Questions & Answers Study Guide
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Section 1: Integrated Product and Process Development
(IPPD)
1. Based on Scenario Part I, one of the JUPSA Key Performance
Parameter (KPP) requirements does not appear to be achievable without
significant cost impacts. The PM is planning to recommend a change to
this validated requirement since it is not clear that the additional costs
are worth the capability added. Who would have to approve this
Acquisition Category (ACAT) I KPP change?
• Answer: Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) .
2. The JUPSA program is an ACAT I, Major Defense Acquisition Program
(MDAP). To support the upcoming Milestone B decision, developmental
tests and early operational assessments were conducted. What is the
specific document that outlines the test planning for the EMD phase
efforts?
• Answer: Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) .
3. Which of the following is NOT part of the "People" tenet of Integrated
Product and Process Development (IPPD)?
• Answer: Event-Driven Scheduling .
4. Which components are part of the "Tools" tenet of IPPD? (Select all
that apply)
, • Answer: Maximize Flexibility for Optimization, Event-Driven
Scheduling, and Seamless Management Tools .
5. The _______________ IPPD category includes Concurrent Development of
Products and Processes.
• Answer: Processes .
6. Multidisciplinary teamwork is one of the three components of which
IPPD category?
• Answer: People .
7. Proactive Identification and Management of Risk is part of which IPPD
category?
• Answer: Processes .
8. You know that one way to aid in identifying manufacturing risks is
based on the “5 Ms” of manufacturing. The “5 Ms” are: manpower,
machinery, methods, measurement, and ______.
• Answer: Materials .
Section 2: Systems Thinking & Organizational Theory
9. System components are arranged in highly complex ways that involve
subsystems and supersystems. This is known as:
• Answer: Hierarchal Ordering .
10. The need for system components to rely on other components in
order to function is called:
• Answer: Interdependence .
11. The ability of system components to allow information and materials
to flow in and out is known as:
• Answer: Permeability .