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Test 2 Jeopardy Flashcards

1
Q

_______ in a defense system’s development and acquisition program helps reduce or manage risks.

A

Test and Evaluation (T&E)

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2
Q

The Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) is prepared by the _____ in conjunction with principal __________.

A

PM / Integration Working Group (TIWG) members

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3
Q

The _________ is the principal staff assistant and senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense on operational test and evaluation (OT&E) in the Department of Defense (DoD).

A

Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

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4
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Testing event emphasized later in the life cycle, focuses on the system and determines operational effectiveness and suitability.

A

Operational Testing

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5
Q

Testing event which is normally conducted on those tasks performed at field level and some sustainment level by user representatives.

A

Logistics Demonstration

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6
Q

Two principles of Lean Manufacturing

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Minimization of Waste

Responsive to Change

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7
Q

Involves proving the design can actually produce a product that meets customer functional requirements in a realistic, “factory floor” type situation.

A

Process proofing

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8
Q

Cost of Quality (3 areas)

A
  1. Prevention
  2. Appraisal
  3. Correcting Failures
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9
Q

The five major causes of production problems

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  1. Unstable Rates and Quantities
  2. Design Instability
  3. Undue emphasis on Schedule
  4. Inadequate Configuration Management System
  5. Inattention to Environmental Impacts
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10
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Five top level design goals for producible products

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  1. Design for Ease of Fabrication
  2. Design for Ease of Assemble
  3. Design for Multiuse
  4. Minimize Number of Parts
  5. Maximize Number of Common Parts
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11
Q

An event-based plan that identifies the work that must be accomplished to complete the key program activities and events

A

Integrated Master Plan (IMP)

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12
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The ________ for estimating schedule durations includes an optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates.

A

Three Point Estimate

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13
Q

Longest path through the network

A

Critical path

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14
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These schedules tie (or roll up) the detailed tasks in the detailed schedules to the key events and milestones in the master schedule(s), and provide traceability between the two levels.

A

Intermediate

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15
Q

These charts depicts information about significant project events, focusing on specific points in time.

A

Milestone

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16
Q

This level of the WBS includes Major Elements of the defense materiel item, such as hardware, software elements, program management, training, data, etc.

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Level 2

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17
Q

The WBS is used for: (four events)

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  1. Planning logistics
  2. Establishing schedules
  3. Tracking cost
  4. Predicting variations
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18
Q

Develops the Contract WBS

A

Contractor

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19
Q

A WBS is an output of the ________ process.

A

Systems Engineering

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20
Q

There are _______ WBS categories and ________ common elements (level 2).

A

11/10

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21
Q

3 Leadership Styles

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  1. Supervisory
  2. Participative
  3. Team
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22
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Six Core Ethical Values

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  1. Trustworthiness
  2. Respect
  3. Responsibility
  4. Fairness
  5. Caring
  6. Citizenship
23
Q

Ethics may be thought of as a set of __________ for a group of people of society.

A

Behavioral standards

24
Q

Three Classical Decision-Making Models

A
  1. Consequentialism
  2. the Golden Rule
  3. Kant’s Absolute Moral Duties
25
Q

_________ leadership is the ideal style for most IPT leaders in team leadership.

A

Team Leadership

26
Q

_________ is essential in determining a system’s readiness for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.

A

Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)

27
Q

_________ are logical means of translating broad capability needs into well-defined system specific requirement ultimately into operationally effective, suitable, and survivable systems.

A

Phases

28
Q

The 5Ms are used to ensure the design can produce a uniform product, defect-free product, and _________.

A

reproducible products

29
Q

A ___________ is an aggregation of end products and enabling products to achieve a given purpose.

A

System

30
Q

The five Ms of manufacturing are Material, Method, Machinery, Manpower, and __________.

A

Measurement

31
Q

__________ is an interdisciplinary approach encompassing the entire technical effort to evolve and verify an integrated and total life cycle-balanced set of system, people and process solutions that satisfy customer needs.

A

Systems Engineering

32
Q

Name the eight Technical Management Processes.

A

Technical planning, requirements management, interface management, risk management, configuration management, technical data management, technical assessment and decision analysis

33
Q

Name the eight System Engineering Technical Processes

A

Stakeholder requirements definition, requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and transition

34
Q

Both _________ and the DoD have similar goals in product development and share key Systems Engineering processes.

A

Industry

35
Q

Standard that was replaced by EIA 631 and IEEE 1220.

A

MIL-STD499A

36
Q

Every system consists of one or more End Products and a set of _________ Products.

A

Enabling Products

37
Q

Contractors must have a quality management process that meets the government’s objectives but is not required to have a _________.

A

Third party certification

38
Q

A type of program-unique specification that describes the form, fit and function and method for acceptance of end products (e.g., parts, components and other items that are elements of a system model)

A

Item Specification

39
Q

The _________ is the Government’s foundation plan for Systems Engineering activities planned for use on a project.

A

Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)

40
Q

A __________ requirement is one that is not explicitly stated in a higher-level set of requirements yet required to be satisfied in order to provide a complete system solution.

A

Derived

41
Q

________ measure actual results versus expected results

A

Technical Performance Measurement (TPM)

42
Q

Risk management in Program Management Officer can be either __________ or __________.

A

centralized / decentralized

43
Q

Four risk mitigation options

A
  1. Avoiding
  2. Controlling
  3. Transferring
  4. Accepting
44
Q

Risk identification is structured to help answer the question _________.

A

What can go wrong?

45
Q

Three components of risk

A
  1. Future root cause
  2. a probability or likelihood of that future root cause occurring
  3. Consequence (or effect) of that future occurrence
46
Q

The ________ gets his or her authority from a Certificate of Appointment, commonly known as a Warrant

A

Contracting Officer (KO)

47
Q

__________: At least 51 percent unconditionally owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged

A

Small disadvantaged business

48
Q

Fixed price contracts have a ________ risk to the Government

A

Low

49
Q

_________ provide a set of processes that, if performed by qualified persons using appropriate tools and methods, will provide a capability for effective and efficient engineering of systems, including their software components.

A

Standards

50
Q

The ________ Baseline is prepared during latter part of EMD Phase and establishes requirements for hardware fabrication, software and delivery

A

Product Baseline

51
Q

Four Configuration Management Functions

A
  1. Identification
  2. Control
  3. Status Accounting
  4. Audit
52
Q

The _______ is usually responsible for the product baseline or “build-to” level baseline and below

A

Contractor

53
Q

Three configuration management baselines

A
  1. Functional
  2. Allocated
  3. Product
54
Q

________ Management involves the control and definition of the boundaries at which product subsystems come into contact with other components of the system

A

Interface Management

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