Chapter 2 - System Life Cycle Concepts, Models and Processes

Question 1

An IPO Diagram includes the following:
A) all inputs, process activities, and possible outputs
B) key inputs, process activities and resulting outputs
C) all inputs, predictable activities and required outputs
D) key inputs, process activities and possible outputs

Answer 1

B) key inputs, process activities and resulting outputs

Question 2

The number of process groups identified by 15288 is (choose 1):

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

Answer 2

B) 4

Question 3

Project direction, as found in the Controls box of the input-process-output (IPO) diagram, is defined as (choose 1):

A) a vector defining the success criteria for a project.
B) the organisation’s direction to a project to continue, redirect, or terminate.
C) a measurement against assessment criteria that determines if a project is moving forward or stalled.
D) permission to continue forward at the conclusion of a phase-gate or stage-gate review.

Answer 3

B)

Question 4

The 5 Organisational Project-Enabling Processes identified by ISO/IEC 15288 include (choose 3):

A) Technical Processes
B) Infrastructure Management
C) Agreement Processes
D) Human Resource Management
E) Quality Management

Answer 4

B, D, E

Question 5

How many items are called out in the Controls box (choose 1):
A) 5
B) 4
C) 7
D) 6

Answer 5

C - 7

Question 6

The 5 Organizational Project-Enabling Processes identified by ISO/IEC 15288 include (choose 2):
A) Portfolio Management
B) Agreement Processes
C) Life Cycle Model Management
D) Technical Processes

Answer 6

A, C

Question 7

Select the Controls from the list below (choose 7):
A) Applicable laws and regulations
B) Organisation policies
C) Project controls
D) Organisation infrastructure
E) Project constraints
F) Standards
G) Agreements
H) Project infrastructure
I) Project direction
J) Knowledge management
K) Project control requests

Answer 7

A, F, G, B, I, E, K

Question 8

The 4 process groups from ISO/IEC 15288 that support systems engineering include (choose 2):
A) Organisational project-enabling Processes
B) Work breakdown processes
C) Technical Processes
D) Project Initiation

Answer 8

A C

Question 9

The input-process-output diagrams represent (choose 1):

A) the best way to perform systems engineering processes.

B) the fact that systems engineering must produce the documents listed in the output

C) one way the systems engineering processes can be performed

Answer 9

C

Question 10

The 8 Technical Management Processes include (choose 4):
A) Project Planning
B) Project Assessment and Control
C) Requirements Analysis
D) Configuration Management
E) Implementation
F) Stakeholder Requirements Definition
G) Information Management

Answer 10

A B D G

Question 11

What are the typical life cycle stages?
A) Concept, Development, Production, Utilisation, Support, Retirement
B) Concept, Development, Production, Operation, Support, Retirement
C) Concept, Development, Constuction, Operation, Support, Retirement
D) Development, Prodcution, Operation, Support, Renewal

Answer 11

A

INCOSE handbook pg27

Question 12

What are the typical goals of decision gates? (Choose three)
A) The project deliverables satisfy the business case.
B) Decide what needs to be done in the next stage.
C) Unresolved issues that need to be addressed in that state are addressed.
D) The project deliverbales satisfy the client requirements.
E) Increase in systems maturity is within the defined threshold.
F) Identify risks through review of the design.

Answer 12

A, C, E

INCOSE handbook pg29

Question 13

What is a technical review in accordance with ISO/IEC 24758 / IEEE 15288.2?
A) A review of notes, documents, and other data that forms the basis for a scientific conclusion.
B) Activities to assess the quality of the documentation produced compared to the client ask.
C) A detailed review of processes, product definition information, documented verification of compliance with requirements, and an inspection of products to confirm that products have achieved their required attributes or conform to released product configuration definition information.
D) A series of systems engineering activities conducted at logical transition points in a system life cycle, by which the progress of a project is assessed relative to its technical requirements using a mutually agreed upon set of criteria.

Answer 13

D

INCOSE handbook pg31

Question 14

What is an audit in accordance with ISO/IEC 24758 / IEEE 15288.2?
A) A detailed review of processes, product definition information, documented verification of compliance with requirements, and an inspection of products to confirm that products have achieved their required attributes or conform to released product configuration definition information.
B) A series of systems engineering activities conducted at logical transition points in a system life cycle, by which the progress of a project is assessed relative to its technical requirements using a mutually agreed upon set of criteria.
C) Essential activities to ensure that the system meets the requirements, standards, and expectations of the stakeholders throughout its lifecycle.
D) Verificaiton that the requirements have been meet at each stage.

Answer 14

A

INCOSE handbook pg31

Question 15

What are the 3 baselines? (Choose 3)
A) Functional
B) Allocated
C) Standards
D) Product
E) Requirements

Answer 15

A, B, D

INCOSE handbook pg32

Question 16

What do technical reviews/audits provide the opportunity to assess? (choose 3)
A) the SoI is an at an acceptable level of risk
B) the SoI conforms to ISO/IEC 24758
C) the SoI has tracebility through the stages
D) the SoI is meeting its requirements
E) the SoI will have acceptable quality characteristics (QCs)
F) the SoI captures all components of a system

Answer 16

A, D, E

INCOSE handbook pg32

Question 17

What are good practices for technical review and audits? (choose three)
A) review only what is in scope for the review
B) consider ‘dry runs’ to make review efficient
C) include only the members of the team deemed nessessary
D) establish clear entry/exit criteria
E) allow for free form discussion
F) application of multiple instances of the review and audits, at multiple levels of system hierarchy and incremental

Answer 17

B, D, F

INCOSE handbook pg32/33

Question 18

What are the three types of life cycle models and their characteristics?
A) Sequential, Incremental, Evolutionary
B) Waterfall, Agile, Vee
C) Time bound, Scope bound, Cost bound
D) Dynamic, Lean, Spiral

Answer 18

A

INCOSE handbook pg33

Question 19

What factors/considerations may influence the section of adaption of life cycle model (as per Clause 6 of ISO/IEC/IEEE 24768-1) (choose 4)?
A) emerging technology opportunities
B) value it can add
C) risks, commercial or performance, to the concern of stackholders
D) availability of the services of enabling systems
E) the need to conform to requirements
F) suppliers capabilities
G) the need to conform to other standards
H) intergation issues throughout the life cycle of the system

Answer 19

A, C, D, G

Question 20

Which of the following are not components of an IPO diagram (Choose 2):
A) Inputs
B) Outputs
C) Processes
D) Controls
E) Variables
F) Enablers
G) Activities

Answer 20

C) Processes
G) Activities

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Question 21

Which of the following are types of system life cycle processes (Choose 3):
A) Sequential
B) Iteration
C) Infinite
D) Recursion
E) Concurrency

Answer 21

B) Iteration
D) Recursion
E) Concurrency

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Question 22

What is the purpose of the Infrastrucutre Mangement Process?
A) Provide the infrastrucutre and products to projects to support organisation and project objectives throughout the life cycle
B) Provide the infrastrucutre and services to clients to support organisation and project objectives throughout the project start up
C) Provide the infrastrucutre and services to projects to support organisation and project objectives throughout the life cycle
D) Provide the infrastrucutre and services to clients to support organisation and project objectives throughout the life cycle
E) Provide the infrastrucutre and products to businesses to support organisation and project objectives throughout the project start up

Answer 22

C) Provide the infrastrucutre and services to projects to support organisation and project objectives throughout the life cycle

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Question 23

A key characteristic of the Incremental Commitment Spiral Model (ICSM) is (choose 1):

A) sequentially addressing requirements and solutions
B) internal team decisions regarding risks and risk mitigation plans
C) concurrently addressing requirements and solutions
D) delaying the consideration of human factor aspects to later stages

Answer 23

C) concurrently addressing requirements and solutions

Question 24

A key mechanism for delivering the direction component of velocity in IID methods is (choose 1):
A) continuous integration
B) rapid successive deliveries
C) flexibility on event sequencing
D) incorporation of stakeholders into the working-level teams

Answer 24

D) incorporation of stakeholders into the working-level teams

Question 25

A pitfall with the rigorous plans and documents required by modern certification standards is (choose 1):
A) a false sense of security in the actual system is created by complete documentation
B) a sophisticated configuration management system is required to maintain coherent documentation
C) significant costs may be incurred trying to keep plans and documents up to date on project undergoing significant change

Answer 25

C) significant costs may be incurred trying to keep plans and documents up to date on project undergoing significant change

Question 26

Business aspect issues include (choose 3):
A) funding
B) product
C) cost
D) affordability
E) market demand
F) realistic schedules

Answer 26

D) affordability
E) market demand
F) realistic schedules

Question 27

Conway’s Law states that “organisations are constrained to produce designs that are copies of” this:
A) the communication structure of the organisation
B) the stated organisational hierarchy
C) the organisation’s quality processes
D) the organisation’s regulatory oversight body

Answer 27

A) the communication structure of the organization