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| Four methods for achieving "Control" in the SEP |
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Risk & Data Management
Configuration Management
Interface Management
Performance Progress Analyses |
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| What 3 items typically make up Performance Progress Analyses? |
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| What are 3 purposes of Trade Studies & Market Surveys? |
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Identifies Tech & Software Maturity
Identifies potential sources & degree of competition
Provides insights to high risk areas and cost drivers
Answers, "Is it Doable?" |
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| What are 2 purposes of Effectiveness Analysis? |
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Examines potential tech use in military environments & associated problems
Examines early interoperability issues
How much bang for the buck? |
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| A measure of the potential inability to achieve overall program objectives within defined cost, schedule, and technical constraints |
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| What is Risk Identification? |
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| The attempt to determine "What can go wrong?" |
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| What are the 5 major elements/steps (in order) in Risk Management? |
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Risk Identification
Risk Analysis
Risk Mitigation Planning
Risk Mitigation Plan Implementation
Risk Tracking |
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| What is a Risk Rating Matrix? |
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| A tool to assess risk by comparing the likelihood of an event vs the consequences of that event |
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| Name & briefly describe the 4 Risk Handling options |
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Risk Avoidance: Change, Eliminate the source
Risk Control: Mitigate; Manage
Risk Transfer: Move the source
Risk Assumption: Accept |
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| What are the 3 categories of program data? |
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Management Data
System Support Data
Operations & Support User & Maintainer Data |
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| Examples of Management Data |
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Earned Value Reports & Data
WBS
Contractor's SDP |
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| Examples of System Support Data |
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Technical Data Package (TDP)
Software/Automated System Documentation |
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| Examples of O&S User & Maintainer Data |
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Technical Manuals
Technical Orders
Operator Manuals |
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| What items are found in a TDP? |
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Engineering Drawings
Associated Lists
Software documentation
Specifications (Functional, performance, physical, interface...)
Process Descriptions
Material Composition
Changes, deviations & waivers approved but not already incorporated |
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Contract Data Requirements List is a method to contractually require the contractor to deliver data.
(T/F) |
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| 4 Goals of Configuration Management (CM) |
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Identify & Document the functional and physical characteristics
Control Changes to Configuration Items
Record & Report information needed to manage configuration items effectively
Audit Configuration Items to verify conformance |
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| An aggregation of hardware, software or publications that satisfies an end use function and is designated by the Govt. for separate configuration management. |
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Aircraft avionics package
Missile targeting SW suite |
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| Describe Interface Management |
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| The process of identifying, documenting, and controlling all functional and physical attributes relevant to the interfacing of 2 or more products provided by 1 or more organizations. Helps to ensure that developers document all internal and external interface requirements and requirements changes in accordance with the program's Configuration Management Plan. |
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| What is the role of the Govt in regards to Interface Management? |
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| Identifies external interfaces, establishes interface standards (baselines), maintains interface stability |
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| What is the role of the Contractor in regards to Interface Management? |
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| Manages Internat Interfaces, establishes Interface Requirements to include Internal & External Interfaces, controls interfaces to ensure accountability & timely dissemination of changes |
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| What is the purpose of Configuration Audits used? |
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To verify and document that the configuration item and its configuration documentation:
Agree
Are Complete & Accurate
Satisfy Program Requirements |
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Technical reviews ARE used for problem solving
(T/F) |
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| Purposes of Technical Reviews |
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Review SEP outputs and requirements traceability
Determine Technical Adequacy of the design
Evaluate capability to satisfy baseline specifications
Evaluate completeness and validity of documentation
Address risks and the Risk Management Strategy
Provide visibility to the contractor’s progress compared to the Statement of Work (SOW). |
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System Requirements Review
Conducted to ensure that the system under review can proceed into the E&MD phase and that all system and performance requirements derived from the ICD or CDD are defined and consistent with cost(program budget), schedule(program schedule), risk, and other system constraints. |
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Preliminary Design Review:
Conducted to ensure that the system under review can proceed into detailed design, and can meet the stated performance requirements within cost (program budget), schedule(program schedule), risk and other system constraints. |
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Critical Design Review:
Conducted to ensure that the system under review can proceed into LRIP and FRP within cost(program budget), schedule(program schedule), risk, and other system constraints. |
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System Verification Review:
Synonymous with the Functional Configuration Audit (FCA), is conducted to ensure that the system under review can proceed into LRIP and FRP within cost(program budget), schedule(program schedule), risk, and other system constraints. |
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| Why use Technical Performance Measurement (TPM)? |
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Assesses Compliance to Performance Requirements & Level of Technical Risk
Evaluates the Design against measurable Performance Specifications
Triggers Implementation of Recovery Plans for Identified Deficiencies
Triggers Cost/Benefit Analysis for Performance in Excess of Requirements |
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| 2 Basic Components of Risk |
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Probability of occurrence
Consequence of occurrence |
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| The process that controls the functional and physical characteristics of an end item |
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| Configuration management begins in the first phase of the system's life cycle and ends only when the item is sent to disposal (T/F). |
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| odology for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system’s functional, performance, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout the system's life cycle.(T/F). |
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| Effective configuration management supports the establishment and maintenance of the product baseline, which enables the successful production, delivery, and sustainment of the needed capability to the end user. (T/F). |
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| A good configuration management program ensures that |
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designs are traceable to requirements
Change is controlled & documented
interfaces are defined & understood
There is consistency between the product and its supporting documentation |
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CM Planning & Management
Configuration identification
Configuration change control
Configuration status accounting
Configuration verification & audit |
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| Reasons to designate something as a CI |
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Safety or hi Risk
Logistics commonality |
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Configuration Control Board
board composed of technical and administrative reps who recommend approval or disapproval of proposed engineering changes to current configurations |
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| The control of functional and physical characteristics required to exist at a common boundary or connection |
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Initial Technical Review
Conducted to support the program's initial POM submission |
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Alternative Systems Review
Conducted to ensure that the resulting set of requirements agrees with the customers' needs and expectations, & to ensure that the system can proceed into the technology development phase |
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Integrated Baseline Review
Has a business focus |
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Technology Readiness Assessment
assesses the maturity of Critical Technology Elements |
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System Functional Review
conducted ensure the system under review can proceed into preliminary design & ensure that all system requirements and functional performance requirements derived from the CDD are defined & consistent with cost, schedule, risk, and other constraints |
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Production Readiness Review
determine if the design is ready for production |
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Operational Test Readiness Review
ensure system can enter Operational Testinog |
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Physical Configuration Audit
physical object meeting the design |
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In-Service Review
ensure that the system is operationally employed with well understood and managed risk |
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