When describing the achievement of a Maturity Level, these are predefined by CMMI Institute for a group of predefined Practice Areas and are also referred to as what?

• A. Benchmark model references
• B. Benchmark practice frames
• C. Benchmark maturity diagrams
• D. Benchmark model views

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is how CMMI formalizes the description of reaching a Maturity Level across a set of Practice Areas. The predefined representations used for this are the Benchmark model views. CMMI Institute defines a Benchmark Model for a group of Practice Areas, and the associated views provide standardized ways to describe the level of maturity, including which goals and practices are relevant and what outcomes are expected. This standardization lets organizations compare and assess consistently across different contexts. The other terms don’t reflect the official terminology used to describe these standardized descriptions; they don’t denote the published views that accompany a Benchmark Model.