CMMI CMMI Process Areas & Appraisals 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which CMMI process area is responsible for establishing and maintaining the integrity of work products using configuration identification, control, and audits?
- Requirements Development (RD)
- Configuration Management (CM) (Correct answer)
- Technical Solution (TS)
- Product Integration (PI)
Correct answer: Configuration Management (CM)
Configuration Management (CM) establishes and maintains the integrity of work products using configuration identification, control, status accounting, and audits.
Question 2: In a SCAMPI A appraisal, what term describes the minimum evidence required to confirm a practice is implemented?
- Direct Artifact
- Indirect Artifact
- Affirmation
- Practice Implementation Indicator (PII) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Practice Implementation Indicator (PII)
Practice Implementation Indicators (PIIs) are the evidence artifacts and affirmations used in SCAMPI A to confirm that a practice is implemented.
Question 3: Which CMMI process area focuses on selecting and deploying incremental and innovative improvements that measurably improve processes?
- Organizational Process Focus (OPF)
- Organizational Innovation and Deployment (OID) (Correct answer)
- Quantitative Project Management (QPM)
- Causal Analysis and Resolution (CAR)
Correct answer: Organizational Innovation and Deployment (OID)
Organizational Innovation and Deployment (OID) selects and deploys incremental and innovative improvements that measurably improve the organization's processes and technologies.
Question 4: What CMMI process area is responsible for establishing the operational concept and requirements for the product and product components?
- Requirements Management (REQM)
- Requirements Development (RD) (Correct answer)
- Technical Solution (TS)
- Product Integration (PI)
Correct answer: Requirements Development (RD)
Requirements Development (RD) establishes customer, product, and product-component requirements through elicitation, analysis, and communication.
Question 5: In CMMI, which process area involves establishing and maintaining the quantitative understanding of the performance of the project's defined process?
- Organizational Process Performance (OPP)
- Quantitative Project Management (QPM) (Correct answer)
- Measurement and Analysis (MA)
- Project Monitoring and Control (PMC)
Correct answer: Quantitative Project Management (QPM)
Quantitative Project Management (QPM) quantitatively manages the project's defined process to achieve the project's established quality and process-performance objectives.
Question 6: Which CMMI process area addresses establishing and maintaining standards and procedures for performing the technical and management work?
- Organizational Process Definition (OPD) (Correct answer)
- Organizational Training (OT)
- Integrated Project Management (IPM)
- Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR)
Correct answer: Organizational Process Definition (OPD)
Organizational Process Definition (OPD) establishes and maintains a usable set of organizational process assets and work environment standards.
Which CMMI process area is responsible for establishing and maintaining the integrity of work products using configuration identification, control, and audits?