CDFM MODULE 2 EXAM 2023 -2024 REAL
EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(DETAILED ANSWERS)
What is the systemic method established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assessing gaps in military joint warfighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve these gaps? - ANSWER- Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Module 2.
What document provides the policies and procedures that govern the defense acquisition system? - ANSWER- DoD Directive 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System Module 2.2
What is the Defense Acquisition System? - ANSWER- The management process that guides all DoD acquisition programs Module 2.2
What document sets forth the broad, time-phased operational goals, and a description of the required capabilities to address a specific gap? - ANSWER- Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) Module 2.2
What are the three major activities of the Acquisition Management System? - ANSWER- Pre-Systems Acquisition
Systems Acquisition
Sustainment Module 2.2
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Work efforts during what period are prior to there being a formal acquisition program? - ANSWER- Pre-Systems Acquisition Module 2.2
Which of the following decision points is considered formal approval to initiate a new acquisition program? - ANSWER- Pre-Systems Acquisition (NO)
Favorable Milestone A Decision (NO)
Decision by the MDA to begin the Materiel Solution Analysis (NO)
Favorable Milestone B Decision (YES) Module 2.2
In addition to formal program initiation and permission to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase, what are two other important
decisions made at Milestone B: - ANSWER- Quantity of Low Rate Initial
Production (LRIP) items of the system
Whether advance procurement will be requested Module 2.2
What important decisions are made at Milestone B? - ANSWER- Formal program initiation
Permission to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase
Quantity of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) items of the system
Whether advance procurement will be requested Module 2.2
What milestone decision enables the program to enter into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)? - ANSWER- Milestone C Module 2.2
When is a program authorized to award contracts for full rate production? - ANSWER- Only after a positive full rate production decision Module 2.2 2 / 4
Each milestone is a decision point evaluated by whom? - ANSWER- Both the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) and Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) Module 2.2
At what milestone decision point is the Military Department or Agency required to have adequate funds in the FYDP to finance the acquisition program during this period? - ANSWER- Milestone B Module 2.2
what milestone decision point is the acquisition strategy approved? - ANSWER- Milestone C Module 2.2
What directive describes the five overarching policies that govern all DoD acquisition programs? - ANSWER- DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System Module 2.2
What directive sets forth mandatory procedures for all defense technology projects and acquisition programs? - ANSWER- DoD Directive 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System Module 2.2
What is the preferred DoD strategy for rapid acquisition of mature technology for the user that delivers capability in increments, recognizing, up front, the need for future capability improvements? - ANSWER- Evolutionary Acquisition Module 2.2
How is Evolutionary Acquisition achieved? - ANSWER- Evolutionary acquisition is achieved through the incremental development process and requires collaboration among the warfighter user, tester, and developer Module 2.2
What programs are designated as ACAT I? - ANSWER- RDTE funds of more than $365 million
OPA funds of more than $2.19 billion (sated in FY 00 constant dollars)
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Any program designated by USD (AT&L) because of Congressional interest Module 2.2
Who is the MDA for ACAT ID programs? - ANSWER- DoD level (The "D" indicates the MDA is at the "Defense" level; also Defense Acquisition Board who advises the USD (AT&L) Module 2.2
Who is the MDA for ACAT IC programs? - ANSWER- Component level (The "C" indicates the MDA is at the "Component" level) Module 2.2
What is the total cost to the government of a program over its full life, including costs for research and developmental testing, production, facilities, operations, maintenance, personnel, environmental compliance, and disposal? - ANSWER- Life-cycle cost (LCC) Module 2.2
What should a Work Breakdown Structure define? - ANSWER- A Work Breakdown Structure should display the total system as a product-oriented family tree composed of hardware, software, services, data, and facilities; and relate the elements of work to each other and to the end product Module 2.2
When is an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) required? - ANSWER- Every acquisition program is required to establish an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) to document the cost, schedule, and performance objectives and thresholds of that program at program initiation Module 2.2
What life cycle cost estimate, required for ACAT I programs, is normally done at the OSD level by the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG)—not in the acquisition community and independent of the acquisition community chain of command? - ANSWER- Independent Cost Estimate (ICE) Module 2.2
What document is used to capture the details of what is to constitute an acquisition program in order to prepare a valid estimate of its life cycle cost? - ANSWER- Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) Module 2.2
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