PMT 360 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is the DoD Information Network (DoDIN)? - Answers - The globally interconnected
set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and
managing information on demand
Who is in charge of the WIPTs and is responsible for the program? - Answers - PM
What ensures that new systems are "ready" to become a functioning element within the
DoDIN? - Answers - NR-KPP
What serves as a guide for the development of architectures? - Answers - DoD
Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
What does the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) provide? - Answers - Provides
the guidance and rules for developing, representing, and understanding architectures
based on a common denominator across DoD, Joint, and multinational boundaries.
What does an MOA cover at a minimum? - Answers - At a minimum, the MOA covers
key issues/areas, specifically, system requirements, funding, manpower, Capability
Development Document
(CDD) approval process, and other program documentation.
What is a "New Start"? - Answers - A program, subprogram, project, or subproject not
previously justified by the Department and funded by the Congress through the normal
budget process
Program initiation requires technology to have been demonstrated in a __________,
which is considered equivalent to ___________. - Answers - -relevant environment
-Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6.
How does DoD categorize technology maturity? - Answers - Technology Readiness
Levels (TRLs) are the way DoD has chosen to categorize a program's
technology maturity.
What are the three parameters to meet Net-Ready Attribute? - Answers - 1. Supports
military operations:
2. Is entered and managed on the network
3. Effectively exchanges information
,What are the overarching requirement documents for cybersecurity? - Answers - DoDI
8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF)
DoDI 8500.01 Cybersecurity
DoDI 5000.02 Operations of the Defense Acquisition System
Clinger - Cohen Act (Cybersecurity Strategy) is a requirement
Which KPP covers cybersecurity requirements? - Answers - System Survivability KPP
Seeks to
-Prevent or thwart attacks
-Mitigate or reduce vulnerabilities
-Recover to known good condition
What are inherently governmental activities? - Answers - An activity that is so intimately
related to the public interest as to mandate performance by government personnel,
such as Program Managers, Integrated Product Team Leads, Contracting
What is sufficient internal capability? - Answers - Requires the agency to have an
adequate number of positions filled by Federal employees with appropriate training,
experience, and expertise
When do you consider Corrosion Prevention Control (CPC) and why? - Answers -
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) is important in the early stages in a system
development
-Greatest influence on total cost of ownership TOC
-Can balance tech opportunities with operational and sustainment rqts
When is the Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) drafted and when is it required? -
Answers - CPC will be drafted during the Materiel Solution Analysis phase and is
required prior to MS B
What are some of the key activities in Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC)
planning? - Answers - Key Activities in CPC Planning include:
-Establish Corrosion Prevention Team (CPT)
-Create documentation to implement CPC planning
-Include CPC considerations in source selection criteria
-Designing, manufacturing, testing, and supporting of the system
What are some general design and technical considerations for Corrosion Prevention
and Control (CPC)? - Answers - General Design and Technical Considerations:
-Material Selections
-Protective Coatings
-Design Geometries
, -Environmental Mitigation
-Process/Finish Specification
-Environmental Factors(wind, rain, sand, salt, humidity)
-System Operational Tempo
Where is Corrosion Prevention and Control documented and implemented? - Answers -
Corrosion Prevention Control Plan (CPCP)
Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP)
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
Where are industrial based capabilities addressed? - Answers - In the Acquisition
Strategy
What is the purpose of Working Level IPTs? - Answers - Coordinate and resolve issues
with external stakeholders
What is the purpose of an MOA? - Answers - Specify relationships and responsibilities
of stakeholders
What does the industrial base capability assessment evaluate? - Answers - -Capability:
Ability to produce systems
-Capacity: Ability to build at required rates and quantities
-Financial Stability: Viability of manufacturers
-Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages
What does updating the industrial base capability assessment provide? - Answers -
Continuous monitoring of high risk items such as supply chain managment and
obsolescence
What is needed for a New Start? - Answers - Congressional approval (DD 1415-1) for
RDT&E > $10M
Congressional Notification for RDT&E < $10M
What is a Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)? - Answers - A regulatory
requirement for all Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) at Milestone (MS) B
to determine the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of critical technology elements
(CTE)
Who approves the Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)? - Answers - The
Assistant Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) approves the
TRA to support the MDA
What are the three sequential steps included in the Technology Readiness Assessment
(TRA)? - Answers - -Identifying the CTE
-Assessing the technology readiness level
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is the DoD Information Network (DoDIN)? - Answers - The globally interconnected
set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and
managing information on demand
Who is in charge of the WIPTs and is responsible for the program? - Answers - PM
What ensures that new systems are "ready" to become a functioning element within the
DoDIN? - Answers - NR-KPP
What serves as a guide for the development of architectures? - Answers - DoD
Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
What does the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) provide? - Answers - Provides
the guidance and rules for developing, representing, and understanding architectures
based on a common denominator across DoD, Joint, and multinational boundaries.
What does an MOA cover at a minimum? - Answers - At a minimum, the MOA covers
key issues/areas, specifically, system requirements, funding, manpower, Capability
Development Document
(CDD) approval process, and other program documentation.
What is a "New Start"? - Answers - A program, subprogram, project, or subproject not
previously justified by the Department and funded by the Congress through the normal
budget process
Program initiation requires technology to have been demonstrated in a __________,
which is considered equivalent to ___________. - Answers - -relevant environment
-Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6.
How does DoD categorize technology maturity? - Answers - Technology Readiness
Levels (TRLs) are the way DoD has chosen to categorize a program's
technology maturity.
What are the three parameters to meet Net-Ready Attribute? - Answers - 1. Supports
military operations:
2. Is entered and managed on the network
3. Effectively exchanges information
,What are the overarching requirement documents for cybersecurity? - Answers - DoDI
8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF)
DoDI 8500.01 Cybersecurity
DoDI 5000.02 Operations of the Defense Acquisition System
Clinger - Cohen Act (Cybersecurity Strategy) is a requirement
Which KPP covers cybersecurity requirements? - Answers - System Survivability KPP
Seeks to
-Prevent or thwart attacks
-Mitigate or reduce vulnerabilities
-Recover to known good condition
What are inherently governmental activities? - Answers - An activity that is so intimately
related to the public interest as to mandate performance by government personnel,
such as Program Managers, Integrated Product Team Leads, Contracting
What is sufficient internal capability? - Answers - Requires the agency to have an
adequate number of positions filled by Federal employees with appropriate training,
experience, and expertise
When do you consider Corrosion Prevention Control (CPC) and why? - Answers -
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) is important in the early stages in a system
development
-Greatest influence on total cost of ownership TOC
-Can balance tech opportunities with operational and sustainment rqts
When is the Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) drafted and when is it required? -
Answers - CPC will be drafted during the Materiel Solution Analysis phase and is
required prior to MS B
What are some of the key activities in Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC)
planning? - Answers - Key Activities in CPC Planning include:
-Establish Corrosion Prevention Team (CPT)
-Create documentation to implement CPC planning
-Include CPC considerations in source selection criteria
-Designing, manufacturing, testing, and supporting of the system
What are some general design and technical considerations for Corrosion Prevention
and Control (CPC)? - Answers - General Design and Technical Considerations:
-Material Selections
-Protective Coatings
-Design Geometries
, -Environmental Mitigation
-Process/Finish Specification
-Environmental Factors(wind, rain, sand, salt, humidity)
-System Operational Tempo
Where is Corrosion Prevention and Control documented and implemented? - Answers -
Corrosion Prevention Control Plan (CPCP)
Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP)
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
Where are industrial based capabilities addressed? - Answers - In the Acquisition
Strategy
What is the purpose of Working Level IPTs? - Answers - Coordinate and resolve issues
with external stakeholders
What is the purpose of an MOA? - Answers - Specify relationships and responsibilities
of stakeholders
What does the industrial base capability assessment evaluate? - Answers - -Capability:
Ability to produce systems
-Capacity: Ability to build at required rates and quantities
-Financial Stability: Viability of manufacturers
-Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages
What does updating the industrial base capability assessment provide? - Answers -
Continuous monitoring of high risk items such as supply chain managment and
obsolescence
What is needed for a New Start? - Answers - Congressional approval (DD 1415-1) for
RDT&E > $10M
Congressional Notification for RDT&E < $10M
What is a Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)? - Answers - A regulatory
requirement for all Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) at Milestone (MS) B
to determine the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of critical technology elements
(CTE)
Who approves the Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)? - Answers - The
Assistant Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) approves the
TRA to support the MDA
What are the three sequential steps included in the Technology Readiness Assessment
(TRA)? - Answers - -Identifying the CTE
-Assessing the technology readiness level
