CMMI CMMI Configuration & Change Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does CMMI recommend as the first step when a change request is received for a baselined configuration item?
- Immediately implement the change
- Analyze the impact of the change before taking any action (Correct answer)
- Escalate to senior management for a decision
- Archive the request and defer until the next release
Correct answer: Analyze the impact of the change before taking any action
CMMI recommends analyzing the impact of proposed changes to baselined configuration items before deciding whether to approve or reject them.
Question 2: Which CMMI practice requires maintaining records of the configuration management system to support auditing and traceability?
- Configuration Status Accounting (Correct answer)
- Configuration Item Identification
- Baseline Establishment
- Change Request Analysis
Correct answer: Configuration Status Accounting
Configuration Status Accounting maintains records that provide traceability of configuration items and enable auditing of the configuration management system.
Question 3: In CMMI Configuration Management, what is meant by 'version control'?
- Controlling the number of software product versions released per year
- Tracking and managing different versions of configuration items over time (Correct answer)
- Setting version thresholds for product maturity ratings
- Enforcing uniform software versioning across the organization
Correct answer: Tracking and managing different versions of configuration items over time
Version control in CMMI Configuration Management refers to tracking and managing different versions of configuration items over time so their history can be retrieved.
Question 4: What is the purpose of a configuration management plan in CMMI?
- To document team member roles and salaries
- To describe how configuration management will be conducted, including tools, responsibilities, and procedures (Correct answer)
- To list all approved software tools for the project
- To define the project's quality benchmarks
Correct answer: To describe how configuration management will be conducted, including tools, responsibilities, and procedures
A configuration management plan describes how CM activities will be performed, including scope, roles, responsibilities, tools, and procedures.
Question 5: Which CMMI process area works most closely with Configuration Management to ensure that work products are placed under CM control?
- Validation (VAL)
- Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA)
- Project Planning (PP) (Correct answer)
- Technical Solution (TS)
Correct answer: Project Planning (PP)
Project Planning (PP) works closely with Configuration Management by identifying which work products will be placed under CM control as part of the project plan.
Question 6: In CMMI, what distinguishes a 'configuration item' from a general work product?
- It has been assigned a dollar value
- It has been formally identified and placed under configuration management control (Correct answer)
- It has passed all verification and validation checks
- It has been reviewed by the Change Control Board at least once
Correct answer: It has been formally identified and placed under configuration management control
A configuration item is a work product that has been formally identified and placed under configuration management control, subject to change control procedures.
CMMI CMMI Configuration & Change Management 2
What does CMMI recommend as the first step when a change request is received for a baselined configuration item?