PMT 3600V Exam 2
Q1. What is the primary mission of a Program Management Office
(PMO)? ANSWER To execute a program within the approved Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB) and deliver capability to the warfighter.
Q2. Who leads the PMO? ANSWER The Program Manager (PM) or
Program Director.
Q3. What is the PM accountable to? ANSWER The Milestone Decision
Authority (MDA) through the Program Executive Officer (PEO) or Service
Acquisition Executive (SAE).
Q4. What does the PMO have life-cycle responsibility for? ANSWER
The program from inception through disposal.
Q5. What are the three primary constraints the PM must balance?
ANSWER Cost, schedule, and performance.
Q6. What document governs PM activity by prescribing cost,
schedule, and performance constraints? ANSWER The Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB).
Q7. What is a System Program Office (SPO)? ANSWER An office led by
a System Program Director with life-cycle responsibility for a weapon
system.
Q8. What is the PMO's role in requirements development? ANSWER
To be a vital team member during the JCIDS process and help negotiate
threshold and objective requirements.
,Q9. What does "Big-A" acquisition refer to? ANSWER The integration
of requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes.
Q10. Who is the single manager charged with all cost, schedule, and
performance aspects of a product group? ANSWER The Product
Group Manager.
Q11. What is the PMD (Program Management Directive)? ANSWER
The official Service document used to direct acquisition or modification
responsibilities.
Q12. What are the PMO's key staff functions? ANSWER Engineering,
contracting, test, logistics, financial management, and business operations.
Q13. What is the PMO's role in PPBE? ANSWER To provide program
data, cost estimates, and justification for budget submissions.
Q14. What is the PMO's relationship with the user community?
ANSWER The PMO must ensure user requirements are met and maintain
continuous feedback.
Q15. What is the purpose of tailoring the PMO organizational
structure? ANSWER To meet the unique needs of the program based on
size, complexity, and phase.
Q16. What authority does the PM have over contracts? ANSWER The
PM develops contract strategies and recommends contract actions but
does not directly award contracts.
Q17. What is the PMO's role in risk management? ANSWER To
identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks throughout the program
lifecycle.
Q18. What is the PMO's role in milestone reviews? ANSWER To
prepare briefings, status reports, and decision support packages for the
MD ANSWER
Q19. What is the PMO's responsibility regarding Congressional
inquiries? ANSWER To develop accurate, timely responses in
coordination with the Service legislative liaison office.
Q20. What is the PMO's role when a Joint Urgent Operational Need
(JUON) is identified? ANSWER To assess the impact on the program
and develop a response considering programmatic and contractual
actions.
, SECTION 2: DODI 5000 Series & Adaptive Acquisition Framework
(Q21–Q50)
Q21. What is the purpose of the DoDI 5000 series? ANSWER To
establish policies and procedures for the Defense Acquisition System.
Q22. What is the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF)? ANSWER
A set of acquisition pathways designed to allow programs to tailor
strategies based on the type of capability being acquired.
Q23. Name the six acquisition pathways under the AAF. ANSWER
Major Capability Acquisition (MCA), Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA),
Urgent Capability Acquisition (UCA), Defense Business Systems (DBS),
Acquisition of Services, and Software Acquisition.
Q24. What is the primary pathway for major weapon systems?
ANSWER Major Capability Acquisition (MCA).
Q25. What are the three phases of the MCA pathway? ANSWER
Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and
Manufacturing Development (EMD), and Production and Deployment
(PD).
Q26. What is the purpose of the MTA pathway? ANSWER To rapidly
prototype or field capabilities in five years or less.
Q27. What are the two MTA sub-pathways? ANSWER Rapid
Prototyping (RP) and Rapid Fielding (RF).
Q28. What document establishes the requirement for an
Independent Cost Estimate (ICE)? ANSWER DoDI 5000.73.
Q29. What is DoDI 5000.87? ANSWER The instruction governing the
Software Acquisition pathway.
Q30. What is DoDI 5000.74? ANSWER The instruction governing the
Acquisition of Services.
Q31. What is DoDI 5000.75? ANSWER The instruction governing
Defense Business Systems (DBS).
Q32. What is the role of the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)?
ANSWER To approve entry into a new acquisition phase based on
program readiness.
Q1. What is the primary mission of a Program Management Office
(PMO)? ANSWER To execute a program within the approved Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB) and deliver capability to the warfighter.
Q2. Who leads the PMO? ANSWER The Program Manager (PM) or
Program Director.
Q3. What is the PM accountable to? ANSWER The Milestone Decision
Authority (MDA) through the Program Executive Officer (PEO) or Service
Acquisition Executive (SAE).
Q4. What does the PMO have life-cycle responsibility for? ANSWER
The program from inception through disposal.
Q5. What are the three primary constraints the PM must balance?
ANSWER Cost, schedule, and performance.
Q6. What document governs PM activity by prescribing cost,
schedule, and performance constraints? ANSWER The Acquisition
Program Baseline (APB).
Q7. What is a System Program Office (SPO)? ANSWER An office led by
a System Program Director with life-cycle responsibility for a weapon
system.
Q8. What is the PMO's role in requirements development? ANSWER
To be a vital team member during the JCIDS process and help negotiate
threshold and objective requirements.
,Q9. What does "Big-A" acquisition refer to? ANSWER The integration
of requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes.
Q10. Who is the single manager charged with all cost, schedule, and
performance aspects of a product group? ANSWER The Product
Group Manager.
Q11. What is the PMD (Program Management Directive)? ANSWER
The official Service document used to direct acquisition or modification
responsibilities.
Q12. What are the PMO's key staff functions? ANSWER Engineering,
contracting, test, logistics, financial management, and business operations.
Q13. What is the PMO's role in PPBE? ANSWER To provide program
data, cost estimates, and justification for budget submissions.
Q14. What is the PMO's relationship with the user community?
ANSWER The PMO must ensure user requirements are met and maintain
continuous feedback.
Q15. What is the purpose of tailoring the PMO organizational
structure? ANSWER To meet the unique needs of the program based on
size, complexity, and phase.
Q16. What authority does the PM have over contracts? ANSWER The
PM develops contract strategies and recommends contract actions but
does not directly award contracts.
Q17. What is the PMO's role in risk management? ANSWER To
identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks throughout the program
lifecycle.
Q18. What is the PMO's role in milestone reviews? ANSWER To
prepare briefings, status reports, and decision support packages for the
MD ANSWER
Q19. What is the PMO's responsibility regarding Congressional
inquiries? ANSWER To develop accurate, timely responses in
coordination with the Service legislative liaison office.
Q20. What is the PMO's role when a Joint Urgent Operational Need
(JUON) is identified? ANSWER To assess the impact on the program
and develop a response considering programmatic and contractual
actions.
, SECTION 2: DODI 5000 Series & Adaptive Acquisition Framework
(Q21–Q50)
Q21. What is the purpose of the DoDI 5000 series? ANSWER To
establish policies and procedures for the Defense Acquisition System.
Q22. What is the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF)? ANSWER
A set of acquisition pathways designed to allow programs to tailor
strategies based on the type of capability being acquired.
Q23. Name the six acquisition pathways under the AAF. ANSWER
Major Capability Acquisition (MCA), Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA),
Urgent Capability Acquisition (UCA), Defense Business Systems (DBS),
Acquisition of Services, and Software Acquisition.
Q24. What is the primary pathway for major weapon systems?
ANSWER Major Capability Acquisition (MCA).
Q25. What are the three phases of the MCA pathway? ANSWER
Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and
Manufacturing Development (EMD), and Production and Deployment
(PD).
Q26. What is the purpose of the MTA pathway? ANSWER To rapidly
prototype or field capabilities in five years or less.
Q27. What are the two MTA sub-pathways? ANSWER Rapid
Prototyping (RP) and Rapid Fielding (RF).
Q28. What document establishes the requirement for an
Independent Cost Estimate (ICE)? ANSWER DoDI 5000.73.
Q29. What is DoDI 5000.87? ANSWER The instruction governing the
Software Acquisition pathway.
Q30. What is DoDI 5000.74? ANSWER The instruction governing the
Acquisition of Services.
Q31. What is DoDI 5000.75? ANSWER The instruction governing
Defense Business Systems (DBS).
Q32. What is the role of the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)?
ANSWER To approve entry into a new acquisition phase based on
program readiness.
