CAM Quality Assurance & Improvement 3

Question 1

A surveillance team samples a CAM's estimate at completion (EAC) and finds it has not changed in twelve months despite a steadily worsening cost performance index. What quality deficiency does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

The EAC is not being updated based on current performance data, undermining its validity

Answer

EACs must be regularly reassessed using current performance trends or they lose credibility as forecasts.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best evidence that a CAM performs meaningful monthly variance analysis?

Accepted Answer

Written analyses identifying root cause, impact, and corrective action for variances exceeding thresholds

Answer

Quality variance analysis documents root cause, impact, and corrective action rather than merely reporting numbers.

Question 3

During a self-assessment, a contractor discovers retroactive changes were made to prior-period earned value without documentation. What is the appropriate quality response?

Accepted Answer

Document the changes, determine root cause, and establish controls preventing undocumented retroactive adjustments

Answer

Retroactive changes must be documented and controlled; the fix is transparency and preventive controls, not concealment.

Question 4

A CAM wants to reduce recurring data entry errors in monthly status updates. Which continuous improvement approach is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Analyze the error patterns, address the root causes, and add automated validation checks

Answer

Root-cause analysis combined with automated validation prevents recurrence instead of hiding errors.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a contractor's EVMS System Description in the context of quality assurance?

Accepted Answer

It defines the documented processes against which compliance and data quality are evaluated

Answer

The System Description is the documented standard that surveillance and self-assessments measure actual practice against.

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CAM Quality Assurance & Improvement 3