SAVE International CVS Exam Dumps - Actual Questions Answers

The correct selection is D because it provides the strongest balance of study readiness, timing, and probability of return . A VM program manager must allocate limited study resources to the candidate most likely to produce measurable value improvement. SAVE guidance states that VM produces the greatest benefit early in development when basic project information is established but major design resources have not yet been fully committed. ( cdn..com ) It also notes that later studies are more likely to increase implementation cost. ( cdn..com )

Option D is therefore superior because a 30% design with a detailed estimate gives the VM team enough factual information for function, cost, worth, and alternative analysis, while the project is still early enough for recommendations to be implemented economically. The fact that the previous similar project achieved the target ROI further supports selection because it indicates a credible return pattern. Option A is too late because the design is complete and ROI is already doubtful. Options B and C are too immature because design has not started; C is additionally weak because the similar previous project failed to meet ROI.

References/topics: VM Programs; Value Program Management; Study Selection; ROI; Timing of VM Studies; Preparation Phase.

The correct answer is A. Intuitive Creativity Method . In the CVS® Value Methodology framework, the Creativity Phase is designed to generate a large quantity of ideas for performing the functions selected during Function Analysis. The SAVE VM Standard describes the Creative Phase as an effort to develop many ideas for “performing each function selected for study,” with judgment suspended and free idea flow encouraged.

The intuitive creativity method is based on considering the overall problem and allowing ideas to emerge freely through association, imagination, and non-linear thinking. The VM Guide states that intuitive creativity methods are based on the “overall problem” and that brainstorming by function is a prime example. This matches the question exactly.

Option C, Discursive Creativity Method , is incorrect because it follows a deliberate, structured, step-by-step procedure by breaking the problem into sub-problems. Option D, Empirical Creativity Method , is more experimental or data-driven. Option B is not the standard classification used here.

References/topics: Creativity Phase; Creativity Techniques; Intuitive Creativity Methods; Brainstorming by Function; Creating by Function

The correct answer is B. $216,000 . The question is asking for the annual operating cost for Car C across the full 12-year service life , not the one-year annual fuel cost alone. In life-cycle cost analysis, SAVE defines life-cycle cost as the sum of initial cost, recurrent annual cost, single expenditures, and disposal cost or salvage value over a specified period. It also defines recurrent annual cost as the operation and maintenance cost that occurs throughout each year of service life.

For Car C , annual fuel use is calculated from the annual driving distance and fuel efficiency:

40,000 km per year ÷ 20 km per liter = 2,000 liters per year

Fuel costs $9.00 per liter , so the annual fuel cost is:

2,000 liters × $9 = $18,000 per year

The service life is 12 years , so the annual cost over the service life is:

$18,000 × 12 years = $216,000

Option A. $18,000 is only the annual cost for one year. Option C. $198,000 has no valid basis from the stated data. Option D. $36,000 would match neither Car C’s annual fuel use nor its service-life total. Tire replacement cost is excluded because the question asks for annual cost, not repair and replacement cost.

References/topics: Evaluation Phase; Life-Cycle Cost; Recurrent Annual Cost; Fuel Operating Cost; Service Life Costing.