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What are the 3 principle Decision-making support systems?
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1) Planning Programming Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) Process
2) Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) 3) Defense Acquisition System |
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What is the focus of JCIDS?
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Capability needs, i.e. things that the forces don't currently have.
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What instruction governs the Defense Acquisition System?
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DoD 5000
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What entity has oversight of the Defense Acquisition System?
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Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
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What entity has oversight of the JCIDS?
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Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)
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What entity has oversight of the PPBS?
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DEPSECDEF
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What PPBE task happens in Year 2 of a 4 year Presidential Term?
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QDR
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What 2 items drive the JCIDS?
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1) National Security Strategy 2) QDR |
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What Defense Acquisition documents support the JCIDS?
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1) Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)
2) Capability Development Document (CDD) 3) Capability Production Document (CPD) 4) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) |
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What is the expected outcome of JCIDS?
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Recommended Material solutions that lead to acquisition programs.
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When are Defense Acquisition Board reviews conducted?
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Conducted at major program milestones, at the Full-Rate production decision review and as necessary
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What is the function of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)?
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To provide advice and counsel to SECDEF, to validate Key Performance Parameters (KPP's).
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Who makes up the Joint Requirements Oversight Council?
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Service Vice Chiefs
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What are the major decision reviews?
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1. Material Development Decision 2. Preliminary Design Review 3. Full-rate production review 4. Critical Design Review |
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What is the forum for approving ACAT 1AM milestones?
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IT acquisition board reviews
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What are the life cycle sustainment activities?
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Pre-Acquisition, Acquisition, and Sustainment
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What are some important life cycle sustainment considerations?
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Product support Data management Life-cycle cost, Life-cycle assessment Serial item management Condition based maintenance Interoperability Integrated supply chain mgmt Logistics footprint minimization |
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What are some important design considerations?
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Interoperability Software Supportability Corrosion prevention control System security Accessibility Critical safety items Item unique identification |
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What are some of the important Milestone A documents?
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Acquisition decision memorandum Analysis of alternatives Systems engineering plan Test & evaluation strategy Technology development strategy |
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What are some of the important Milestone B documents?
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Acquisition decision memo Analysis of alternatives update Acquisition strategy Capability development doc Info support plan Independent cost estimate |
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What are some important Milestone C documents?
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Acquisition strategy Acquisition program baseline Capability production doc Independent cost estimate Info support plan Life cycle sustainment plan Systems engineering plan Test and eval master plan |
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Before Milestone A, what phase is conducted?
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Material Solution Analysis phase
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After Milestone A and before Milestone B, what phase is conducted?
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Technology Development
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After Milestone B and before Milestone C, what phase is conducted?
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Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase
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After Milestone C, what phase is conducted?
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Production and Deployment
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Purpose of PPBE Process
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To allocate resources within DoD while satisfying the demands of the National Security Strategy
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Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) definition
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Top Down -- systematic method established by JCS for assessing gaps in military joint warfighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve gaps.
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Defense Acquistion System
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Allows for decentralized and streamlined execution of acquistion activities.
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What is the outcome of the planning element of PPBE?
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Defense Planning and Programming Guidance
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What is the outcome of the programming element of PPBE?
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Components POM and RMDs
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What is the outcome of the budgeting element of PPBE?
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BES
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Budgeting
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Converts the programmatic view into the Congressional desired appropriation structure and includes budget justification documents.
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When is the National Security Strategy approved?
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In the 1st year of president's administration
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QDR
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Sec Def in consultation with Chairman JCS leads QDR. QDR is a comprehensive review of all elements of defense policy and strategy needed to support the national security strategy. QDR final report serves as the foundation document for defense strategy and business policy.
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Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) with regards to PPBE
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Provides PPBE witth affordability advice supported by the Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) and identifies capability gaps and potential material and material solutions. Directly supports the DAB and ITAB in advising Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) for major milestone decisions.
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DPG takes into account what other strategic level guidance
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National Security Strategy National Military Strategy Joint Vision 2020 The QDR. |
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Who chairs JROC
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Vice Chairman of the JCS (also serves at the co-chair of the DAB)
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When may the MDA authorize entry into the acquisition system?
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At any point as long as they are consistent with phase specfic entrance criteria and statutory requirements.
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What are the most expensive systems know as?
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Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) or Major Automated Information Systems (MAISs)
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD (AT&L))
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Is the DAE for ACAT 1D programs and is the MDA.
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Make program and ACAT 1C program
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DAE has delegated decision authority to the DoD component head, who in turn may and usually will delegate authority to the CAE
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Major Automated Information Systems (MAISs) approval
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MDA at OSD. usually an ACAT IAM
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Purpose of Technology Development (TD) Phase
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To reduce technology risk Detemine the appropriate set of technologies to be integrated into a full system Demostrate critical technologies on representative prototypes In many cases to initiate traceable requirements flow down to complete a preliminary design for the full requirement/system. |
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Acquisition Strategy (AS)
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Generally guides the remaining phases of the acquisition process following Technology Development (TD). As is presented and approved at Milestone B for entry into the EMD phase
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Acquistion Program Baseline (APB)
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PM is required to document program goals prior to program initiation. This is accomplished through APB. Goals are derived from user's performance requirements. Must be approved by MDA prior to entering EMD or at program initiation (which ever occurs later)
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Performance paramenters for APB
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Should be the minimum number needed to characterize the major drivers of operational performance. ** not less is better**
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Schedule for APB
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Should include as a minimum the projected dates for program initiation, other major decision points, and initial operating capability.
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CAIV for APB
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Stabililize cost by adjusting schedule or performance
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systems engineering defined
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Is the ovearching process that a program team applies to transition from a stated capability need to an operationally effective and suitable system.
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Environmental Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH)
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PMs will integrate ESOH risk management into the overall systems enveering process for all deveopmental and sustaining engineering activities. PMs will support system-related Class A and B mishap investigations by rpviding analyses of hazards that contributed to the mishap and recommendation for material risk mitigations measures, especially those that minimize human errors.
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Corrosion Prevention and Control
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ACAT 1 programs shall document its strategy in a corrosion prevention control plan. Plan shall be required at Milestones B and C.
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Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)
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A management technique that simutaneously intergrates all the essential acquisition activities through the use of multidisciplinary teams to optimize the design, manufacturing and supportabilityprocesses. IPPD facflftates meeting cost and performance objectives from product concept through production, including field support. One of the key IPPD tenets is multidisciplinary teamwork through Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
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OIPT
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Overarching Integrated Product Team (DoD)
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IIPT
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Integrating Integrated Product Team (between DoD and Program Office)
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WIPT
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Working Level Integrated Product Team (Program Office)
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Requirements Management
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Provides tracebility back to user-defined capabllltles as documented through the Joint Capabilltles Integration and Development System. PM should institute requirements mgmt to: 1 maintain the traceability of all requirements from capabilities needs 2 to document all changes to those requirements 3 to record the rationale for those changes. |
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Data management
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Consists of the disciplined processes and systems used to plan for, acquire, access, manage, protect, and use data of a technical nature to support the total life cycle of the system. The program manager should develop a plan for managing defense system data during each phase of the system life cycle and Include it in the Systems Engineering Plan.
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Verification
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Confirms that the system element meets the design to or build to specifications.
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Validation
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Answers is this the right solution to the problem?
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System of Systems engineering
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Systems of systems should be treated and managed as a system In their own right, and should therefore be subject to the same systems engineering processes and best practices as applled to individual systems.
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Family of systems
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A family of systems is not considered to be a system per se. A family of systems DOES NOT create capability beyond the additive sum of the individual capabilities of its member systems. A famiy of systems lacks the synergy of a system of systems.
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the Materiel Development Decision review
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The Joint Staff shall present the JROC recommendations and the DoD Component shall present the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) Including: the preliminary concept of operations, a description of the needed capability. the operational risk, and the basis for etermining that non-materiel approaches will not sufficiently mitigate the capability gap. D/CAPE shall approve AoA study guidance NOT solution/decision
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Does the MDA's decision to begin a Material Solution Analysis mean a new acquisition program has been started?
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False
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When does the Material Solution Analysis Phase end?
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When the AoA has been completed
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Technology Development Phase
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Purpose is to reduce technology risk, detemine and mature the appropriate set of technologies to be integraed into a full system and to demostrate critical technologies on prototypes.
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Entrance into Technology Development Phase
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Depends on the completion of the AoA, a proposed materiel solution, and full funding for planned Technology Development Phase activity.
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Technology Development for an MDAP shall not proceed without
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Milestone A approval
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What occurs at Milestone A?
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The MDA reviews the proposed materiel solution and the draft Technology Development Strategy (TOS). The Technology Development Phase begins when the MCA has approved a materiel solution and the TDS, and has documented the decision in an Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM).
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Technology Development Strategy and associated funding
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Shall provide for 2 or more competing teams producing prototypes of the system elements prior to or through Milestone B. (down select)
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When can a project exit the Technology Development Phase?
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When there is an affordable program, or increment of militarily useful capability has been identified. Normally less than 5 years for a weapon system. Mileston B follows completion of this phase.
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When does a program enter EMD (Engineering Manufaturing and Development?
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Technology maturity
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purpose of EMD (Engineering Manufaturing and Development Phase
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The purpose of the EMD Phase is to develop a system or an increment of capability; complete full system integration (technology risk reduction occurs during Technology Development); develop an affordable and executable manufacturing process; ensure operational supportability with particular attention to minimizing the logistics footprint; implement human systems Integration (HSI); design for efficient and quality production;ensure affordability; protect CPI by implementing appropriate techniques such as anti tamper; and demonstrate system integration, interoperability, safety, and utility.
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What happens at Milestone B?
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EMD begins which is usually the beginning of the acquisition program. Program should have full funding. LRIP quantity is determined
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LRIP quantities (limits)
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Not less than 1 and no more than 10% of total production
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OT&E
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May not be conducted until the D, OSD Test (DOT&E) approves in writing
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Full rate production
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Need MDA approval -- also requires completion of IOT&E and receipt of the "Beyond the LRIP report"
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Life Cycle sustainment
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Lifecycle sustainment planning begins during Materiel Solution Analysis, and matures throughout Technology Development. A LCSP shall be prepared for Milestone B. The planning shall be flexible and performance--oriented, reflect an evolutionary approach,and accommodate modifications, upgrades, and re..procurement. The LCSP shall be a part of the program's Acquisition Strategy and integrated with other key program planning documents. The LCSP Is updated and executed during Production & Deployment and Operations & Support.
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Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL)
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not buying pieces and parts -- need to maintain
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What is the highest % of life cycle costs in O&S?
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Disposal
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When do you use Modeling and Simulation?
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In the systems engineering process
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when are affordability assessments required?
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At milestones B and C
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Life Cycle Costs
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include total cost to govt of acq and ownership of that sytem over its useful life
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Total ownership costs
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Consists of the elements of a program's life cycle cost as well as other infrastructure or business processes costs not neessarily attributable to the program.
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Milestone A has
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AoA and end of technolgy development
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Mileston B has
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Acquisition strategy and KPP's
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what is required at each major milestone decion point>
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an AoA
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The DoD Component Cost Estimate
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DoD Instruction 5000.02, operation of the Defense Acquisition System, Enclosure 4, Table 3, also directs that a DoD Component Cost Estimate be provided to the Milestone Decision Authority at Milestones A, B, C, and the Full-Rate Production Decision Review.
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Parametric Techniques
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Statistical or top down
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Engineering Techniques
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Bottoms up approach
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Actual Costs
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Actual costs from protoypes or early production
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Analogy
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Estimate based on a historically similar system
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CARD (Cost Assessment Review Document)
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The CARD is used to describe formally the acquisition program for purposes of preparing both the program office cost estimate (and the Component cost position, if applicable) and the OSD Office of Cost Assessment independent cost estimate.
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EVM
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Is a key tool in the managment and oversight of Major Defense Acq Programs and MAIS. Recognized function of PM
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When is EVM required?
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When the contract is a cost or incentive type contract and the value is $20M or more.
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EVM is a mgmt tool....
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• Relates the scope of the work to its associated budgets and schedule. • Measures the work progress in objective terms. • States the value of the work completed in dollars, or other measurable units. **early warning system for deviations from the plan and facilitates corrective actions considerations when performance problems are identified.** |
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BCWP
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Is earned value - value of all work actually accomplished in a given period of time and represents the completion of work
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BCWS
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is the value of all work scheduled to be accomplished in a given period of time and represents the planning function required by earned value mgmt
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What are the 9 EVM techniques?
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0/100 - not desireable Percent Start/ Percent Finished Percent Complete Weighted Milestone - best for long term discrete work Weighted Milestone with % Complete Units Completed Equivalent Units Apportioned Efforts Level of Effort |
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Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
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Includes all undistributed budget, all summary level planning package budgets and all control account budgets (DOES NOT INCLUED MR)
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Earned value work packages
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Discreet, apportioned effort, and level of effort
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What is the culminating event of the PMB development process?
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The IBR (Integrated baseline review)
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Replanning
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Realignment of schedule or reallocation of budget for remaining effort within existing constraints of the contract. (stay w/in current cost,sch,perf.)
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Cost Performance Index
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Instead of a dollar amount. A ratio less than 1 indicates that the value of the work that has been accomplished Is less than the amount of money spent A ratio greater than 1 indicates that the value of the work that has been accomplished is greater than the amount of money spent.
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Schedule performance Index
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Related as a ratio instead of a dollar amount. A ratio less than 1 indicates that work is being completed slower than planned. A ratio greater than 1 indicates that work is being completed faster than planned.
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Estimate at Completion
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Cost already incurred plus the best estimate of the additiona cost required to complete the project
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Performance Factor
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Composite performance factor obtained by multiplying the cumulative CPI times the cumulative SPI
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TCPI (To complete performance index)
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Represents the future cost efficiency (value of work per dollar) needed to achieve a desired EAC.
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What are DoD's 3 Decision Support Systems (DSS)
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JCIDS, PPBE, DAS
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Key Systems Engineering Tools Include what?
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Sys Eng Plan Integrated Master Plan Integrated Master Sked Value Engr Tech Perf Measures Trade Studies Modeling & Simulation |
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Which DSS identifies needs, gaps in warfighting capabilities?
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JCIDS
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Which DSS is used to craft plans and programs to meet the NSS?
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PPBE
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Which DSS does DoD use to aquire Weapon Systems?
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DAS
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Who has oversight of the DAS
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MDA
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DEPSECDEF has oversight of which DSS?
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PPBE
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JCIDS oversight responsibility belongs to whom?
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VCJCS and JROC
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The Key Element of Planning in the PPBE Process include?
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Joint Programming Guidance
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The POM and PDMs are an essential element of which PPBE phase?
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Programming
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The Key Elements of the Budgeting Phase of PPBE include?
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PBDs
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How does PPBE align with a Four-Year Presidential Term?
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Y1: New NSS Y2: QDR aligned with PB submit, Fiscal Guidance Issued, POM/BES Submits Y3: Ltd changes to BL program Y4: SPG/JPG (refining alingment of strategy and programs, fiscal guidance issued, POM/BES Submits |
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Which DSS is based on a series of top down analyses derived from the NSS, NMS and the QDR?
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JCIDS
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Identification of capabilities that allow for meeting future military challenges can be derived from which DSS?
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JCIDS
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Which DoD Directive provides governing policies and principles for the DAS?
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DoDD 5000.1 (DAS)
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DoDD 5000.2 (Operation of the DAS) does what?
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Provides management framework that implements the policies and principles of DoDD 5000.1 (DAS)
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Which entity provides oversight of the DAS?
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The MDA for the Program
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DAS uses ACQ program categories. Name them.
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ACAT I, ACAT IA (AIS), ACAT II, ACAT III
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What are the most expensive ACAT I Programs, and who is the MDA?
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ACAT ID, USD(AT&L), and Designated MDAPs
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Who is the MDA for the most expensive ACAT IA programs?
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ASD NII / DoD CIO is MDA for ACAT IAM and Designated MAIS
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Which DSS is DoD's primary resource allocation process?
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PPBE
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Which DSS is driven by warfighting deficiencies and needs?
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JCIDS
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Which DSS establishes a mgmt process that translates user needs and tech opportunities into systems?
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DAS or Acquisition Mgmt Syst (AMS)
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What's the objective of an Acq Strategy?
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To define the management approach that guides the program to achieve goals.
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There are 18 Key ACQ Strategy Development Considerations. Name a few....
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Acq Approach, Best Practices, Bus. Considerations, Capability Needs Summary, ESOH, HSI, IA, IT, Integrated T&E, Interoperability
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Which ACQ Strategy consideration should address the contract approach that will be used?
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Business Considerations
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Which ACQ Strategy consideration should address the potential for increasing, enhancing, and improving the conventional forces of the US & NATO?
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Business Considerations
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The PM documents program goals prior to prog. intitiation in what document?
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APB
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Program Goals in the APB are described in what terms?
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As Objective and Threshold Values for Cost, Schedule, Performance.
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In the APB, should performance parameters be limited? Why or why not?
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Yes, to provide maximum trade space with Cost, Sked, Perf
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The APB should contain parameters that, if not met, would not require MDA program re-evaluation.
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False. Only parameters that would require a MDA to consider alternative prg concepts or design approaches should be included in the APB.
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Who owns, is accountable for the APB?
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The PM
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Who approves the APB?
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The MDA
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An ACQ Prog results from what?
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JCIDS determination to pursue a materiel solution.
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The Capability Needs Summary of the ACQ Strategy identifies what?
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Whether the need is structured to achieve full capability in time-phased increments or a single step. Ref. the ICD and the CDD.
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DoD may obligate funds for a MDAP after entry into SDD without a MDA approved baseline?
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False. DoD may not obligate unless USD (AT&L) approves the obligation.
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The APB requires the concurrence of whom?
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The PEO for all acquistion category programs, and the CAE for ACAT 1D and
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