Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Interview Questions

1. How many representations does the CMMI Model have? Name the representations.
Ans: 2 - Staged and continuous

2. Which are the 5 levels in CMMi Framework in Staged Representation?
Ans: 5 Levels in Staged are:

• Performed,
• Managed,
• Defined,
• Quantitatively Managed, and
• Optimizing

3. Which are the disciplines in the base model of CMMI?
Ans:

• Software Engineering,
• System Engineering,
• Integrated product development,
• Software acquisition

4. Which Process Area deals with doing causal analysis and take actions?
Ans: CAR

5. State True or False - In Staged representations all Process Areas are at Level 5.
Ans: TRUE

6. Go through the process areas listed below and identify the measures that can be collected to implement the concepts of quantitative management in each of the practices. The process areas are:

• Project Planning
• Requirement Management
• Verification
• Configuration Management

Ans:

• Project Planning – Effort Variance, Schedule Variance, Effort distribution & productivity
• Requirement Management – Requirement Stability Index
• Verification – Number of defects, Defect density, % defect distribution by phase, %effort spent on review and testing, review and testing effectiveness
• Configuration Management – Effort spent on configuration audits

7. Write down the 7 process areas.
Ans:

• Requirement Management,
• Project Planning,
• Project Monitoring and Control,
• Supplier Agreement and Management,
• Measurement and Analysis,
• Process and Product Quality Assurance,
• Configuration Management

8. Estimates to be done during the ______ phase.
Ans: PLANNING