CDFM MODULE 4 EXAM 2024-2025
What are Joint Acquisition Programs? - Answer: Joint Acquisition Programs is any acqusition system,
subsystem, component, or technology program with astrategy that includes funding by more than one
DoD component during any phase of a system's life cycle.
Who decides to place programs under joint acquisition management? - Answer: The MDA decides
whether to place programs under joint management and designates the lead executive DoD component.
What law requires an analysis of potential opportunities of international cooperation?
Answer 10 USC 2350a(e) requires international cooperation consideration in the initial aquisition
strategy for a program.
When international programs may be established in the defense acqusition program
Answer Decision to include international partners needs to be included during development of the initial
capabilities document but no early than the material and solution analysis phase.
When is Earned Value Management (EVM) implemented - Answer: EVM is part of program
management . It ensures that cost , schedule and technical aspects of the contract are truly integrated.
In what type of contracts EVM is required - Answer: EVM is required on Cost, and/or Incentive contracts
valued at greater than $20M.
What is EVM? - Answer: Earned Value Management is a tool that
1. Relates the scope of the work to its associated budgets and schedule. 2. Measures the work progress
in objective terms
3. States that value of the work completed in dollars and other measurable units.
What are EVM techniques? - Answer: Correlate the budgeted cost of worked scheduled with the budget
cost of work performed (BCWP)
0/100 Earned Value Technique
Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique (50/50) (25/75) (80/20) 3. Percent Complete
Units Completed
Equivalent Units
Describe the Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique - Answer: Is an objective earned value
technique tied to the start and completion of a work package task, often referred to % assigned to the
start and finish milestone such as (50/50...) Thsi technique tends to overstate performance in the first
half of the period of performance and uderstate performance in the last half.
What are Joint Acquisition Programs? - Answer: Joint Acquisition Programs is any acqusition system,
subsystem, component, or technology program with astrategy that includes funding by more than one
DoD component during any phase of a system's life cycle.
Who decides to place programs under joint acquisition management? - Answer: The MDA decides
whether to place programs under joint management and designates the lead executive DoD component.
What law requires an analysis of potential opportunities of international cooperation?
Answer 10 USC 2350a(e) requires international cooperation consideration in the initial aquisition
strategy for a program.
When international programs may be established in the defense acqusition program
Answer Decision to include international partners needs to be included during development of the initial
capabilities document but no early than the material and solution analysis phase.
When is Earned Value Management (EVM) implemented - Answer: EVM is part of program
management . It ensures that cost , schedule and technical aspects of the contract are truly integrated.
In what type of contracts EVM is required - Answer: EVM is required on Cost, and/or Incentive contracts
valued at greater than $20M.
What is EVM? - Answer: Earned Value Management is a tool that
1. Relates the scope of the work to its associated budgets and schedule. 2. Measures the work progress
in objective terms
3. States that value of the work completed in dollars and other measurable units.
What are EVM techniques? - Answer: Correlate the budgeted cost of worked scheduled with the budget
cost of work performed (BCWP)
0/100 Earned Value Technique
Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique (50/50) (25/75) (80/20) 3. Percent Complete
Units Completed
Equivalent Units
Describe the Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique - Answer: Is an objective earned value
technique tied to the start and completion of a work package task, often referred to % assigned to the
start and finish milestone such as (50/50...) Thsi technique tends to overstate performance in the first
half of the period of performance and uderstate performance in the last half.
