Diagnostics C15-013–C15-024
C15-013
Correct: A — A DMMA framework supplies structured maturity criteria/levels used to evaluate capability.
- A: Correct.
- B: A framework is more than survey software.
- C: DMBOK is a body of knowledge and assessment-planning resource, not automatically the maturity framework.
- D: Evidence remains necessary.
Source: pp. 509–510, 516–517 · Confusion pair: Framework definition · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-014
Correct: B — Models differ in scope, industry focus, criteria, methodology, and fit with organizational objectives.
- A: More criteria is not automatically better.
- B: Correct — selection is based on fit.
- C: Repeatability is desirable, not prohibited.
- D: Customization should preserve integrity, not pursue uniqueness.
Source: pp. 509–512, 516–517 · Confusion pair: Framework fit · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-015
Correct: C — Non-prescriptive means describing what capability should exist without mandating exactly how to implement it.
- A: Accessibility = understandable/usable.
- B: Comprehensive = coverage.
- C: Correct.
- D: Technology neutral = independence from specific tools/vendors, a related but different idea.
Source: pp. 516–517 · Confusion pair: Non-prescriptive vs technology neutral · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-016
Correct: D — Scoring maturity partly by use of one vendor product violates technology neutrality and raises neutrality/conflict concerns.
- A: Accessibility is desirable and not the issue.
- B: Repeatability is desirable.
- C: Training support is desirable.
- D: Correct — practices should not be equated with one product.
Source: pp. 516–517 · Confusion pair: Neutral framework vs vendor bias · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-017
Correct: A — Chapter 15 explicitly supports using DMBOK KAs/activities/deliverables to prepare or deepen maturity assessment while preserving the selected maturity method.
- A: Correct.
- B: Mapping does not automatically turn DMBOK into the maturity model.
- C: The selected framework still supplies maturity methodology.
- D: The chapter explicitly endorses DMBOK use in planning/mapping.
Source: p. 517 · Confusion pair: Framework vs DMBOK · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-018
Correct: B — Careless shortening/editing can damage rigor and traceability to the original framework, weakening defensibility and comparability.
- A: Technology neutrality is unrelated.
- B: Correct.
- C: Scope does not automatically become enterprise-wide.
- D: Editing criteria does not reverse the maturity order.
Source: pp. 510–512 · Confusion pair: Customization vs framework integrity · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-019
Correct: C — The five planning sub-activities are Define Objectives, Choose a Framework, Define Organizational Scope, Define Interaction Approach, and Plan Communications.
- A: These mix later lifecycle stages.
- B: Not the Chapter 15 planning set.
- C: Correct.
- D: Mixes interpretation/improvement activities.
Source: pp. 504, 511–513 · Confusion pair: Planning sequence · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-020
Correct: D — Objectives translate the business driver into an assessment focus that shapes framework, scope, priorities, and participants.
- A: Objectives do not pre-score maturity.
- B: Frameworks can contain predefined criteria.
- C: DMBOK does not legally fix scope.
- D: Correct.
Source: p. 511 · Confusion pair: Objectives before framework/scope · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-021
Correct: A — Localized assessments trade breadth for depth/speed; enterprise assessments span broader, often disconnected functions and add complexity.
- A: Correct.
- B: Both can be formal and evidence-based.
- C: Local results may sometimes be aggregated/weighted; no absolute rule says never.
- D: Scope does not predetermine score direction.
Source: pp. 511–512 · Confusion pair: Local vs enterprise scope · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-022
Correct: B — A first assessment should use a manageable, meaningful scope rather than weaken rigor simply to cover more territory.
- A: Enterprise is not automatically superior.
- B: Correct — pilot/phased scope preserves depth and credibility.
- C: Reducing evidence rigor damages the assessment.
- D: Framework and formal evidence still matter.
Source: pp. 511–512 · Confusion pair: Overbroad first assessment · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-023
Correct: C — Communication planning directly addresses purpose, expectations, use of findings, resistance, legal exposure, and HR/job concerns.
- A: Framework choice does not directly manage people-facing risk.
- B: Gathering information occurs later and does not replace communication.
- C: Correct.
- D: Reassessment is later in the lifecycle.
Source: pp. 512–513 · Confusion pair: Communication planning · Autopsy tag: unassigned.
C15-024
Correct: D — Interaction method should fit culture/constraints, minimize participant burden, and keep the assessment timely enough to preserve momentum while maintaining formal ratings/evidence.
- A: No single interaction method is mandatory.
- B: Long delays can reduce enthusiasm and relevance.
- C: Informal opinions alone are insufficient.
- D: Correct.
Source: p. 512 · Confusion pair: Interaction approach and timing · Autopsy tag: unassigned.