INCOSE TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are some of the outputs to the supply process? Choose three. Supply strategy,
supply payment, supply agreement, disposed system, and supply report. - Answers
:Supply strategy, supply agreement, and supply report. 6.2.1.4
What is the Purpose of the INCOSE Systems Engineering Book? - Answers :To define
the discipline and practice of Systems Engineering for students and practicing
professionals (Section 1.1)
Systems Engineering is which of the following? Pick 3.
Profession, Skill, Methodology, Process, Perspective - Answers :Profession, Process,
Perspective (Section 2.6)
Which of the following are Agreement Processes? Select two.
Configuration management, disposal, acquisition, supply, project assessment - Answers
:Acquisition, Supply (Section 1.3)
Define: an integrated set of activities that transforms inputs into desired outputs -
Answers :A process (Section 1.1)
#TrustIt
What is the purpose of the Tailoring process? - Answers :Adapting processes of
[ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288] to satisfy particular circumstances or factors (Section 8.1)
Which of the following are common approaches/tips for the Tailoring process? Select
four
Eliminate unnecessary outcomes, activities, tasks, and add additional ones/ Conduct
tailoring at least once for each stage/ Remove extra activities as the level of trust builds
between parties/ Base decisions on facts and obtain approval from an independent
authority/ When expertise is not available within the organization, retain subject matter
experts to provide information and specify requirements related to agreement - Answers
:Eliminate unnecessary outcomes, Conduct tailoring once per stage, Remove extra
activities as the trust level builds, Base decisions on facts Section (8.1)
What four factors influence tailoring at the project level?
Stakeholders and customers, Project budget/schedule/requirements, Risk tolerance,
Institutionalize standards compliance at the "right"level, Complexity and precedence of
the system - Answers :Stakeholders and customers, Project
budget/schedule/requirements, Risk tolerance, complexity and precedence of the
system (Section 8.1.2)
, ____________ is defined as the set of activities throughout the entire project life cycle
necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or service conforms to
stakeholder requirements or that a process adheres to established methodology. Select
one: Key Performance Parameters, Quality Assurance, Technical Measurement Guide
and Configuration Management Approach. - Answers :Quality Assurance. 5.8.1.1
What does Configuration uniquely identify with? - Answers :The elements within a
baseline configuration. 5.5.2.2
Which are the inputs for the acquisition process? Select three. Acquisition strategy,
Acquisition need, Acquired system, Acquisition report, and Acquisition reply. - Answers
:Acquisition need, Acquired system, and Acquisition reply. 6.1.1.4
The start of an acquisition/supply process begins with the determination of, and
agreement on_____. Choose one. Program Needs, User needs, or company needs. -
Answers :User needs 6.1.1.1
What are two things an Enterprise must do? - Answers :Develop things within the
enterprise to serve as either external offerings or as internal mechanisms to enable
achievement of enterprise operations.
And transform the enterprise itself so that it can most effectively and efficiently perform
its operations and survive in its competitive and constrained environment. (8.5, pg 176)
What is the primary purpose of an enterprise? - Answers :To create value for society,
for other stakeholders, and for the organizations that participate in that enterprise.
(8.5.2)
What are three type of organizations of interest to an Enterprise? - Answers
:Businesses
Projects
and teams. (8.52)
What is the definition of an Enterprise SE? - Answers :Enterprise SE is the application
of SE principles, concepts, and methods to the planning, design, improvement, and
operations of an enterprise.
What is VSME? - Answers :Defined as an organization that have a small number of
employees, many times less than 50 and as few as 1. (8.6)
What does VSME stand for? - Answers :Very Small and Micro Enterprises (8.6)
Which profiles are used to provide VSME guidance for use of standards on non-critical
programs? - Answers :A collection of four profiles (Entry, basic, intermediate, and
What are some of the outputs to the supply process? Choose three. Supply strategy,
supply payment, supply agreement, disposed system, and supply report. - Answers
:Supply strategy, supply agreement, and supply report. 6.2.1.4
What is the Purpose of the INCOSE Systems Engineering Book? - Answers :To define
the discipline and practice of Systems Engineering for students and practicing
professionals (Section 1.1)
Systems Engineering is which of the following? Pick 3.
Profession, Skill, Methodology, Process, Perspective - Answers :Profession, Process,
Perspective (Section 2.6)
Which of the following are Agreement Processes? Select two.
Configuration management, disposal, acquisition, supply, project assessment - Answers
:Acquisition, Supply (Section 1.3)
Define: an integrated set of activities that transforms inputs into desired outputs -
Answers :A process (Section 1.1)
#TrustIt
What is the purpose of the Tailoring process? - Answers :Adapting processes of
[ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288] to satisfy particular circumstances or factors (Section 8.1)
Which of the following are common approaches/tips for the Tailoring process? Select
four
Eliminate unnecessary outcomes, activities, tasks, and add additional ones/ Conduct
tailoring at least once for each stage/ Remove extra activities as the level of trust builds
between parties/ Base decisions on facts and obtain approval from an independent
authority/ When expertise is not available within the organization, retain subject matter
experts to provide information and specify requirements related to agreement - Answers
:Eliminate unnecessary outcomes, Conduct tailoring once per stage, Remove extra
activities as the trust level builds, Base decisions on facts Section (8.1)
What four factors influence tailoring at the project level?
Stakeholders and customers, Project budget/schedule/requirements, Risk tolerance,
Institutionalize standards compliance at the "right"level, Complexity and precedence of
the system - Answers :Stakeholders and customers, Project
budget/schedule/requirements, Risk tolerance, complexity and precedence of the
system (Section 8.1.2)
, ____________ is defined as the set of activities throughout the entire project life cycle
necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or service conforms to
stakeholder requirements or that a process adheres to established methodology. Select
one: Key Performance Parameters, Quality Assurance, Technical Measurement Guide
and Configuration Management Approach. - Answers :Quality Assurance. 5.8.1.1
What does Configuration uniquely identify with? - Answers :The elements within a
baseline configuration. 5.5.2.2
Which are the inputs for the acquisition process? Select three. Acquisition strategy,
Acquisition need, Acquired system, Acquisition report, and Acquisition reply. - Answers
:Acquisition need, Acquired system, and Acquisition reply. 6.1.1.4
The start of an acquisition/supply process begins with the determination of, and
agreement on_____. Choose one. Program Needs, User needs, or company needs. -
Answers :User needs 6.1.1.1
What are two things an Enterprise must do? - Answers :Develop things within the
enterprise to serve as either external offerings or as internal mechanisms to enable
achievement of enterprise operations.
And transform the enterprise itself so that it can most effectively and efficiently perform
its operations and survive in its competitive and constrained environment. (8.5, pg 176)
What is the primary purpose of an enterprise? - Answers :To create value for society,
for other stakeholders, and for the organizations that participate in that enterprise.
(8.5.2)
What are three type of organizations of interest to an Enterprise? - Answers
:Businesses
Projects
and teams. (8.52)
What is the definition of an Enterprise SE? - Answers :Enterprise SE is the application
of SE principles, concepts, and methods to the planning, design, improvement, and
operations of an enterprise.
What is VSME? - Answers :Defined as an organization that have a small number of
employees, many times less than 50 and as few as 1. (8.6)
What does VSME stand for? - Answers :Very Small and Micro Enterprises (8.6)
Which profiles are used to provide VSME guidance for use of standards on non-critical
programs? - Answers :A collection of four profiles (Entry, basic, intermediate, and
