CMMI ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What capability area includes Monitoring and Control PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning and
Managing Work
What Practice Area includes practices that would help provide an understanding between the acquirer
and supplier to maximize the success of agreed-on efforts and deliverables? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supplier Agreement Management
A Capability Area view is a subset of the CMMI V2.0 model that describes a predefined set of Practice
Areas that make up a specific Capability Area. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The Practice Area where the intent is to identify issues with the help of fellow experts is? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Peer Reviews
Which type of appraisal can have its scope reduced by an average of 1/3 following a Benchmark
appraisal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
In an organization using agile methods such as Scrum, a release burndown chart showing the number of
story points remaining would be a good example of the work remaining. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area is about preventing the recurrence of undesirable outcomes or ensuring recurrence
of positive outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Causal Analysis and Resolution
Which Practice Area contains practices related to the following statement? "When we schedule a
technical review of a test work product, our procedures require that we make sure that testers are
available to participate." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
To meet the intent of CMMI practices, an organization must have a process for each Capability Area.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
,All Practice Areas in the Supplier Management model view have Supplier Management context specific
information associated with them. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Which related Practice Area can provide information about developing and following plans for
implementing process improvements in Process Management (PCM)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
As part of Governance, senior management is responsible for developing business strategies, defining
business objectives, and setting organizational direction. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
To get ideas on where an organization can achieve business value from the CMMI, a review of which
statements within a Practice Area could provide insight? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Value Statement
Which Capability Area would be a good place to explore if you are having challenges with the design and
integration of technical interfaces? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Engineering and Developing products
What Practice Area includes the practice "Develop high-level estimates to perform the work?" -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Estimating
In order to enable performance improvement, performance objectives must be traceable to business
objectives. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Performance improvement needs can be determined from an analysis of organizational measurement
and performance data. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The business value of improving processes can be evaluated in terms of improved performance results.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area has a practice about identifying improvements to the processes and process assets?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process Management
What person or group is responsible for ensuring that the processes used in the organization align with
business objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SM
,What Capability Area includes the Monitor and Control (MC) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Planning and Managing Work
What Practice Area includes practices that would help provide an understanding between the acquirer
and supplier to maximize the success of agreed-on efforts and deliverables? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supplier Agreement Management
What Capability Area includes the Implementation Infrastructure (II) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Sustaining Habit and Persistence
What Capability Area includes the Configuration Management (CM) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supporting Implementation
What Capability Area includes the Organizational Training (OT) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Managing the Workforce
A Capability Area view is a subset of the CMMI V2.0 model that describes a predefined set of Practice
Areas that make up a specific Capability Area. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The Practice Area where the intent is to identify issues with the help of fellow experts is? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Peer reviews
Which type of appraisal can have its scope reduced by an average of 1/3 following a Benchmark
appraisal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
Within a Practice Area, each evolutionary level builds on the previous levels and adds new functionality
or sophistication. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Every CMMI practice requires its own process. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
, In an organization using agile methods such as Scrum, a release burndown chart showing the number of
story points remaining would be a good example of the work remaining. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
This type of appraisal may be conducted every 24 months after a Benchmark appraisal as long as the
Organizational Unit (OU) remains eligible. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
For the Capability Area of Sustaining Habit and Persistence (SHP), select the Practice Areas:______. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gov&II.
What Practice Area is about preventing the recurrence of undesirable outcomes or ensuring recurrence
of positive outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Causal Analysis and Resolution
Which Practice Area contains practices related to the following statement? "When we schedule a
technical review of a test work product, our procedures require that we make sure that testers are
available to participate." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
What Capability Area includes the Governance (GOV) Practice Area? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustaining
habit and persistence
To meet the intent of CMMI practices, an organization must have a process for each Capability Area. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The Estimating (EST) Practice Area has a close relationship with what other Practice Area:_____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
All Practice Areas in the Supplier Management model view have Supplier Management context specific
information associated with them. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area is about transforming stakeholder needs into customer requirements? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Requirement development and management
What capability area includes Monitoring and Control PA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning and
Managing Work
What Practice Area includes practices that would help provide an understanding between the acquirer
and supplier to maximize the success of agreed-on efforts and deliverables? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supplier Agreement Management
A Capability Area view is a subset of the CMMI V2.0 model that describes a predefined set of Practice
Areas that make up a specific Capability Area. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The Practice Area where the intent is to identify issues with the help of fellow experts is? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Peer Reviews
Which type of appraisal can have its scope reduced by an average of 1/3 following a Benchmark
appraisal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
In an organization using agile methods such as Scrum, a release burndown chart showing the number of
story points remaining would be a good example of the work remaining. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area is about preventing the recurrence of undesirable outcomes or ensuring recurrence
of positive outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Causal Analysis and Resolution
Which Practice Area contains practices related to the following statement? "When we schedule a
technical review of a test work product, our procedures require that we make sure that testers are
available to participate." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
To meet the intent of CMMI practices, an organization must have a process for each Capability Area.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
,All Practice Areas in the Supplier Management model view have Supplier Management context specific
information associated with them. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Which related Practice Area can provide information about developing and following plans for
implementing process improvements in Process Management (PCM)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
As part of Governance, senior management is responsible for developing business strategies, defining
business objectives, and setting organizational direction. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
To get ideas on where an organization can achieve business value from the CMMI, a review of which
statements within a Practice Area could provide insight? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Value Statement
Which Capability Area would be a good place to explore if you are having challenges with the design and
integration of technical interfaces? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Engineering and Developing products
What Practice Area includes the practice "Develop high-level estimates to perform the work?" -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Estimating
In order to enable performance improvement, performance objectives must be traceable to business
objectives. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Performance improvement needs can be determined from an analysis of organizational measurement
and performance data. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The business value of improving processes can be evaluated in terms of improved performance results.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area has a practice about identifying improvements to the processes and process assets?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process Management
What person or group is responsible for ensuring that the processes used in the organization align with
business objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SM
,What Capability Area includes the Monitor and Control (MC) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Planning and Managing Work
What Practice Area includes practices that would help provide an understanding between the acquirer
and supplier to maximize the success of agreed-on efforts and deliverables? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supplier Agreement Management
What Capability Area includes the Implementation Infrastructure (II) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Sustaining Habit and Persistence
What Capability Area includes the Configuration Management (CM) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Supporting Implementation
What Capability Area includes the Organizational Training (OT) Practice Area? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Managing the Workforce
A Capability Area view is a subset of the CMMI V2.0 model that describes a predefined set of Practice
Areas that make up a specific Capability Area. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The Practice Area where the intent is to identify issues with the help of fellow experts is? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Peer reviews
Which type of appraisal can have its scope reduced by an average of 1/3 following a Benchmark
appraisal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
Within a Practice Area, each evolutionary level builds on the previous levels and adds new functionality
or sophistication. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Every CMMI practice requires its own process. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
, In an organization using agile methods such as Scrum, a release burndown chart showing the number of
story points remaining would be a good example of the work remaining. (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
This type of appraisal may be conducted every 24 months after a Benchmark appraisal as long as the
Organizational Unit (OU) remains eligible. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustainment
For the Capability Area of Sustaining Habit and Persistence (SHP), select the Practice Areas:______. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gov&II.
What Practice Area is about preventing the recurrence of undesirable outcomes or ensuring recurrence
of positive outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Causal Analysis and Resolution
Which Practice Area contains practices related to the following statement? "When we schedule a
technical review of a test work product, our procedures require that we make sure that testers are
available to participate." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
What Capability Area includes the Governance (GOV) Practice Area? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sustaining
habit and persistence
To meet the intent of CMMI practices, an organization must have a process for each Capability Area. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
The Estimating (EST) Practice Area has a close relationship with what other Practice Area:_____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning
All Practice Areas in the Supplier Management model view have Supplier Management context specific
information associated with them. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What Practice Area is about transforming stakeholder needs into customer requirements? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Requirement development and management
