ETM 1040 Technical Management Fundamentals

Question 23 TO8.EO3: Interface Management problems can account for up to ___% of project costs, and it is critical to establish work processes for managing interface related issues. Failure to have an established interface Management plan poses a significant risk of schedule delays, cost over runs and failure to meet performance objectives.

**20

Question 8 TO4.EO2: A good requirement contains which of the following?

**A single shall statement

TO5.EO1: What are the three categories risk consequences fall into? (select5 3)

**Cost **Schedule **performance

Question 19 TO7.EO1: How are configuration management (CM) and Data Management (DM) different

**DM manages some data CM doesn't care about

Question 13 TO1.EO3: True or False: Modeling and Simulation are outputs of the Decision Analysis process

**False

Question 24 TO1.EO2: True or False: There is no advantage to using a structured decision analysis process

**False

TO4.EO2 True or False: A good requirement should contain very subjective adjectives like " user friendly' or quick or easy. This allows the developer to provide innovation solutions

**False

TO8.EO1 True or False interface management is not an iterative process and completion of the IMP should complete this portion of the TM process

**False

TO1.EO1: When presenting a decision briefing to a senior leader, which approach would you most likely use?

**Formal

TO1.EO1 Ordered in terms of their rigor from most to least the decision making approaches are

**Formal, informal, judgemental

Question 17 TO3.EO4: Technical assessment products should be considered a part of which Systems Engineering (SE) processes: (Select three)

**Systems Engineering Management Planning -Technical Processes **Technical management processes **design considerations INCORRECT

Question 4 TO2.EO3: A technical management plan which provides top-level details of the planned technical effort is the:

**Systems Engineering plan (SEP)

Question 13 TO8.EO5: True or False: the primary focus of interoperability certification and joint interoperability testing is to determine (evaluation) whether or not the system conforms to applicable interoperability standards and can effectively exchange all required information with all pertinent systems.

**True

TO8.EO2 True or False interface designs will need to be compatible with pre defined existing end products

**True

Question 3 TO2.EO4: A Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) should cover: (Select three answers)

**Validation and verification test scenarios -Systems Engineering Processes **The Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), as well as statutory and regulatory requirements the program must meet **How configuration Management will be used to control the program's technical baseline INCORRECT **important design considerations -which measures will be used and how they will be used to asses technical progress **systems engineering processes **detailed validation and verification procedures INCORRECT

Question 22 TO4.EO5: Which of the following may drive a change to a requirement ?

**a change in the program configuration management plan -alck of understanding of the requirement process -change of program data format

TO1.EO5: The definition of modeling is:

**a physical mathematical or otherwise logical representation of a system entity phenomenon or process

Question 11 TO2.EO1: Key outputs of the technical planning process include: (select TWO)

**a test and evaluation master plan (TEMP) **a system engineering plan (SEP)

TO1.EO4 Decision tree analysis is

**a tool that explores alternatives in a branched tree like form

Question 6 TO5.EO2: From the mitigation step in the DoD Risk management process, what are the four mitigation options?

**accept, avoid, transfer, or control

TO3.EO3: identify the adaptive acquisition framework (AAF) pathway that utilizes unique progress measures (select 2)

**acquisition of services **software acquisition

Question 4 TO8.EO4: The module open systems approach (MOSA) promotes acquisition of systems that are modular and interoperable, allowing for the system elements to be:

**added modified, replaced removed and supported by a variety of different vendors

TO3.EO4 The technical assessment process provides which of the following (select 3)

**an assessment of the systems readiness for deployment to the fleet -a basis for tracking development of the system and lower lever system element designs **a fact based understanding of the current level of product knowledge technical maturity program status and technical risk **support for the establishment of the various baselines and achievement of system verification INCORRECT **an assessment of the systems readiness for deployment to the fleet **a basis for tracking development of the system and lower lever system element designs **a fact based understanding of the current level of product knowledge technical maturity program status and technical risk -support for the establishment of the various baselines and achievement of system verification

TO7.EO1 which of these are DM responsibilities (select two)

**authorize specification modification **get updated specifications from contractor -identify which items separately controlled -store data

Question 19 TO8.EO4: Module Open Systems Approach (MOSA) is an open design strategy that leverages: (Select three)

**collaborative innovation of participants across the enterprise **shared risk **reuse of assets and reduced total ownership costs

Question 18 TO2.EO3: All of the following are examples of so called "specialty technical plans except"

**contracting plan

Question 20 TO8.EO1: During the Interface management process, detailed interface specifications and solution-specific requirements will be:

**defined, designed, reevaluated, modified , updated, and continually improved

TO4.EO1: Requirements that are further refined from a primary source requirement are referred to as ____________--

**derived technical requirments

Question 14 TO4.EO1: All the of following are key functions of the requirements management process except ______________.

**developing the best set of requirements possible

Question 16 TO1.EO4: Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is chosen over other evaluation techniques when you:

**don't have a lot of data to help support your decision making

TO4.EO5 Which of the following can be sources of changes to requirements (select three)

**emerging technologies **evolving uses needs **new laws and policies

Question 22 TO3.EO3: Which of the following demonstrates the value of technical assessment to the program regardless of the adaptive acquisition framework (AAF) pathway? (Select 2)

**enables the system engineers (SEs) to compare actual progress against predefined criteria **enables a better understanding of the technical maturity of the program

Question 15 TO3.EO1: Technical assessment products are helpful to the program manager (PM) in which of the following ways? (Select two)

**establishes the acquisition program baseline -provides the basis for the output of schedule driven technical reviews -informs the systems engineering plan (Major Capability acquisition pathway) or equivalent **provides the basis for input/entry criteria for event driven technical reviews INCORRECT

Question 6 TO3.EO2: Technical reviews of program progress are _____ driven.

**event

Question 10 TO8.EO2: The joint capabilities integration and development (JCIDS) process generates requirements, documents, and architectures that provide the initial insight for:

**external interfaces

Question 30 TO1.EO1: What are the three types of decision making approaches

**formal, informal, judgemental

TO8.EO1 Modular open systems: (select 2)

**identify preferred and discretionary stadnards **support maintenance, enhancements and upgrades

TO8.EO3: The interface management plan is consistent with the program's configuration management plan and should (select three)

**justify upgrading interface standards **identify standards and profiles **contain requirement specifications

TO5.EO2: From the analysis step in the dod risk management process what is required to quantify a risk? (select 2)

**likelihood **consequence

Question 27 TO3.EO2: Which of the following is not a technical performance measure (TPM) characteristic?

**plots likelihood of occurrence versus consequence

TO4.EO3 the activity implementing requirements traceability includes which of the following tasks? (select 3)

**preparing a strategy from implementing requirements management -providing control for the requirements database **establishing traceability matrixes **assigning a program unique number to each defined requirement INCORRECT

TO1.EO3 select the option that is an output of the decision analysis process

**recommendations and impacts

Question 12 TO7.EO2: what should engineers not do when assisting Data Management (DM)?

**require government or unlimited use rights for all products

Question 21 TO7.EO2: What is not included in the technical data package (TDP)?

**software source code

Question 7 TO6.EO3: Which is the cheapest way to upgrade systems?

**spares upgrade so old parts get maximum wear

Question 26 TO1.EO5: Modeling and Simulation can be used to:

**support the verification and validation go technical processes to evaluate the performance and maturity of the technologies being considered

Question 5 TO2.EO2: Event-based planning is developed mainly around: (Select two)

**task entry and exit criteria **technical events and associated tasks

Question 9 TO3.EO4: T technical assessment products contribute to which of the following assessments of a program? (select THREE)

**technical risk **technical maturity **programmatic risk -program status INCORRECT

TO3.EO1 Technical assessment products feed and or support which of the following (select two)

**the acquisition program baseline (APB) -The mission baseline -the systems engineering plan (SEP) **the performance measurement baseline (PMB) INCORRECT

TO6.EO2: What agile role takes the place of a traditional configuration control board?

**the product owner who represent the user

Question 25 TO6.EO2: How does an agile developer get approval to start modifications to the baseline?

**the work is the highest priority in the backlog

Question 15 TO2.EO1: What is the primary purpose of the Technical Planning process?

**to establish and maintain management plans that direct the technical effort of a program

TO4.EO4 It is important to maintain traceability between requirements and other documents and plans because _________ (select 3)

**tracebility is a part of risk management -traceability is key to achieving cost as an independent variable **traceability allows the program to determine the impact to other plans or requirements documents if a change to a requirement is made **traceability allows users to make changes to requirements INCORRECT

Question 7 TO4.EO3: You should ____________ the requirements for the system model between baselines, especially those requirements that are considered critical

**track -guide

Question 12 TO5.EO1: True or False: The difference between a risk and a issue statement is that a risk has not yet happened

**true

Question 21 TO2.EO2: True or False: Planning begins with a high level system model broken down into discrete tasks

**true

Question 25 TO6.EO3: True or False: The program office needs to know operation configurations.

**true

TO2.EO4 True or False a SEP outlines expected management interactions and addresses program tailored processes

**true

Question 16 TO8.EO5: Information technology (IT) interfaces must be certified for interoperability or possess a (select two)

**waiver to policy **interim certificate to operate (ICTO)

Question 1 TO6.EO1: How do you get approval to create a new item performance specification in the material solutions analysis phase of the Major capability acquisition pathway?

- the program manager (PM) can approve a new specification at any time without requiring the CCB -since the allocated baseline is not under configuration control until the preliminary design review (PDR), the specification can be created without approval

Question 5 TO6.EO1: In traditional acquisition programs, what must be done before modifying an operation system?

-an operation system can only be modified to meet any approved baseline and/or variance -maintainers must approve the modification **change in approved Engineering Change proposal (ECP) must be verified and validation

Question 24 TO5.EO1: Which of the following are components of a good risk statement? (select three)

-cause (if known) -"if-then" format **potential event **likelihood INCORRECT

TO1.EO4 Trade studies ______.

-explore alternative decisions in a beached tree like form -are rarely used in technical decision making -provide a structured way to analyze and evaluate among alternatives

Question 2 TO5.EO2: From the identification step in the department of defense risk management process, while identifying what can go wrong, what is a good source of technical risk?

-harvard business review -technical performance measures (TPMs) -the risk management plan

TO6.EO1 What is not a reason to separately control an item?

-item is part of a LRU -its a software application -item has a unique id number

Question 26 TO4.EO5: Which of the following can be reasons why requirements change ? (select two)

-product wear **new stakeholder expectations **a change in program data format -a change in the program configuration management plan INCORRECT -product wear **new stakeholder expectations -a change in program data format **a change in the program configuration management plan

TO4.EO3 when selecting a requirement management tool it should allow for:

-the maintenance of the change process -changes to the process =the cataloging of meeting minutes

TO1.EO5 which od these best describe the various uses of modeling and simulation (select 3)

-to help design facilities **to provide strutted way to analyze **to assess interoperability **to decide on best mix through virtual prototype incorrect

Question 20 TO4.EO4: Which of the following is not a requirements traceability task?

document