QUESTION 1

True or False. The Nunn-McCurdy Act is the current act covering the acquisition of information technology.

True

False

QUESTION 2

1. Management of any project can be improved when people communicate effectively, identify problems early, and work as a team. DoD Directive 5000.01, mandates "Collaboration". The DoD acquisition, capability needs, and financial communities, and operational users accomplish this collaboration through the use of Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). Collaboration within an IPT can result in which of the following?

		Fielding products sooner
		Reducing costs
		Avoiding consequences of poor teamwork
		All of the above

QUESTION 3

1. Which of the following are Chief Information Officer responsibilities?

		Develops specific plans for hiring and training agency personnel
		Monitors and evaluates the performance of information technology programs
		Assesses the requirements established for agency personnel in Information Resource Management
		All of the above

QUESTION 4

1. Which of the following describe benefits of a Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)?

		Tool and process by which organizational entities assess the alternatives for achieving a desired future objective
		Determines the "best value"
		Determines the feasibility of achieving future objectives
		All of the above

QUESTION 5

1. All of the following are factors that influence software cost and schedule estimates, EXCEPT:

		Software size
		Software validity
		Developer experience
		Tools and techniques used

QUESTION 6

1. Which common cost and schedule estimation method uses mathematical approximations to relate project effort and duration to values of various user-selected characteristics about the project?

		Top down
		Analogy
		Parametric
		Expert judgment (Delphi)

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following is considered an attribute of the Parametric model?

		Quantified by the user of the model on some sort of rating scale
		Used as inputs in a mathematical model of the software development process
		Are designed to be "tailored" or calibrated by the user, as more definitive information is learned about the project
		All of the above

QUESTION 8

1. The software cost estimation process has seven (7) steps. Which step entails determining the reasonableness of an estimate by considering the "what-ifs", and utilizing different teams to develop independent forecasts?

		Validate resource estimates
		Allocate resources to schedule
		Estimate scope and difficulty
		Estimate size of each component

QUESTION 9

1. True or False. The main purpose of enterprise architecture is to guide the process of describing and modifying the IT/ IS capabilities of an enterprise in order to meet desired organizational objectives.

True

False

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following describes the purpose of the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Operational view?

		The minimal set of rules governing the arrangement, interaction, and interdependence of system parts or elements, and to ensure that a conformant system satisfies a specified set of requirements
		Identify system interfaces and define the connectivity between systems, and to define system constraints and bounds of system performance behavior
		Capture the information on supporting automated systems, interconnectivity, and other systems functionality in support of operating activities (Warfighting Functions), and to define the physical connection, location, and identification of key nodes, circuits, networks, etc
		Capture the organizations, tasks, or activities performed, and information that must be exchanged between them to accomplish DoD missions, and to define the type of information, the frequency of exchange and the tasks supported by the info exchange

QUESTION 11

1. True or False. When describing the relationship of software paradigms being proposed in the supplier's Software Development Plan (SDP) and the Acquisition Approach you should use for your program, the Grand Design approach is appropriate for those systems where technology is rapidly changing and the ultimate capability delivered to the user is divided into two or more increments with increasing levels of capability, while the Evolutionary approach is characterized by acquisition, development, and deployment of the total functional capability of the system in a single, sometimes very massive effort.

True

False

QUESTION 12

1. True or False. The difference between standards and capability maturity models lies in their purpose. Standards provide organizations with a set of processes, while capability maturity models are used to assess.

True

False

QUESTION 13

1. Characteristics of model maturity include:

		Supplier process integration
		Spectrum approaches to development
		Both a and b
		None of the above

QUESTION 14

1. Which of the following is an example of a mature software developer?

		Processes that are well-defined, accurately communicated, and followed
		Clearly defined roles and responsibilities
		Established systems to measure processes and make any needed improvements
		All of the above

QUESTION 15

1. As an acquisition professional, you understand that safety, security and privacy are considered the predominant critical requirements. Privacy can be defined as:

		Software items whose failure could result in a "hazard"
		Software items whose failure could lead to a breach of system security
		Software items whose failure could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personnel data
		All of the above

QUESTION 16

1. Because software is an "invisible" product, determining software requirements takes on special importance. All of the following are true about how software requirements are determined, EXCEPT:

		It identifies a product or process limitation, capability or physical characteristic
		It is a characteristic that a system must possess in order to be acceptable to the acquirer
		Software requirements drive the software development process
		A requirement is not a statement of what the system will do, but a description of how it will do it

QUESTION 17

1. Every project needs accurate cost estimates. All of the following describe why accurate estimates are needed, EXCEPT:

		Identify, prioritize, and justify requirements
		Negotiate adequate budgets and staffing plans
		Make cost, productivity, quality, and functionality tradeoffs
		Quantify the impact of risk for decision making

QUESTION 18

1. As a PM, it is important to understand and apply key cost estimation "Lessons Learned" to our programs. Which of the following is NOT a key lesson learned?

		Lack of agreement of terminology
		Inexperienced estimators
		Fuzzy requirements
		Reliable data

QUESTION 19

1. As a PM, you must be able to recognize which cost estimation method is best suited for your program, based upon your situation. If your program is early in the program life cycle, and you have access to data from truly similar projects, what would be the most appropriate cost estimation method?

		Top-down
		Expert judgment (Delphi)
		Analogy
		Bottoms-up

QUESTION 20

1. Recognizing the relationship between acquisition planning and the contracting strategy, all of the following statements are true, EXCEPT:

		Most DoD software systems are developed via an acquirer-supplier relationship governed by a contract
		They must be considered early on to ensure they are included as part of the contracting process
		Acquisition strategies for IT have an inconsequential impact on contracting strategies for IT
		Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the need is identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which contract award or order placement is necessary

QUESTION 21

1. The DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint project designed to implement a software enterprise management process within the Department of Defense. Identify which of the following conditions under whichan enterprise licenseshould be used.

		Pools commercial software requirements
		Presents a single negotiating position to leading software vendors
		Provides pricing advantages not otherwise available to individual Services and Agencies.
		All of the above

QUESTION 22

1. All of the following are key attributes of software systems that should be considered for inclusion as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP), EXCEPT:

		Americans with disabilities act
		Cost
		Data Rights
		Cybersecurity

QUESTION 23

1. Government contracting provides opportunities for the use of commercial practices. The applicable law that addresses acquisition of commercial items is ____________________.

		10 USC 2377
		Title 40, Subchapter III, Clinger-Cohen Act
		FAR Part 39
		29 USC, 794d, "Section 508"

QUESTION 24

1. True or False. As it pertains to competitive acquisition, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) states that when conducting procurement for IT systems or services, contracting personnel shall use the competitive procedure or combination of competitive procedures that is best suited under the circumstances of the procurement.

True

False

QUESTION 25

1. Contracting should be performance or outcome focused, rather than method prescriptive or procedurally defined. FAR Part 11 prescribes policies and procedures for describing agency needs, and states that to the maximum extent practicable, requirements should be stated in terms of:

		Functions to be performed
		Cost required
		Essential schedule characteristics
		None of the above

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