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CDFM 2 KC
CDFM Module 2 Knowledge Check
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 major phases of the PPBE? | Planning, Programming, and Budgeting |
| What is the name of the automated database that summarizes all forces, resources, and equipment associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense? | Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) |
| What is the title of the final document of the planning phase? | Defense Planning & Programming Guidance (DPPG) |
| Who serves as the Chairman of the National Security Council? | POTUS |
| The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics) serves as the Chairman of what Board? | Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) |
| What is the phase of the PPBE's process in which programmatic decisions are translated into resources in an appropriations format? | Budget Development or Budgeting |
| What is the purpose of the Chairman's Program Assessment? | Checks the balance and capabilities of composite force and support levels recommended by service POMs |
| During which event do OSD Comptroller analysts draft Resource Management Decisions (RMDs) for review and coordination? | OSD/OMB Budget Review (Fall Review) |
| Which documents reflect SECDEF decisions regarding appropriate program and funding that will be included in the annual defense budget request to the President? | Resource Management Decisions |
| Near the end of the budget review process the SECDEF and DEPSEC may conduct a review of the Component major policy or budget issues that have not yet been resolved. Resolution of these issues may displace other programs within the fixed DoD topline. | Issue resolution |
| One method to obligate funds is through a MIPR. What is another way? | Contracts |
| Monies not appropriated by Congress that are generated primarily from the sale of goods and services are known as what? | Non-Appropriated Funds |
| Under an Economy Act agreement what must be done with funds that are unused when the ordering appropriation expires? | Deobligated |
| What document provides guidance to Components for preparation of their POM and BES submissions? | Defense Planning & Programming Guidance (DPPG) |
| The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to which officials and/or organizations? | POTUS, National Security Council, and SECDEF |
| Who is the principal advisor and assistant to the Secretary of Defense for budget and fiscal matters? | Undersecretary of Defense, (Comptroller)/CFO |
| What law identifies the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the senior ranking member of the armed forces? | The Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986 |
| The military operational chain of command runs from the President to whom? | SECDEF to the Combatant Commanders |
| What is the name of the process DoD uses to determine the dollar amounts for programs to be submitted to Congress as part of the President's budget? | The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process |
| Advance Procurement is an exception to what funding policy? | Full Funding |
| What is the term used for shifting funds between appropriations? | Transferring |
| What is the long-term financial goal of working capital fund? | Break even |
| Assume today's date is 1 March 2012 and your organization knows about a new project or requirement that will not require funding until 2018.What is the first PPBE related document in which you could identify resources for the requirement? | POM 2014-2018 |
| What is the systematic approach to the problem of choosing the best method of allocating scarce resources to achieve a given objective? | Economic Analysis |
| In regards to measures of central tendancy, what is a mean? a mode? a median? | Mean = arithmetic average, mode = most frequent score in a distribution of scores, median = middle of arrayed values |
| What does correlation measure? | The degree of relationship between two or more variables |
| What cost estimating approach is based on direct comparison with historical information? | Analogy Approach |
| What cost estimating approach is known as a statistical method or top down approach? | Parametric Approach |
| Which cost estimating approach requires extensive knowledge of the product or process? | Engineering Approach |
| What are the methods/steps in conducting the Delphi technique? | Query expert opinion, seek supporting rationale or information from each expert, summarize results, gather second opinion, continue iteration until consensus or near-consensus is reached |
| Which appropriations may fund a Major Acquisition? | RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, MILCON, MILPERS |
| What cost structure does MIL-HDBK-881 represent? | Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) |
| What concept is based on the axiom that the best time to reduce cost is early in the process? | Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) |
| What is the difference between budgeted cost of work performed and actual cost of work performed? | Cost Variance |
| What are the three linking factors critical to the success of any Earned Value Management System? | Cost, Schedule, Performance |
| For a perfect correlation, the coefficient would be? | 1 |
| What is the term used to describe dollars that are expressed in the value of the eyar in which a cost is expected to occur? | Then-year dollars (AKA current-year dollars) |
| What theory indicated that as the quantity of output doubles, the man hours required to produce the quantity decreases at a fixed rate? | Learning Curve Theory |
| What is a radical redesign of key business processes that involves examination of the fundamental process itself? | Business Process Innovation or Reengineering |
| To be successful, a BPR team should include individuals possessing what competencies and experiences? | members who don't know process at all, members who know the processes well, customers, members from impacted organizations, the best and brightest, one or two technology gurus, members from outside the organization |
| How many players should the reengineering team include? | Fewer than 10 |
| What is the process of measuring and comparing one's performance against "best-in-class" organizations? | Benchmarking |
| What law or regulation has as its goal the improvement of Federal program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting a focus on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction? | Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) |
| In Federal agencies how often must strategic plans required under the GPRA Modernization Act be updated? | Every 4 years |
| Which report will each agency head submit to the President and Congress annually, no later than November 15? | Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) |
| What is the term for anything produced by an organization that can be tabulated, calculated, or recorded and can be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative measure? | Output or Output Measures |
| What is an assessment of the results of a program activity when comparing to its intended purpose? | Outcome or Outcome Measures |
| What is any process aimed at shifting functions and responsibilities, in whole or in part, from Government to the private sector? | Privatization |
| What is the name of the process in which a government entity remains fully responsible for the provision of affected services and maintains control over management decisions, while another entity operates the function or performs the service? | Outsourcing |
| What is another source of funds (other than typical DoD appropriations) besides agricultural and grazing leases, fish and wildlife, and sale and outlease? | Recycling |
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