LOG215
Technical Data Management
Module 5 - Assessment of Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support Exam
1) Which type of product support arrangement is specifically based on a "pay for performance" private sector business model?
Performance Based Agreements (PBA)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
2) Equipment maintainability improvements use technical data to reduce life cycle costs. Which one is a positive impact resulting from improved equipment maintainability?
Longer mean down time for equipment
Increase in specific skill set requirements to perform fewer but more complex maintenance tasks
Reduction of number of personnel required to perform maintenance
More preventative maintenance tasks
3) Which results occur when Product Support Management oversight and assessment is implemented to support the achievement of a program's long term technical data needs and technical data sustainment?
Technical data supporting technologies are refreshed and updated
All answers are correct
Standardization of data formats for current and future access are standardized
Priced contract options for later acquisition of data are established
4) Which one is an example of using technical data to gauge contractor or system performance?
Developing software code to better analyze results of program metrics
Evaluating the reliability KSA to determine if the delivered system's reliability growth meets threshold objectives
Conducting a market analysis to determine the opportunities for competition
Evaluating funding expenditures on a program
5) You, the PSM, are in the process of developing the Starfox UAS Program's PBL Product Support Strategy. You hold a meeting with the program's Data Manager to discuss alignment between the PBL Product Support Strategy to the Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy. Which introductory IP Strategy section aligns to a similar PBL Product Support Strategy section.?
Acquisition/Sustainment Program Strategies
Assessment of Program Life Cycle Data Requirements
Risk Mitigation Approaches
Program Description
6) Which one of the following enabling process uses technical data to reduce life cycle costs through affordability cost estimates of Operations and Support costs?
Operating and Support Cost Estimating
Standardization
Open Systems Architecture (OSA)
Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis
7) During a rapid acquisition that requires procurement of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) items, which one of the following technical data rights risk may occur?
Limited technical data rights for the Government restricting changes or future competition
Little or no changes to equipment or associated technical data
Requirements for purchase of all technical data associated with COTS equipment
Low cost since under rapid acquisition contractors provide unlimited technical data rights