CDFM Module 4 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Already Passed
What are Joint Acquisition Programs? - Answers 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? - Answers 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? - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers EVM is required on Cost, and/or Incentive contracts
valued at greater than $20M.
What is EVM? - Answers 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? - Answers Correlate the budgeted cost of worked scheduled with the budget
cost of work performed (BCWP)
1. 0/100 Earned Value Technique
2. Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique (50/50) (25/75) (80/20)
3. Percent Complete
4. Units Completed
5. Equivalent Units
Describe the Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique - Answers 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 is the most important step in EVM system? - Answers Is the establishment of the Performance
Measurement Baseline (PMB)or the Budgeted Cost of Work Schedule (BCWS)
What is the PMB in and EVM? - Answers The PMB includes the undistributed budget, all summary level
planning package budgets, and all control account budgets. It does not include management reserve.
What is the final step of the PMB? - Answers Is to classify work, to allocate the budget and to time phase
the control account work package budgets. This last phase is calculate BWCS
How do we classify work packages in EVM? - Answers in 3 categories, Discrete, apportioned effort, and
level of effort.
Describe the realignment of the PMB - Answers Rebaselining, Replanning, and Reprogramming
What is Reprogramming? - Answers Reprogramming is a comprehensive realignment of the remaining
performance measurement baseline that results in a total budget and/or total schedule that exceeds the
contractual requirements. It is the process that results in an Over-Target Baseline or OTB and an Over-
Target Schedule OTS.
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) formula - Answers SPI=BCWP/BCWS
Estimate at Completion (EAC) formula - Answers EAC=ACWP+[(BAC-BCWP)/(Performance Factor)]
EAC Compsite formula - Answers ACWPcum+[(BAC-BCWPcum)/(CPIcum*SPIcum)]
Upper Value (worst case)
EVM Terminology - Answers EAC=Estimate at Completion
BAC=Budget at Completion(current)
BCWS=Budget Cost of Work Scheduled (current)
BWCP=Budget Cost of Work Performed (earned value)
ACWP=Actual Cost of Work Performed
What is the Contractor Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) - Answers The CSDR system involves
two formal contractor reports, the COntractor Cost Data Report (CCDR) and the Software Resources
Data Report (SRDR)
What is Contract Performance Report (CPR) - Answers The PM should obtain from the contractor a CPR
(DD form 2734) on all contracts the meet or exceed EVMS dollar thresholds and require EVMS
compliance. The CPR provides contract cost and schedule performance for program mangement.
What are Joint Acquisition Programs? - Answers 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? - Answers 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? - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers EVM is required on Cost, and/or Incentive contracts
valued at greater than $20M.
What is EVM? - Answers 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? - Answers Correlate the budgeted cost of worked scheduled with the budget
cost of work performed (BCWP)
1. 0/100 Earned Value Technique
2. Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique (50/50) (25/75) (80/20)
3. Percent Complete
4. Units Completed
5. Equivalent Units
Describe the Percent Start/Percent Finish EV Technique - Answers 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 is the most important step in EVM system? - Answers Is the establishment of the Performance
Measurement Baseline (PMB)or the Budgeted Cost of Work Schedule (BCWS)
What is the PMB in and EVM? - Answers The PMB includes the undistributed budget, all summary level
planning package budgets, and all control account budgets. It does not include management reserve.
What is the final step of the PMB? - Answers Is to classify work, to allocate the budget and to time phase
the control account work package budgets. This last phase is calculate BWCS
How do we classify work packages in EVM? - Answers in 3 categories, Discrete, apportioned effort, and
level of effort.
Describe the realignment of the PMB - Answers Rebaselining, Replanning, and Reprogramming
What is Reprogramming? - Answers Reprogramming is a comprehensive realignment of the remaining
performance measurement baseline that results in a total budget and/or total schedule that exceeds the
contractual requirements. It is the process that results in an Over-Target Baseline or OTB and an Over-
Target Schedule OTS.
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) formula - Answers SPI=BCWP/BCWS
Estimate at Completion (EAC) formula - Answers EAC=ACWP+[(BAC-BCWP)/(Performance Factor)]
EAC Compsite formula - Answers ACWPcum+[(BAC-BCWPcum)/(CPIcum*SPIcum)]
Upper Value (worst case)
EVM Terminology - Answers EAC=Estimate at Completion
BAC=Budget at Completion(current)
BCWS=Budget Cost of Work Scheduled (current)
BWCP=Budget Cost of Work Performed (earned value)
ACWP=Actual Cost of Work Performed
What is the Contractor Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) - Answers The CSDR system involves
two formal contractor reports, the COntractor Cost Data Report (CCDR) and the Software Resources
Data Report (SRDR)
What is Contract Performance Report (CPR) - Answers The PM should obtain from the contractor a CPR
(DD form 2734) on all contracts the meet or exceed EVMS dollar thresholds and require EVMS
compliance. The CPR provides contract cost and schedule performance for program mangement.
