CVS Exam Dumps - Certified Value Specialist

The correct matching follows the logic of the SAVE Value Methodology Job Plan. The Information Phase establishes factual understanding of the study subject, so its controlling question is “What is it?” The SAVE VM Standard describes this phase as reviewing current project conditions and identifying study goals. The Function Analysis Phase asks “What does it do?” because the team defines the project’s functions in active verb/measurable noun form and analyzes which functions require improvement, elimination, or creation. The Creativity Phase asks “What else will do it?” because the team identifies alternative ways to perform the required functions. The Evaluation Phase asks “Will it work?” because ideas are screened against value potential, performance requirements, and resource limits. The Development Phase asks “What are the details?” because selected ideas are expanded into documented alternatives or proposals. Finally, the Presentation Phase aligns with “What if?” because decision makers must understand the implications, adequacy, risks, and value improvement opportunity before approving implementation. SAVE identifies these six phases as sequential and states that each phase provides the information needed for successful execution of the next phase.

References/topics: Value Methodology and Job Plan; Information Phase; Function Analysis Phase; Creativity Phase; Evaluation Phase; Development Phase; Presentation Phase.

The correct answers are A, B, and C . An implementation plan for accepted VM proposals must translate approved recommendations into executable action. Therefore, it must identify the implementation costs , the responsible parties , and the schedule for completing the required activities. The SAVE Value Methodology Standard states that during proposal development, the team prepares implementation requirements, including estimated initial costs, life-cycle costs, and implementation costs , while accounting for risk and uncertainty. It also requires technical data to identify schedule impact. ( UW Courses )

The same Standard further specifies that the implementation plan should include the proposed schedule of all implementation activities, team assignments, and management requirements. This directly supports responsibility and schedule as required plan elements. ( UW Courses ) In the Implementation/Post-Study activity, assignments may be made to VM team members or to other individuals designated by management, so the key requirement is not generic “VM Team involvement” but clear accountability. ( UW Courses ) “New proposals” are not part of the implementation plan for already accepted proposals; they would belong to a new study cycle or further development.

References/topics: Implementation Phase; Development Phase; Implementation Plan; Accepted VM Proposals; Responsibility Assignment; Schedule and Cost Requirements.

The correct answer is D. Recognition of VM study contributors . The Presentation Phase is intended to communicate the developed VM recommendations to decision makers in a way that supports approval, concurrence, and movement toward implementation. SAVE’s Value Methodology Standard states that the team leader develops a report and/or presentation that documents the adequacy of the developed alternatives and the associated value improvement opportunity.

Therefore, recommended proposals are central to the presentation. The VM study scope and goals are also appropriate because decision makers need to understand the boundaries, objectives, assumptions, and basis of the study. Expected implementation decisions are also relevant because the presentation should help management determine whether alternatives should proceed, require more information, or be rejected. The Presentation Phase is specifically tied to obtaining concurrence and commitment to proceed with implementation recommendations.

Recognition of contributors may be professionally courteous and can appear in a report appendix, closing remarks, or acknowledgments section, but it is not essential technical content for decision making. Compared with scope, goals, recommendations, and implementation decisions, it is the least appropriate core information for the VM presentation.

References/topics: Presentation Phase; VM Report; Recommended Proposals; Implementation Commitment; Decision-Maker Communication.

The correct answers are A, C, and E . In Value Methodology, an unwanted function is a negative or undesirable function created by the selected design approach, process method, or operating solution. The SAVE glossary defines an unwanted function as one identified by the customer, user, or stakeholder as undesirable and caused by the approach used to achieve the subject’s purpose. The SAVE Value Methodology Standard similarly classifies it as a negative secondary function caused by the method used to achieve the basic function, such as heat generated by lighting that then requires cooling. ( UW Courses )

Therefore, C is correct because unwanted functions are typically byproducts of how another required or basic function is performed. A is correct because these negative functions can reduce performance, quality, reliability, safety, or user satisfaction. E is correct because unwanted functions consume resources through added mitigation, maintenance, energy, rework, or corrective measures.

Option D is incorrect because Value Index is used broadly in Function Analysis to compare cost and worth and select improvement opportunities, not to define unwanted functions. ( UW Courses ) Option B is too broad; unwanted functions may become targets for elimination, but that is not their defining characteristic.

References/topics: Function Analysis Phase; Function Classification; Secondary Functions; Unwanted Functions; Function Cost and Worth.

The correct answers are C. Break problems into sub-problems and D. Utilize mind-mapping techniques to visualize connections . In the Creativity Phase, the VM team generates alternative ways to perform the selected functions. SAVE’s VM guidance describes this phase as a quantity-focused idea-generation activity where ideas are developed without judgment, habit, assumed restrictions, or premature feasibility screening. ( UW Courses )

Discursive creativity techniques are structured, logical, and systematic. They help the team move through the problem deliberately rather than relying only on spontaneous brainstorming. Breaking problems into sub-problems is appropriate because it allows the facilitator to separate a complex function, process, or constraint into smaller idea-generation targets. This improves coverage and prevents the team from treating the problem too broadly. Mind-mapping is also appropriate because it visually organizes relationships among functions, causes, ideas, constraints, and possible solution paths.

Option A is incorrect because focusing on the most feasible ideas belongs to the Evaluation Phase , not Creativity. Option B is a useful facilitation rule, but it is not specifically a discursive creativity technique.

References/topics: Creativity Phase; Discursive Creativity Techniques; Idea Generation; Function-Based Alternatives; Evaluation Phase Boundary.