ACQ 202 Module 3 Exam Part III Questions and Answers- Defense Acquisition University

Module 3 Exam, Part III
1) The _____________________ makes adjustments to the Services' budget
submission to OSD. [Identify the key events in the budgeting phase, including the
preparation, review and decision process associated with the three major documents of the phase:
Budget Estimate Submission (BES), Resource Management Decision (RMD), and Reclamas.]

Resource Management Decision

(RMD)
Budget Estimate Submission

(BES)
Future Years Defense Program

(FYDP)
Program Element

(PE)


2) The last step in developing a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
is to: [Identify the steps in the development of the initial Performance Measurement Baseline
(PMB).]
Budget the

work
Define and scope the

work
Schedule the

work
Negotiate the contract

cost

3) Which one of the Integrated Program Management Report formats reports
time-phased budgets that are displayed showing current period, cumulative
value to date, the next six months, and five additional specified periods
which take the contract to completion? [Identify the purpose and content of the
Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR).] [Remediation Accessed :N]
Format

3

, Format

1
Format

2
Format

4

4) The Army awards a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to procure $1 billion in
unmanned ground vehicles with a period of performance of two years. What
reports, if any, must the Army Program Manager (PM) require the contractor
to provide regarding their cost, schedule, and technical performance?
[Identify performance report tailoring considerations and their effect on reporting.]
[Remediation Accessed :N]
The contractor would not be required to submit any earned value related

reports to the Program Management Office.
The contractor would submit an Integrated Program Management Report

(IPMR) with formats 1, 3, and 6 only.
The contractor would submit an Integrated Program Management Report

(IPMR) with formats 1 through 7.
The contractor would submit an Integrated Program Management Report

(IPMR) with formats 1 through 5 only.
The contractor would submit an Integrated Program Management Report

(IPMR) with format 1 only.

5) Which one of the following leads to problems, particularly for software-
intensive systems? [Identify common ways that software-intensive projects have gotten into
trouble.]
Poorly-defined architecture and

interfaces
Affordability objectives established by

the user
Diversity of vendor, expert, and end user

perspectives
Risk management reporting

requirements

, 6) Some of the user capability needs of a new automated information
system for logistics support are ill-defined and still evolving. Sufficient time
and money is expected to be available for the project. Which development
mode is BEST suited for a developer to use for this project? [Given a software-
intensive system (such as a telecommunications or guidance system), select an appropriate software
development methodology.]
Spiral

model
Incremental

model
Waterfall

model
Life cycle

model

7) Which of the following best describes software management metrics?
[Using DoD Practical Software Measurement methodology principles, select appropriate software
measures to make sound decisions regarding acquisition of software intensive systems.]
Metrics that determine progress against

the plan
Metrics that impact performance, user satisfaction, supportability, and

ease of change
Metrics that deal with the maturity and robustness of the organizational

processes used to develop the software
Metrics that quantify reliability, maintainability, flexibility and

integrity

8) When using commercial and non-developmental items, the need for
testing and evaluation is eliminated. [Identify key issues regarding Test and Evaluation
(T&E) of commercial and non-developmental (NDI) items.]
Fals

e
True



9) Early Operational Assessments (EOA) or Operational Assessment (OA) are
types of OT&E and are conducted on commercial items or NDIs