A) Are limited in that they only measure the difference between projected and actual costs incurred during software development.
B) Are considered key programmatic milestones in software acquisition project management and "indicate" what the approval level of the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) should be.
C) Have a particular strength in that they will provide exact answers to current problems.
D) Provide data that enables the Program Management Office (PMO) to ask the right questions in a timely manner and use the resulting data to find answers about a potential or future problem.