ITPEC FE Subject A April 2026 Question 40

Optimizing — maturity level 5, the highest in CMMI.

The staged representation of CMMI has five maturity levels:

1. Initial — processes are ad hoc; success depends on individuals
2. Managed — projects are planned, monitored and controlled
3. Defined — processes are standardized across the organization
4. Quantitatively Managed — processes are measured and statistically controlled
5. Optimizing — the measurements drive continuous process improvement

Answer (c)

Why not others:

• •(a) Defined — level 3, organization-wide standard processes
• •(b) Managed — level 2, the first level above ad hoc work
• •(d) Quantitatively managed — level 4; processes are measured and controlled, but systematic improvement comes only at level 5

Key rule: The CMMI levels climb from doing the work, to planning it, to standardizing it, to measuring it, and finally to improving it continuously.

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