F100 Force Management Exam with Complete Solutions

What is Force Management? - ANSWER-The process for delivering the most capable Army possible within available resources and changing the Army over the next 20 years. Why is Force Management complicated? - ANSWER-Influence Money Uncertainty (Threats, Funding, Priorities, Technology) Bureaucracy What are the three decision support systems? - ANSWER-JCIDS (ID Requirements, Capability Gaps and Solutions) PPBE (Allocate Resources) DAS (Develop Materiel) What are the strategic drivers (documents and organizations) of force management? - ANSWER-NSS, NDS, NMS The Army Plan (TAP), Army Campaign Plan Title 10 responsibilities executed through Administrative Control (ADCON) What are the trade-offs when filling capability gaps? - ANSWER-Performance/Schedule/Cost (Pick two) What is DOTMLPF-P? - ANSWER-Problem solving construct for assessing current and future capabilities. Ways to solve capability gaps. (Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership & Education, Personnel, Facilities, Policy) What does JCIDS do for the Joint Force? - ANSWER-Capabilities-based approach to identify current and future capability gaps in the joint force ability to carry out joint warfighting missions and functions. What are the three phases of Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA)? - ANSWER-Functional Area Assessment (FAA) Functional Needs Assessment (FNA) Functional Solutions Assessment (FSA) Which organizations are key to the JCIDS Process? - ANSWER-Centers of Excellence-Cross Functional Teams (Determines Requirements) Army Futures Command (Leads Requirements Determinations) JROC and AROC (Validates Requirements)