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Answers |
| As a result of the GPRA, what is the basis for judging federal programs | Whether or not their ideas and approaches produce real tangible results for the taxpayer's dollar |
| What documents does the GPRA require agencies to submit to improve internal management of the federal government | Strategic plans, performance plans, and performance reports |
| What are the two key fundamentals to the success of the GPRA | Accountability and flexibility |
| What system complies with the GPRA and DOD requirements and provides linkage between the SAF Acquisition System and the Air Force requirements System | Air Force Planning System (AFPS) |
| What is imperative for identification of operational requirements, development of the POM, and acquisition of systems | Planning |
| What presents the guiding principles of our Air Force | Air Force Doctrine |
| What is the purpose of the AFSP | To support Air Force Doctrine and implement the Vision, to outline activities to sustain Air Force core competencies, and to provide guidance for modernization planning |
| What structure does not supplement the functional staff, but instead enhances it | Air Force Corporate Structure (AFCS) |
| What is the primary purpose of the Air Force panel within the AFSC | To support the resource allocation program |
| What is the final AFCS body amd makes recommendations to the CSAF and SECDEF | The Air Force Council (AFC) |
| What are the major elements of a strategic plan | Mission, vision, goals, objectives, and action plans |
| What is aimed at enhancing the performance of near-term METs | performance planning |
| What volume of the AFSP is the Air Force Performance Plan | Volume 2 |
| On what are MAJCOM strategic plans focused | Performing operational tasks |
| What is the heart of the wing strategic plan | The wing METL, PMs, and standards |
| What are the components of the performance management process | Goals, priorities, METs, PMs, standards/targets, and task assurance |
| Define a MET | A task selected or expanded on from the AFTL as a fundamental requisite for the performance or accomplishment of an organization's mission |
| What is developed to stretch a unit's performance, or to indicate a phased program completion or standard | Target |
| What are the three main steps in the performance management cycle | Plan, do, and assess |
| What step of the performance management cycle identifies opportunities for continual improvement | Assess |
| What is embodied in the performance management cycle | Operationalizing quality |
| What agency is responsible for reviewing the wing's performance plans and mission performance reports | NAF |
| What agency administers the installation's performance management program | Installation MO office |
| What is a critical task the unit must perform to successfully accomplish its mission | MET |
| What type of task is a specific activity that contributes to or makes it possible to accomplish a MET | Supporting or enabling task |
| What are the steps for developing a MET | Identify the MET; establish PMs, standards, and targets; and determine the conditions |
| What establishes the minimum acceptable level of performance for a PM | Standard |
| Which of the steps for developing a MET is optional unless it significantly impacts the mission | Determine the conditions |
| Define a performance measure (PM) | A PM is a quantitative measure to indicate the level of mission performance |
| Who has final approval authority for any PMs refined or developed at a wing | MAJCOM commander |
| When should PMs be developed or reviewed | At the same time as the MET during performance planning |
| What should PMs reflect | Key processes of task performance |
| How often must units review PMs | When necessary and at least during the annual performance plan review |
| What represents Air Force senior leadership's focus on improving near-term performance of tasks | Air Force Performance Plan |
| What are the tree levels at which a performance plan is accomplished within the Air Force | HQ USAF, MAJCOM, and wing |
| What are the four phases for developing performance plans | Initiation, Mission analysis, Plan development, and Finalize and deploy |
| What phase of performance plan development involves establishing, reviewing, and validating METs and PMs | Phase II-Mission Analysis |
| What needs to be accomplished before implementation of the wing's performance plan | MAJCOM approval |
| What worksheet identifies each MET and compares cuttent performance levels with the standard and target | Performance review and imporovement opportunities worksheet |
| What helps identify unit strengths and areas for improvement | Task assurance |
| How does the wing commander update the MAJCOM and NAF commanders on the wing's performance of its METs | Using mission performance reports |
| What METs must the wing's mission performance report include | Only the wing's METs |
| What are the two automated systems designed to support the reporting of PM data | Air Force Performance measures Reporting System (AFPMRS) and Command Performance Measures Reporting System (CPMRS) |
| How can senior leaders at HQ USAF, MAJCOM, NAF, and wing levels view the Air Force PM data | In AFPMRS via a secure network connection |
| Who uses the CPMRS to monitor the PMs for their METs | MAJCOM and wing commanders |
| What documents are a requirement of the GPRA | Stategic plans, Performance plans, and Performance reports |
| What communicates critical leadership priorities and the actions necessary to ensure Air Force organizations successfully carry out their assigned missions | Stategic plans |
| In what volume of the AFSP can you find the Air Force Performance Plan | 2 |
| What Air Force document presents the Air Force's guiding principles | Doctrine |
| What Air Force document implements the Air Force Vision | Strategic Plan |
| What Air Force document directs accomplishment of the analysis required to help define the "decision space" for senior leaders on those investment issues that must be resolved during the FYDP | APPG |
| Who develops and recommends options for a designated program, process, or issue based on corporate guidance | IPT |
| What component of the AFCS is the initial entry point for issues which require corporate review | Mission and support panels |
| The highest level of the AFCS is the | AFC |
| Which is a major element of a stategic plan | Goals and objectives |
| Common planning assumptions that serve as a basis for all Air Force plnaning are provided in the | AFSP, Volume 1 |
| Long-term planning focuses on a time period in the future that is over | 3 years |
| The Air Force's construct for a continual perfomance improvement system that focuses on mission accomplishment is | performance management |
| At the heart of the Air Force's strategic perspective and thereby at the heart of the Service's contributution to our Nation's total military capabilites as reflected in AFDD 1, Air Force Basic Doctrine is the | AFTL |
| What is developed during the performance management cycle to stretch a unit's performance | Target |
| What step in the performance management model identifies opportunities for continual improvement | Task assurance |
| Who is the final approval authoity for any unique METs developed by a wing | Major command commander |
| During which step of the performance management cycle are METs refined | Performance planning |
| What is not ture about a MET and PM | A condition statement is required for each PM |
| During which step of the performance management cycle are PMs reviewed | Performance planning |
| What is true about PMs | Use of short-term data is allowed |
| What volume of the AFSP is used to measure our success at accomplishing HQ AFMET represents Air Force senior leadership's focus on improving near-term performance of tasks for better resource utilization, and employs the plan, do and asses approact | 2 |
| During which phase of performance planning do you collect data the development team needs | Initiation |
| During which phase of performance planning do you create the METL that establishes, refines, and alignes the unit's goals to support MAJCOM and Air Force goals | Mission analysis |
| Establishing METs during performance planning begins with | reviewing igher headquarters' METs |
| performance plans at all levels must be reviewed | annually |
| Who must approve a wing's performance plan prior to implementation | MAJCOM commander |
| Which helps commanders make fact-based decisions on unit strengths, needed improvements, and where to focus efforts and resources | Task assurance |
| At what levels are the automated performance measures reporting systems employed | MAJCOM and Air Force |
| The AFPMRS tracks the PMs that support three Air Force goals that meet HQ USAF's US Code Title 10 requriements; the three goals are | organize, equip, and train |
