete for self-sustaining funds to finance investments in equipment and facilities over $250K?
Productivitiy investment fund (PIF)
Which is not a duty of the HQ USAF productivitiy enhancing capital investment (PECI) manager?
Submit project paperwork to the MAJCOM PECI analyst
Which award recognizes \individuals and small groups who hae made substantial improvements in the quality and productivity of operations through suggestions whichc result in a savings of at least $1 million?
AF Productivity Excellence Award
Which group can not be awarded the AF Productivity Excellence Award?
A group of 5
Which agency administers the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award program?
AFMA
What are the sections of the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award?
Process, iompact and results, and sustainment and standardization
You would consider using the time study snapback method to complete a work measurement evaluation when teh elements are to be timed are
few in number
You would consider using the time study continuous method to complete a work smeasurement evaluation when the elements to be timed are
many in number
You would consider using the work sampling measurement technique to measure a work center that has
many workers in a small area
What mwrok measurement method has limited application in a wartime environment?
Work Sampling
When conducting a work sampling study, waht is teh minimum number of usable days for the sampling period you are required to ahve?
15
The economic desirability of work sampling is enhanced by
increasing the number of people being sampled
Which could you use to supplement level I work sampling when there is work that does not occur in the sampling period?
Operational audit
The crew ratio for each primary mission aircraft inventory is based oin the aircrew
complement
What agency is responsible for approving and maintaining the AF Forms 480, Aircrew AFSC/Active Flying Justification?
HQW USAF Director of Operations, Operational Training Division
Considering aircrew requirements management, which activitiy is the responsibility of the major commands?
Submitting changes to existing composition and ratios
TSgt Harper is preparing for the annual review of all aircrew positions. At which level of responsibility would she work?
HQ Acc, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services
In the functional estimatingequation process,l which manpower requireements method computer the entire amount of the total manpower requirement for a function or program?
Zero-based
Which factor is used to apply FEE loike a WLF is used in wc manpwoer standards?
Program estimating
Which type of mathematical equation is used when developing a functional estimating for a MAJCOM functional area?
Linear
To develop a FEE using regression analysis, you need the total manpower requirements and collected
program estimating factgor data
How many decimal places do you round FEE adjustment factors?
Three
On which concept about work centers are CMS constructed?
LIke work center operations are efficient and standardized
A CMS must
quantify minimum manpwoer required
When developing a manpower standard for a n activitity that remains in house after a cost comparison study, what is used as a basis for development of the POD?
Perofmrance work statement
Which portion of the manpower standard contains a series of broad statements that define the mission support capabilties of each subordianate elemetn?
Responsibility statement
What part of the manpwoer standard describes significant initiatives incorportrated into the standard?
Statement of Conditions
To convert the man hour requirements to manpower requirement, yhou should divide man-hour requirement by t whcih appropriate factor?
Man-hour availability
An overload factor is applied against
aircraft maintenance work weeks
A management enginnering team calculated 162 total monthly man hours of new work at a sheet metal shop aon McDill. The shop performs a 40-hour workweek and the additional 7.7 percent as required. How many additional requirements would the shop receive?
2
If a wc exceeds their normal 40 hour workweek by 30 minutes per day, which factor is applied instead of adding additional manpower?
Overload
After you recieve implementaion instructions, how many days do you hae to implement a new CMS into MPES?
90
Unless a signification mission or workload change has occurred, the manpower standards are reapplied
every two years
When applying CMS standards, how do you address contracted manpower equivalents?
By subracting approced contract manpower equivalent man-hours from the man-hour total
When applying CMS standards, what positions must be addressed before foreign national civilian positions can be calculated?
Military essential
When applying CMS standards, which positions are addressed directly after foreign national civilian positions are calculated?
US direct hire
When determining civlian requirements, at what number civilians wouldou apply normal rounding rules?
8
An AF commercial activities progam is appropriate when it applies to
an agency staffed partially with government personnel
The AF is not subject to the requireemnts of the commercial activities program when teh activity
is deemed inherently governmental
Which org is not included in the Competitive Sourceing Management Steering Group?
Most efficient organization
COntract Manpower equivalents (CME) are an expression of
in house manpower requirements
Unless a waiver is granted, the diruation of a public-private competitioon may not exceed a period of how many months?
24
In which circumstance may an economic analysis be used in lieu of an A-76 public-private competition to determine the low cost provider?
Functions currently performed under contract but could be performed by DOD civilian employees
What person or agency is responsible for making the inital public announcement for a public-private competition initiative?
Commander
During the perfomrance work statement development, which individuals are prohibited from participating?
Agency team development team members
Which representatives whose guidance related to their area of expertise, may have an impact of the successful comppletion of teh public private competition?
Competitive Sourcing Management Steering Group
AF inherently govt/ca inventories are done every
year
Which category of manpower must be sued to perform functionas intimately related to the public interest?
Inherently governmental
Air and Space Expeditioanry Force requirement taskings must be filled with which category of manpower?
Commercial activity exempt
Which long term/enduring services can be performed by the private sector?
Commercial activityty
Which entity conducts the mass change that incorportates the results of the AF Inherently Governmental /CA inventory into the MPES?
HQ USAF, Director of Manpower, Integration Office
The cc makes a public announcement, using Fedbizopps.gov, to all directly affecdted governemnt perseonnel within how many calednar days of the date on the public-private competition approval letter?
7
Which public-private cometition datga is considered releaseable under the FOIA requiest fom the OSD?
Cost and Performance data
Which method is used to determine if competitive sourcing is the optimal methodology for sourcing an orgs ca?
Preliminary planning process
The preliminary planning process should be completed within how many dayts of receipt of AF Director of Manpower Requireemtns Division approval?
60
The functgional, technical, and perfomrace characteristics requireemnts for items, materials, or services is contained in which document?
Performance work statement
Which acquisition strategy has the pottntial to preclue small businesses and ultimately influence the amount of competition and the eventual cost to the government?
Grouping
The extent of whicdh acquitision stravaries vased on the urgency, estimated dollar value, complexity, and past experiences of the activity under stasudy?
Market reserach
The comprehansive plan for fulfilling the governments requirements for the activity under staudy in a timely mannwer is documented in the
acquistion stragegy plan
When asking potential offerers to submit a bid, contracting includes what two items in the solicitation?
Acquitsition strategy and performace work statement
The requirement considerations in the agency tender (ATO) developed by the most effiecient organizatyion team are based on
performatince worklad estimates
Whidch plan contains the most effective organization internal staffing necessary to meet the service delivery requirements of the performance work statement?
Quality control
Who makes the preliminary selection and documents the swelction of the single contrator that will compete against the most effecdtive organization in the final step of the publoic private competition?
Source selection authority
When considereing a public private competition, the final seledction between the in house offer and the selected private sector offer must be based upson what?
Lowest cost
How does the cost and performance record help the AF?
Satisfies the reporting requireemnts directed by COnggress
Support between DOD compponensts is established through which type of support agreement?
SInterservice support
Support between major commandds within the AF is established through which type of support agreement?
Intraservice support
The statement : During the growing season, all receivers open areas will be mowed twice a month" is an example of what type support agreement?
Standard
How often are support agreements reviewed:?
Triennially
In addition to specifying the resources to be provided by both the supplying and receiving activifties, support agreements document the tasks needed byt the receiver and are included in a
detailed description of work
Support agreement negotiations benefit the DOD by
dollar and material savings
Managers at all DOD operating levels use the interservice support program when
duplication is identified
In financing support agreements, reimbursable support costs are determined through
analysis, except when mutually acceptable cost accounting systems are used
In reference to intraservice support agreement, what type of support agrangement is applicable when there is a physical separation of activities or a mobility requireemnts dictates its use?
Functional duplication
When dealing with support agreements, usually the two parties use a memorandum of agreement to
document the exchange of services and/or resources
A MOU is used to
defin the broad areas of support
When it is not clar at the local level which of several installations can csupport a receiver most economically or effectivery, who reolves it?
MAJCOM pres
When support is feasible, who is tasked to provide specific provisions in an agreement; identify direct and indirect incremental reimbursable costss; and, wit hteh servicing manpower ande org office ,obtain manpwoer firgures?
Functional area agreement coordianteor
Who identifies opportunities of support assess minimum inputs of proposed support arrangements, and commits resources to accomplish the support arrangemeents?>
Support agreement manager
One way to determine the manpower impact in a support agreement annex is to
apply the applicable CMS
The principal forum for deliberating national security policy issues is the
National Security Council (NSC)
In joint operation planning, planning for which activitiy is planning directed toward assembling andorganizing national resources to support national ovjectives in times of war adn for military oprations other than war (MOOTW)?
Mobilization
Following redeployment, the Military departments may reduce teh number of civilan employees during which type of planning?
Demobilization
Joing tplans are constantly assessed and updated thru a structureed review, assessment, and modification by the
Joint Forces Commander (JFC)
GThe joint operation planning process (JOPP) focuses on
defining the military mission
In what step of the JOPP does HQ USAF advise component AF cc's of the resources avaialble to support joint requirements?
1- Planning initiation
In the JOPP, once a situation is analyzed, the planner will
develop various course of actions
What step of the JOPP results in a COA recommendation and COA decision vy the cc?
5- COA comparison
In the JOPPP, the staff completes the cc's estimate during what step?
6-Course of action approval
Uduring what step of the JOPP is an operation order developed directly from Crisis action planning?
7- Plan or order development
Deliberate planning prepares for possible contingencies using forces the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan pre-identified as
apportioned
In the joint planning cycle, where does the deliberate planning process begin?
SECDEF annual Contingencyt Planning Guidance
Situations that extend major combat operations across combatant command boundaries use the deliberate planning to develop a
global campaign plan
When planning time is limited and actual deployment is expected, the planner relies on which type of planning?
Crisis action
Which type of Joint Chiefs of Staff orders intiatites development of a course of action?
Warning
Which type of execution planning order incorporates the president and secdef approval of the coa derived from the JCS consultations?
Alert
Which type of execution planning order refines the estimated C-day and L hour and confirmed lift allocation for teh deploying forces?
Alert
What system is use dt otranslate policy decisions in to operatio plan (OPLAN) and operation orders (OPORD) in support of national security objectives?
Joint OPeration Planning and Execution Sytstem (JOPES)
Which plan establishes requirements for the defvelopment of mobilization and production- polanning programs to support sustained contingency operations of the programmed forces?
War and mobilization
How often is the USAF War and Mobilization Plan (WMP) revised?
Annually
Which part of the USAF WMPT, volume 3, Combat and Support Forces, lists all available combat forces by type aircraft, unit id, unit availbliity date, and scenarios or theters for which they are apportioned odr deliberate tplanning?
1
Which part of the USAF WMP, Volume 3, combat and support forces, is a listing of all AF UTC approved for planning?
3
A unit type code (UTC) package noramlly represents
both personnel and equipment
A unit type code (UTC) becomes standard when it is registered in the
manpower and equipment force packageing system (MEFPAK)
WHICH UNIT TYPE CODE (UTC) SUFFIX LETS THE PLANNER KNOW IT IS A STANDARD, HQ USAF APPROVED AND DISTRIBUTED UTC?
0
wHICH UNIT TYPE CODE (UTC) SUFFIX LETS TEH PLANNER KNOW THE UTC HAS EXCESSIVE REJECT CONDITIONS AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MAJCOM?
9
WHICH USAF WMP VOLUME IS THE MOST VALUABLE SOURCE DUCMENT USED IN BASE SUPPORT PLANNING?
4, WARTIME AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
WHICH UAF WMP VOLUME REFLECTS THE JOINT HQ USAF AND MAJCOM POSITION OFN THE USE OF BASES IN WARTIME?
4, WARTIME AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
WHICH DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF PARTS 1 THROUGH 3 WITHIN VOL 4 OF THE SUAF WMP AND IDENTIFIES EACH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION THAT HAS AIRCRAFT PASSING THROUGH IT OR OPERATIONG OUT IT IDURING WARTIME?
WARTIME AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY (waa)
WHICH USAF WMP VOL CONTAINS THE BASIC PLANNING FACTORS AND DATA THAT THE AF APPROVES FOR EXPENDITURE OF ALL WAR CONSUMABLES THAT STUPPORT WARTIME FLYING ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT MUNITIONS, FUEL TANKS, LAUNCHERS, RACKS, ADAPTERS AND PYLONS?
5, BASIC PLANNING FACTORS AND DATA
WHICH USAF WMP VOL CONTAINS THE WARTIME SORTIE AND ATTRITION RATES INCLUDING SORTIE DURATION?
5, BASIC PLANNING FACTORS AND DATA
A NEW UTC SHOULD NOT BE REQUESTED WHEN
MINOR PROGRAM CHANGES OCCUR IN MANPOWER OR EQUIPMENT
IN DEVELOPING UTCS, WHO MAKES SURE THA AN ACCURATE LOGISTIC DETAIL IS BUILT FOR THE FINALIZED MANPWOER DETAIL?
PILOT UNIT
WHICH AGENCY RECEIVES THE REQUEST FOR A NEW UTC BY WATY OF DCAPES?
HQ USAF/DIRECTORATE OF WAR PLANNING AND POLICY DIVISION
WHICH AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTERING A NEW UNIT TYPE CODE INTO THE MANFOR?
AFMA/WARTIME ANALYSIS BRANCH
THE MANPOWER FORCE PACKAGEING SYSTEM 9MANFOR) IS A SUBSYSTEM OF
MEFPAK AND DCAPES
THE SPECIFIC MANPOWER REQUIREED TO PERFORM THE MISSION AS DEFINED IN THE UNIT TYPE CODES MISSION CAPABILITY SATEMETN (MISCAP) IS FOUND IN THE
MANFOR
WAR PLANNERS USE UTC TO DOCUMENT REQUIREEMNTS FOR WHICH TYPES OF PLANNING?
DELIBERATE AND CRISIS ACTION
THE TIMEPPHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA (TPFDD) INS THE PRIMARY CONCER NAND CENTRAL FOUNDATION FOR
FORCE AND LOGISTAICS PLANNING, MOVEMENT SCHEDULING, AND PLAN EXECUTION
WAHT IS THE JOPES DATABASE PART OF AN OPERATION PLAN THAT PLANNERS USE TO IDENTRIFY THE MOVEMENT DATA ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLIYONG FORCES?
TIME PHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA (TPFDD)
TIME PHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA (TPFDD) MAINTENACNE FOCUSES ON CHANGES THAT OCCURED T OTHE
DEPLOYMENT DATA SINCE REFINEMENT
WHO IS THE FINAL WPPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR CHANGE S TO THE OPLAN TIME PHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA (TPFDD)?
SUPOEPORTED COMMANDER
WHICH IS NOT A SCALABLE MODULAR ELEMENT OF THE AIR AND SPACE EXPEDITIONARY TASK FORCE?
ROTATE HOURLY SHIFTS
WHEN USED IN CONCERT, FORCE MODULES PROVIDE CAPABILITIES TO OPEN, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE
AN AIR EXPEDITIONALRY WING (AEW)
WHICH AIR AND SPACE EXPEDITIONARYY TASK FORCE (AETF) FORE MODULE (FM) CONTAINS CAPABILITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MISSIONS AND WWEAPON SYSTEMS?
ESTABLISH THE AIRBASE
THE AIR AND SPACE EXP TASK FORCE FORCE MODUCLE THAT IS CONSIDDERED PART OF THE BASELINE STRUCTURE FOR THE AETF IS
ROBUST THE AIRBASE
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE TRANSLATED THROUGH DCAPES EXCEPT
UNIT MANNING DOCUMENTS
THE DIRECTOR OF WHICH HQ USAF AGENCY APPROVES REQUESTWSS TO INCORPORATE UNIQUE SYYSTEMS INTO DCAPES?
WAR PLANNING AND POLICY DIVISION (A5XW)
EACH TIME WE COMPARE THE UTC OR A DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS MANNING DOCUMENT REQUIREEMTN TO THE MANPOWER AUTHORIZATIONS, WE ARE ASSESSING THE ADEQUACY OF THE
JOINT STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES PLAN (JSCP)
THE PRIMARY EMPHASIS WHEN CROSS LEVELING UTC REQUIREEMNTS WITHIN A COMMAND IS TO OBTAIN THE
STATED AFSC REQUIREMENTS Q
DURING AFSC CORSS UTILIZIATION, OFFICER REQUIREEMNTS MAY BE SATISFIED BY SUBSTITUTING
ONE GRADE HIGHER
DURING AFSC CROSS UTLIZATION, ENLISTED REQUIREMENTS MAY BE SATISFIED BY SUBSTUTUTING TWO
SKILL LEVELS HIGHTER
DURING MISMATCH REOSOLUTION, A FAM MAY ELIMINATE A REQUIREMTN FROM A UTC AS A SOLUTION TO AN IDENTIFIED
SHORTFALL
DURING MISMATCH RESOLUTION, A FAM MAY IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SUBSITITUTION FOR A PARTICULAR AFSC AS A SOLUTION OTO AN IDENTIFIED
SHORTFALL
WHICDH PROGRAM USES TOTAL FORCE ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO FILL SHORT FALLS IN CRITICAL AREAS?
IMA
TO CALCULATE AVAIALBE RESOURCES A BASE LEVEL PALNNER CONDUCTS A BASE LEVEL PALNNING PROCESS BLPP ASSESSMENT BY SUBRRACTING THE NUMBER DEPLOYING FROM THE IN PLACE RESOURCES AND
ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES DEPLOYING IN
WHAT PROGRAMS ARE SUED TBY INSTALLATION CCS TO ALLEVIATE SHORTGALLS?
AUGMENTATION DUTY AND EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS
WHICH IS NOT A MILITARY DEPARTMENT? COAST GUARD? AF? AR? NAVY?
COAST GUARD
A MILITARY SERVICES INCLUES ALL THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
DOD CIV PERS
WHICH COMMAND AUTHORITY HAS CONTROL OVER MILITARY CAPABILITGY OF FORCES THAT ARE LIMITED TO DETAILED DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF MOVEMENTS OR MANEUVERS WITHIN THE OPERATIONSL AREA NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION?
TACTICAL CONTROL
WHICH IS NOT A CATEGORY OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY TEH BOMATANT COMMANDER?
TACTICAL
THE COMMAND AUTHORITY THAT GIVES THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AUTHORITY OVER SUBORDINATE ORGS IN REGARDS TO SUPPORT IS
ADCON
FORCES AND ASSIGNED TO THE COMBATANT COMMANDERS BY THE SECDEF THROUGH SERVICE SECRETARIES BASED ON WHAICH AGENCY'S RECOMMENDATIONS?
GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT BOARD
WHICH COMMADNER IS TASKED BY TEH JOINT STAFF TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDED GLOBAL SOURSCING SOLUTIONS?
JOINT FORCE
WHICH IS NOT ACCOMPSHED BY ADAPTIVE PLANNING?
ALLOCATES BUDGET FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR
WHICH OPTION IS NOT A TRANSITIONAL STAGE OF ADAPTIVE PLANNING AND EXECUTION?
EVALUATION
A UNITS RECSOURCES AND TRAINING STATIUS IS BASED ON THE
CAPABILITIES REFLECTED IN TEH DESIGNED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY STATEMENT
HOW MANY UNIT CAPABILITY LEVELS ARE IN THE SORTS?
6
WHAT CAPABILITIY LEVEL INDICATES THA A UNIT REQUIRES ADDITINAL RESOURCES OR TRAINIGN TO UNDERTAKE ITS WARTIME MISSION BUT MAY BE DIRECTED TO UDNERSTAKE PORTIONS OF THIE WARTIME MISSIN WITH RECOURSES ON HAND?
4
THE AEF SCHEDULES OPERATIOES ON A LIFE CYCLE OF HOW MANY MONTHS?
24
WHAT COMPLEMENTS THE READINESS DATA REPORTED IN TEH SORS?
ART
WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR BOTH SORTS AND ART?
AEF TPFDD LIBRATY
WHO IS THE BASE FOCAL POINT FOR ALL ACDTIONS CONCERNING READINESS PLANS ?
iDO
WHO IS THE AFS REPRESENTATIVE IN THE READINESS COMMUNITY?
FAM
WHO NORMALLY INITIATES AND SUBMITS MANPWOE RCHANGE REQUIRESTWS?
SQUADRON OR GROUP CC
IN A DEPLOYED ENVIRONEMNT, WHO OR WHAT AGENCY IS THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR AN ACR?
COMBATANT COMMANDER
WHAT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION MUST BE ASSIGNED TO ALL PROVISIONAL ORGS ESTABLISHED FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS?
SECRET
ONCE MANPOWER AND ORGANIZATION OFFICE IS ESTABLISHED AT A DEPLOYED LOCATION, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MISSION BRIEFING?
TO PROVIDE KEY PERSONNEL A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESONSBILIBIES, CAP BBILITIES, AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MO OFFICE.