AIPM Exam 1 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Define .the .Defense .Acquisition .Workforce .Improvement .Act .(DAWIA) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Acquisition .Workforce:
Civilian .or .military .who .occupy .acquisition .positions
Personnel .in .acquisition .career .development .programs
Identify .the .three .reasons .why .Congress .passed .DAWIA .and .the .requirements
.of .the .law. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-In .1990, .Congress .passed .the .Defense
.Acquisition .Workforce .Improvement .Act .(DAWIA) .because
Defense .systems .are .complex
Defense .systems .are .costly .
Requires .qualified .personnel
Define .the .role .of .the .DoD .Directors .of .Acquisition .Career .Management .(DACM).
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-One .per .DoD .Service .or .Agency
Establishes .and .monitors .training .requirements .and .DAWIA .compliance
Projects .numbers .of .individuals .requiring .training .annually
Assigns .students .to .required .courses .(DAU .and/or .ALU)
Certifies .that .DAWIA .standards .have .been .met
Understand .the .Gansler .Commission .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-determined .that
.Army .contracting .in .Iraq, .Afghanistan, .and .Kuwait .didn't .have .enough .people,
.there .was .too .little .training, .and .it .was .an .antiquated .system.
Define .the .quantitative .measures .of .reliability: .Mean, .Availability, .and
.Maintainability .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Mean .- .An .average .(i.e. .Mean .time
.between .failure .(MTBF))
Availability: .A .measure .of .the .degree .to .which .an .item .is .in .the .operable .and
.committable .state .at .the .start .of .the .mission, .when .the .mission .is .called .for .at
.an .unknown .(random) .point .in .time
Maintainability: .The .probability .that .an .item .will .conform .to .specified .conditions
.within .a .given .period .of .time .when .corrective .or .preventive .action .is .performed
.in .accordance .with .prescribed .procedures .and .resources
Understand .the .Integrated .Product .Team .(IPT) .concept .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
was .adopted .from .commercial .business, .intended .to .streamline .the .antiquated,
.stove .pipe .process, .and .is .composed .of .stakeholders .representing .all
.appropriate .functional .disciplines
, Identify .the .two .basic .types .of .test .and .evaluation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Developmental .and .operational
Identify .the .major .law .directly .affecting .DoD .systems .acquisition .management
.concerning .Environmental, .Safety, .& .Occupational .Health .(ESOH). .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-National .Environmental .Policy .Act .(NEPA) .
Major .law .directly .affecting .DoD .systems .acquisition .management
Understand .the .breakdown .of .who .conducts .basic .research .for .the .DoD .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Universities-60%
DOD .and .Fed .Labs-25%
Industry .and .Nonprofit .Organizations-15%
Identify .the .three .primary .risk .factors .that .Program .Managers .focus .on .when
.managing .their .programs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Risk .Factors:
Cost
Increasing .material .prices
Higher .labor .rates
Regulatory .compliance
Performance .
New .materials .or .processes
Unproven .technology
New .applications .for .capability .needs
Designs .unable .to .accommodate .human .performance .characteristics
Schedule
Late .deliveries
Political .pressure
Changing .capability .needs
Lack .of .planning .for .regulatory .compliance
Understand .that .Major .Defense .Acquisition .Programs .(MDAPs) .new
.requirements .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-required .by .law .to .have .a .Product .Support
.Manager
Identify .the .five .top-level .design .goals .for .a .producible .product .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-Design .for .Ease .of .Fabrication
Design .for .ease .of .assembly
Design .for .multiuse
Minimize .number .of .parts
Maximize .number .of .common .Parts
Define .supportability .and .understand .its .role .in .acquisition .planning. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Supportability .is .the .ability .of .a .system's .design .to .meet
.an .operational .need .throughout .its .intended .life .and .at .an .affordable .cost.
Identify .the .three .primary .organizations .that .influence .the .defense .acquisition
.community. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .Executive .Branch
The .Congress
Industry
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Define .the .Defense .Acquisition .Workforce .Improvement .Act .(DAWIA) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Acquisition .Workforce:
Civilian .or .military .who .occupy .acquisition .positions
Personnel .in .acquisition .career .development .programs
Identify .the .three .reasons .why .Congress .passed .DAWIA .and .the .requirements
.of .the .law. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-In .1990, .Congress .passed .the .Defense
.Acquisition .Workforce .Improvement .Act .(DAWIA) .because
Defense .systems .are .complex
Defense .systems .are .costly .
Requires .qualified .personnel
Define .the .role .of .the .DoD .Directors .of .Acquisition .Career .Management .(DACM).
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-One .per .DoD .Service .or .Agency
Establishes .and .monitors .training .requirements .and .DAWIA .compliance
Projects .numbers .of .individuals .requiring .training .annually
Assigns .students .to .required .courses .(DAU .and/or .ALU)
Certifies .that .DAWIA .standards .have .been .met
Understand .the .Gansler .Commission .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-determined .that
.Army .contracting .in .Iraq, .Afghanistan, .and .Kuwait .didn't .have .enough .people,
.there .was .too .little .training, .and .it .was .an .antiquated .system.
Define .the .quantitative .measures .of .reliability: .Mean, .Availability, .and
.Maintainability .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Mean .- .An .average .(i.e. .Mean .time
.between .failure .(MTBF))
Availability: .A .measure .of .the .degree .to .which .an .item .is .in .the .operable .and
.committable .state .at .the .start .of .the .mission, .when .the .mission .is .called .for .at
.an .unknown .(random) .point .in .time
Maintainability: .The .probability .that .an .item .will .conform .to .specified .conditions
.within .a .given .period .of .time .when .corrective .or .preventive .action .is .performed
.in .accordance .with .prescribed .procedures .and .resources
Understand .the .Integrated .Product .Team .(IPT) .concept .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
was .adopted .from .commercial .business, .intended .to .streamline .the .antiquated,
.stove .pipe .process, .and .is .composed .of .stakeholders .representing .all
.appropriate .functional .disciplines
, Identify .the .two .basic .types .of .test .and .evaluation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Developmental .and .operational
Identify .the .major .law .directly .affecting .DoD .systems .acquisition .management
.concerning .Environmental, .Safety, .& .Occupational .Health .(ESOH). .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-National .Environmental .Policy .Act .(NEPA) .
Major .law .directly .affecting .DoD .systems .acquisition .management
Understand .the .breakdown .of .who .conducts .basic .research .for .the .DoD .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Universities-60%
DOD .and .Fed .Labs-25%
Industry .and .Nonprofit .Organizations-15%
Identify .the .three .primary .risk .factors .that .Program .Managers .focus .on .when
.managing .their .programs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Risk .Factors:
Cost
Increasing .material .prices
Higher .labor .rates
Regulatory .compliance
Performance .
New .materials .or .processes
Unproven .technology
New .applications .for .capability .needs
Designs .unable .to .accommodate .human .performance .characteristics
Schedule
Late .deliveries
Political .pressure
Changing .capability .needs
Lack .of .planning .for .regulatory .compliance
Understand .that .Major .Defense .Acquisition .Programs .(MDAPs) .new
.requirements .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-required .by .law .to .have .a .Product .Support
.Manager
Identify .the .five .top-level .design .goals .for .a .producible .product .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-Design .for .Ease .of .Fabrication
Design .for .ease .of .assembly
Design .for .multiuse
Minimize .number .of .parts
Maximize .number .of .common .Parts
Define .supportability .and .understand .its .role .in .acquisition .planning. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Supportability .is .the .ability .of .a .system's .design .to .meet
.an .operational .need .throughout .its .intended .life .and .at .an .affordable .cost.
Identify .the .three .primary .organizations .that .influence .the .defense .acquisition
.community. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .Executive .Branch
The .Congress
Industry
