PMT 360 Exam 3 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
DOD .Decision .Support .Systems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PPBE, .DAS, .JCIDS
DoD .5000.02 .Rev .3 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Removes .Defense .Business .Systems
.(DBS) .[moved .to .5000.75]
- .Replaces .Rapid .Fielding .Capability .with .Urgent .Capability .Acquisition .
- .Adds .specific .PM .guidance
- .Adds .Cybersecurity
DoDI .5000.02 .Flexability .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Should .be .tailored .to .product
.being .acquired
MDAs .are .authorized .to .implement .streamlined .procedures .when... .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-There .is .a .strong .threat-based .or .operationally .driven . need .to .field .a
.capability .solution
Who .can .waive .statutory .requirements? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SECDEF
SAMP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Simplified .Acquisition .Management .Plan .or
.Streamlined . Acquisition .Management .Plan
Urgent .capability .fielding .examples .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-JUON, .JEON, .UON
The .tailoring .process .asks... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .What .model .best
.accommodates?
- .What .business .models .apply?
- .What .statutes .and .regulations .apply?
- .What .functional .policies .relate .to .the .program?
Urgent .Capability .Acquisition .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Intended .to .expedite .urgent
.needed .by .tailoring .the .documentation .and .reviews .normally .required .as .part .of
.the .deliberate .acquisition .process
Middle .Tier .of .Acquisition .Programs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Programs .with
.intended .completion .in .a .period .of .2 .to .5 .years
- .Acquisition .pathways .include .either .rapid .prototyping .and/or .rapid .fielding .
- .Timeline .begins .with .the .first .obligation .of .funds .for .the .program
,Rapid .Prototyping .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Use .of .innovative .technologies .to
.rapidly .develop .prototypes .with .the .objective .of .fielding .prototypes .that .can .be
.demonstrated .in .an .operational .environment .and .provide .for .a .residual
.operational .capability .within .five .years
Rapid .Fielding .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Use .of .proven .technologies .with .the
.objective .of .beginning .production .within .six .months .and .completing .fielding
.within .five . years
Acquisition .Process .Model .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MDD/ICD .- .MSA .- .MS .A .- .TMRR
.- .MS .B/CDD .- .EMD .- .MS .C/CDD .- . P&D .- .O&S
Pre-MDD .User .Needs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-JCIDS .Capabilities-Based
.Assessment .(CBA) .leading .to .an .Initial .Capabilities .Document .(ICD)
Pre-MDD .Technology .Opportunities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .All .sources .foreign
.and .domestic .
- .SBIR
- .S&T .activities
- .ATDs
- .JCTDs
- .Joint .Warfighting .Experiments
Following .The .MDD... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .MDA .determines .entry .point .into
.the .acquisition .management .system
Materiel .Development .Decision .(MDD) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Approval .to .enter
.the .Acquisition .Process .
Says .there .is .a .new .product .needed .and .analyzing .alternatives .will .now .occur
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .purpose .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assess
.potential .materiel .solution
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .guided .by .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--
.Validated .ICD
- .AoA .Study .Plan
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .major .activities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--
.PMO .established .(PM .Selected .by .CAE)
− .Conduct .AoA
− .Develop .Acquisition .Strategy .(AS)
− .Draft .Capabilities .Development .Document .(CDD)
− .Translate .capability .gaps .into .system .specific .requirements
− .Independent .Technical .Risk .Assessment .(ITRA)
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .minimum .funding .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
For .all .Phase .activities .and .to .support .MS .A .decision
, Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .complete .when... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
MDA .approves .materiel .solution .and .Acquisition .Strategy
At .Milestone .A, .the .PM .presents... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Acquisition .Strategy
.which .includes:
- .Acquisition .approach .and .business .strategy
- .Risk .management
- .Contract .strategy
- .Intellectual .Property .(IP) .strategy
- .Modular .Open .Systems .Approach .(MOSA)
- .Framing .assumptions
- ."Should .cost" .targets
Milestone .A .Component .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Presents .affordability .analysis
.and .affordability .goals
Milestone .A .MDA .actions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Makes .a .determination .on:
- .the .materiel .solution
- .release .of .TMRR .RFP
- .exit .criteria .for .the .TMRR .Phase
At .MS .A, .the .MDA .certifies .that... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Approved .ICD
- .program .is .being .executed .by .an .entity .with .a .relevant .core
competency
- .If .system .duplication .occurs, .it .is .necessary .& .appropriate
- .Core .depot-level .maintenance
- .AoA .performed
- .Cost .estimate .submitted, .with .the .concurrence .of .DCAPE
- .Program .is .consistent .with .priority .level .assigned .by .the .JROC
TMRR .Phase .guided .by .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Acquisition .Strategy
- .Draft .CDD
- .SEP
TMRR .Phase .purpose .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Reduce .Technology, .Engineering,
.Integration, .and .Life .Cycle .Cost .Risks
- .Demonstrate .Critical .Technologies .on .Prototypes
- .Complete .Preliminary .Design
TMRR .Phase .entry .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MDA .approved .materiel .solution .and
.Acquisition .Strategy
TMRR .Phase .major .activities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Competitive .prototyping
.- .Preliminary .Design .Review .(PDR)
- .CDD .Validation
- .plan .for .sustainment
- .Development .RFP .Release .(for .EMD .phase)
- .Independent .Technical .Risk .Assessment .(ITRA)
- .Developmental .Test .& .Evaluation
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
DOD .Decision .Support .Systems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-PPBE, .DAS, .JCIDS
DoD .5000.02 .Rev .3 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Removes .Defense .Business .Systems
.(DBS) .[moved .to .5000.75]
- .Replaces .Rapid .Fielding .Capability .with .Urgent .Capability .Acquisition .
- .Adds .specific .PM .guidance
- .Adds .Cybersecurity
DoDI .5000.02 .Flexability .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Should .be .tailored .to .product
.being .acquired
MDAs .are .authorized .to .implement .streamlined .procedures .when... .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-There .is .a .strong .threat-based .or .operationally .driven . need .to .field .a
.capability .solution
Who .can .waive .statutory .requirements? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SECDEF
SAMP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Simplified .Acquisition .Management .Plan .or
.Streamlined . Acquisition .Management .Plan
Urgent .capability .fielding .examples .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-JUON, .JEON, .UON
The .tailoring .process .asks... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .What .model .best
.accommodates?
- .What .business .models .apply?
- .What .statutes .and .regulations .apply?
- .What .functional .policies .relate .to .the .program?
Urgent .Capability .Acquisition .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Intended .to .expedite .urgent
.needed .by .tailoring .the .documentation .and .reviews .normally .required .as .part .of
.the .deliberate .acquisition .process
Middle .Tier .of .Acquisition .Programs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Programs .with
.intended .completion .in .a .period .of .2 .to .5 .years
- .Acquisition .pathways .include .either .rapid .prototyping .and/or .rapid .fielding .
- .Timeline .begins .with .the .first .obligation .of .funds .for .the .program
,Rapid .Prototyping .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Use .of .innovative .technologies .to
.rapidly .develop .prototypes .with .the .objective .of .fielding .prototypes .that .can .be
.demonstrated .in .an .operational .environment .and .provide .for .a .residual
.operational .capability .within .five .years
Rapid .Fielding .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Use .of .proven .technologies .with .the
.objective .of .beginning .production .within .six .months .and .completing .fielding
.within .five . years
Acquisition .Process .Model .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MDD/ICD .- .MSA .- .MS .A .- .TMRR
.- .MS .B/CDD .- .EMD .- .MS .C/CDD .- . P&D .- .O&S
Pre-MDD .User .Needs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-JCIDS .Capabilities-Based
.Assessment .(CBA) .leading .to .an .Initial .Capabilities .Document .(ICD)
Pre-MDD .Technology .Opportunities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .All .sources .foreign
.and .domestic .
- .SBIR
- .S&T .activities
- .ATDs
- .JCTDs
- .Joint .Warfighting .Experiments
Following .The .MDD... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .MDA .determines .entry .point .into
.the .acquisition .management .system
Materiel .Development .Decision .(MDD) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Approval .to .enter
.the .Acquisition .Process .
Says .there .is .a .new .product .needed .and .analyzing .alternatives .will .now .occur
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .purpose .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assess
.potential .materiel .solution
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .guided .by .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--
.Validated .ICD
- .AoA .Study .Plan
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .major .activities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--
.PMO .established .(PM .Selected .by .CAE)
− .Conduct .AoA
− .Develop .Acquisition .Strategy .(AS)
− .Draft .Capabilities .Development .Document .(CDD)
− .Translate .capability .gaps .into .system .specific .requirements
− .Independent .Technical .Risk .Assessment .(ITRA)
Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .minimum .funding .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
For .all .Phase .activities .and .to .support .MS .A .decision
, Materiel .Solution .Analysis .(MSA) .Phase .complete .when... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
MDA .approves .materiel .solution .and .Acquisition .Strategy
At .Milestone .A, .the .PM .presents... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Acquisition .Strategy
.which .includes:
- .Acquisition .approach .and .business .strategy
- .Risk .management
- .Contract .strategy
- .Intellectual .Property .(IP) .strategy
- .Modular .Open .Systems .Approach .(MOSA)
- .Framing .assumptions
- ."Should .cost" .targets
Milestone .A .Component .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Presents .affordability .analysis
.and .affordability .goals
Milestone .A .MDA .actions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Makes .a .determination .on:
- .the .materiel .solution
- .release .of .TMRR .RFP
- .exit .criteria .for .the .TMRR .Phase
At .MS .A, .the .MDA .certifies .that... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Approved .ICD
- .program .is .being .executed .by .an .entity .with .a .relevant .core
competency
- .If .system .duplication .occurs, .it .is .necessary .& .appropriate
- .Core .depot-level .maintenance
- .AoA .performed
- .Cost .estimate .submitted, .with .the .concurrence .of .DCAPE
- .Program .is .consistent .with .priority .level .assigned .by .the .JROC
TMRR .Phase .guided .by .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Acquisition .Strategy
- .Draft .CDD
- .SEP
TMRR .Phase .purpose .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Reduce .Technology, .Engineering,
.Integration, .and .Life .Cycle .Cost .Risks
- .Demonstrate .Critical .Technologies .on .Prototypes
- .Complete .Preliminary .Design
TMRR .Phase .entry .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-MDA .approved .materiel .solution .and
.Acquisition .Strategy
TMRR .Phase .major .activities .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Competitive .prototyping
.- .Preliminary .Design .Review .(PDR)
- .CDD .Validation
- .plan .for .sustainment
- .Development .RFP .Release .(for .EMD .phase)
- .Independent .Technical .Risk .Assessment .(ITRA)
- .Developmental .Test .& .Evaluation