FAM104 1-9 questions with accurate answers
Identify the purpose of an acquisition decision memorandum (ADM)
and program Baseline (APB) Ans✓✓✓ ADM: Record milestone
decisions and provide additional direction for the program.
APB: Documents a program's cost, schedule, and performance baselines.
L2: Define "project success" Ans✓✓✓ Cost: Meets forecasted
estimates
Schedule: Delivered according to approved schedule
Performance: Meets customer's expectations
L2: Define Project Management Ans✓✓✓ (FOOTSTOMP) PMBOK:
the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet project requirements
DAU: the process whereby a single leader exercises centralized
authority and responsibility for planning, organizing, staffing,
controlling, and leading the combined efforts of participating/assigned
civilian and military personnel and organizations, for the management of
a specific defense acquisition program or programs, through
development, production, deployment, operations, support, and disposal.
,TEXTBOOK: a discipline using skills, tools and techniques to develop,
execute, ad manage project plans in order to meet project requirements.
L2: How to analyze stakeholders Ans✓✓✓ High Power; Low Interest:
Secondary stakeholder; keep satisfied
High Power; High Interest:
Primary Stakeholder; Manage Closely
Low Power; High Interest:
Secondary Stakeholder; Keep informed
Low Power; Low Interest:
Other Stakeholder; Monitor
L2: Identify how a project manager can manage stakeholders Ans✓✓✓
Project success defined differently by different stakeholders
Tactics for managing stakeholders:
-Internal: give direction, manage upward
-external: influence via solid plan, facts, logic
-Exercise chain of command when necessary
, L2: Identify key stakeholder management documents Ans✓✓✓
Acquistion strategy:
-Comprehensive plan to describe the acquisition approach
-Ensure all stakeholders understand and agree.
Responsibility Matrix
Communication Plan
-How, when, and by whom information will be shared
L2: Identify the four overarching skill areas in which a project manager
must be knowledgeable Ans✓✓✓ 1. Executive leadership: competent in
leading change, people, managing results, and having an enterprise-wide
perspective
2. Program execution: Management of a defense program covering
every aspect of the acquisition process & managing all functionals
3. Technical Management: Application of current technology,
acquisition practice, and design considerations in acquiring &
maintaining large complex systems
4. Business Management: The oversight of controlling, leading,
monitoring, organizing, and planning for the business success of a
program
Identify the purpose of an acquisition decision memorandum (ADM)
and program Baseline (APB) Ans✓✓✓ ADM: Record milestone
decisions and provide additional direction for the program.
APB: Documents a program's cost, schedule, and performance baselines.
L2: Define "project success" Ans✓✓✓ Cost: Meets forecasted
estimates
Schedule: Delivered according to approved schedule
Performance: Meets customer's expectations
L2: Define Project Management Ans✓✓✓ (FOOTSTOMP) PMBOK:
the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities to meet project requirements
DAU: the process whereby a single leader exercises centralized
authority and responsibility for planning, organizing, staffing,
controlling, and leading the combined efforts of participating/assigned
civilian and military personnel and organizations, for the management of
a specific defense acquisition program or programs, through
development, production, deployment, operations, support, and disposal.
,TEXTBOOK: a discipline using skills, tools and techniques to develop,
execute, ad manage project plans in order to meet project requirements.
L2: How to analyze stakeholders Ans✓✓✓ High Power; Low Interest:
Secondary stakeholder; keep satisfied
High Power; High Interest:
Primary Stakeholder; Manage Closely
Low Power; High Interest:
Secondary Stakeholder; Keep informed
Low Power; Low Interest:
Other Stakeholder; Monitor
L2: Identify how a project manager can manage stakeholders Ans✓✓✓
Project success defined differently by different stakeholders
Tactics for managing stakeholders:
-Internal: give direction, manage upward
-external: influence via solid plan, facts, logic
-Exercise chain of command when necessary
, L2: Identify key stakeholder management documents Ans✓✓✓
Acquistion strategy:
-Comprehensive plan to describe the acquisition approach
-Ensure all stakeholders understand and agree.
Responsibility Matrix
Communication Plan
-How, when, and by whom information will be shared
L2: Identify the four overarching skill areas in which a project manager
must be knowledgeable Ans✓✓✓ 1. Executive leadership: competent in
leading change, people, managing results, and having an enterprise-wide
perspective
2. Program execution: Management of a defense program covering
every aspect of the acquisition process & managing all functionals
3. Technical Management: Application of current technology,
acquisition practice, and design considerations in acquiring &
maintaining large complex systems
4. Business Management: The oversight of controlling, leading,
monitoring, organizing, and planning for the business success of a
program
