DAU - PM PRACTITIONER EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source
lines of code is an example of a ________costing model - Answers - Parametric
As a general rule of thumb, what percent of the total ownership costs of a mass-
produced system occur late in the life cycle, due to costs associated with operations
and support? - Answers - 65-80%
All of the following are true of Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR) actions,
EXCEPT ___________. - Answers - Changes to the appropriation category
Affordability is most concerned with: - Answers - Making tradeoffs in performance and
schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.
Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on: - Answers -
Expected inflation and outlay rates
When both government and private funds are used in development efforts, the
contractor may be entitled to offer rights that allow the government to release data only
as part of the competition and not for commercial purposes are called
_______________ rights? - Answers - Government Purpose
With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not cause an increase in
system performance, does not require extensive independent testing, and the system is
currently in production, its development and test as well as modification kits should be
funded with __________ dollars. - Answers - Procurement
Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates that represent
reasonable projections for such things as _______________________. - Answers -
Rates for labor and indirect costs
Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports directly to the Secretary
of Defense? - Answers - Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))
The primary unit of data in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and normally the
smallest aggregation of resources controlled by the office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD) is the ____________. - Answers - Program Element
Which process of DoD Resource Allocation, does Congress appoint various budget,
authorization, and appropriation committees to set the budget ceiling and ends when
the President signs the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)? - Answers -
Enactment
, What is the obligation period (the length of time the Government has to obligate the
funds) for the Defense Appropriation Category of Procurement funds? - Answers - 3
Years
Which enactment process activity provides permission for a Federal program or activity
to begin or continue from year to year, but does not provide Budget Authority to fund the
program or activity? - Answers - Authorization Bill
After Congress passes the DoD Appropriations Bill and the President signs it, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the Budget Authority to the DoD. What is
this distribution called? - Answers - Apportionment
If a contractor is producing missiles for the Navy, on a non-commercial contract, and the
contractor fails to deliver them on time, the Navy has the right to: - Answers - Terminate
the contract for default
If your procurement budget request did not provide for buying a whole number of
useable end items, this would be a violation of which funding policy? - Answers - Full
Funding
The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with what? - Answers -
Upgrades and Maintenance
When a vendor cashes the government check and money flows from the Treasury to
the vendor it is called an ______________. - Answers - Outlay
Which of the following institutions issues directives and regulations and formulates,
directs, and executes national security policy? - Answers - The Executive Branch
If a Program Manager's current estimate indicates a potential breach of the Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB) the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) should be notified
______________________. - Answers - Immediately
In order to be successful in acquisition management, which of the following SCHEDULE
risk factors must be assessed. - Answers - Late deliveries
Which opportunity management option includes intentionally ignoring an opportunity
because of cost, technical readiness, resources, schedule burden, and/or low
probability of successful capture? - Answers - Reject
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency asks a Military Department to engage their
acquisition counterparts in allied and friendly nations regarding the potential benefits of
acquiring an upgraded U.S. system that could provide additional coalition capability in
the region in order to bolster the U.S. influence in the region. This initiative supports the
AND ANSWERS
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source
lines of code is an example of a ________costing model - Answers - Parametric
As a general rule of thumb, what percent of the total ownership costs of a mass-
produced system occur late in the life cycle, due to costs associated with operations
and support? - Answers - 65-80%
All of the following are true of Below Threshold Reprogramming (BTR) actions,
EXCEPT ___________. - Answers - Changes to the appropriation category
Affordability is most concerned with: - Answers - Making tradeoffs in performance and
schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.
Escalation allows us to make predictions about future costs based on: - Answers -
Expected inflation and outlay rates
When both government and private funds are used in development efforts, the
contractor may be entitled to offer rights that allow the government to release data only
as part of the competition and not for commercial purposes are called
_______________ rights? - Answers - Government Purpose
With respect to product improvements, if a modification will not cause an increase in
system performance, does not require extensive independent testing, and the system is
currently in production, its development and test as well as modification kits should be
funded with __________ dollars. - Answers - Procurement
Forward Pricing Rates Agreements (FPRA) provide negotiated rates that represent
reasonable projections for such things as _______________________. - Answers -
Rates for labor and indirect costs
Who controls the budget and the release of funds, and reports directly to the Secretary
of Defense? - Answers - Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller (OUSD(C))
The primary unit of data in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and normally the
smallest aggregation of resources controlled by the office of the Secretary of Defense
(OSD) is the ____________. - Answers - Program Element
Which process of DoD Resource Allocation, does Congress appoint various budget,
authorization, and appropriation committees to set the budget ceiling and ends when
the President signs the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)? - Answers -
Enactment
, What is the obligation period (the length of time the Government has to obligate the
funds) for the Defense Appropriation Category of Procurement funds? - Answers - 3
Years
Which enactment process activity provides permission for a Federal program or activity
to begin or continue from year to year, but does not provide Budget Authority to fund the
program or activity? - Answers - Authorization Bill
After Congress passes the DoD Appropriations Bill and the President signs it, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the Budget Authority to the DoD. What is
this distribution called? - Answers - Apportionment
If a contractor is producing missiles for the Navy, on a non-commercial contract, and the
contractor fails to deliver them on time, the Navy has the right to: - Answers - Terminate
the contract for default
If your procurement budget request did not provide for buying a whole number of
useable end items, this would be a violation of which funding policy? - Answers - Full
Funding
The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with what? - Answers -
Upgrades and Maintenance
When a vendor cashes the government check and money flows from the Treasury to
the vendor it is called an ______________. - Answers - Outlay
Which of the following institutions issues directives and regulations and formulates,
directs, and executes national security policy? - Answers - The Executive Branch
If a Program Manager's current estimate indicates a potential breach of the Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB) the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) should be notified
______________________. - Answers - Immediately
In order to be successful in acquisition management, which of the following SCHEDULE
risk factors must be assessed. - Answers - Late deliveries
Which opportunity management option includes intentionally ignoring an opportunity
because of cost, technical readiness, resources, schedule burden, and/or low
probability of successful capture? - Answers - Reject
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency asks a Military Department to engage their
acquisition counterparts in allied and friendly nations regarding the potential benefits of
acquiring an upgraded U.S. system that could provide additional coalition capability in
the region in order to bolster the U.S. influence in the region. This initiative supports the
