Practice C15-001–C15-012
Do not open answer diagnostics until you have committed your answer and deciding clue.
C15-001 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Foundational · Recall
Which sequence correctly represents the generic maturity progression in Chapter 15?
A. Level 0 No Capability → Level 1 Initial/Ad Hoc → Level 2 Repeatable → Level 3 Defined → Level 4 Managed → Level 5 Optimized
B. Level 0 No Capability → Level 1 Repeatable → Level 2 Defined → Level 3 Managed → Level 4 Optimized → Level 5 Ad Hoc
C. Level 1 Initial → Level 2 Managed → Level 3 Repeatable → Level 4 Defined → Level 5 Optimized
D. Level 0 No Capability → Level 1 Defined → Level 2 Repeatable → Level 3 Ad Hoc → Level 4 Managed → Level 5 Optimized
C15-002 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Standard · Understand
What is the strongest clue that an organization is still at Level 1 Initial/Ad Hoc?
A. Roles and processes are documented and can be repeated by multiple staff.
B. Success depends heavily on a few experts and controls are inconsistent across silos.
C. Enterprise standards are institutionalized and process outcomes are predictable.
D. Performance metrics are actively used to manage risk and control process results.
C15-003 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Standard · Distinguish
Which fact most strongly moves a capability from Level 2 Repeatable toward Level 3 Defined?
A. A single expert becomes more experienced.
B. The organization buys a new tool but keeps local practices unchanged.
C. Common scalable processes and coordinated standards are institutionalized across the organization.
D. A dashboard reports one operational metric without broader process standardization.
C15-004 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Difficult · Apply
A company has enterprise policies, scalable processes, consistent data models, and reduced manual intervention. It does not yet use performance metrics to actively control outcomes. Which level is the best fit?
A. Level 1 Initial/Ad Hoc
B. Level 4 Managed
C. Level 5 Optimized
D. Level 3 Defined
C15-005 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Difficult · Apply
An organization uses standardized tools, centralized governance, Data Quality metrics, project-success metrics, and end-to-end audits to manage risk. Which maturity level is most defensible?
A. Level 4 Managed
B. Level 2 Repeatable
C. Level 3 Defined
D. Level 5 Optimized
C15-006 — Foundations & Maturity Levels · Expert · Apply
Executives want to move a Level 1 capability directly to Level 5 in one year. Which response best follows Chapter 15?
A. Accept Level 5 as the target because executives define maturity.
B. Explain the ordered progression, prerequisites, cost and impact of acceleration, then build staged targets and a roadmap.
C. Skip the assessment and begin buying Level 5 technologies.
D. Average the desired Level 5 score with the current Level 1 score and call Level 3 the target.
C15-007 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Foundational · Recall
Which four dimensions does Chapter 15 suggest for formulating assessment criteria from DMBOK context-diagram categories?
A. Strategy, Projects, Finance, and Vendors
B. Volume, Velocity, Variety, and Veracity
C. Activity, Tools, Standards, and People/Resources
D. Policies, Risks, Architecture, and Metadata
C15-008 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Standard · Understand
What does the Tools assessment dimension primarily evaluate?
A. Whether the organization has purchased the most expensive technology.
B. Whether every process is fully automated regardless of business need.
C. Whether all standards are documented and governed.
D. The degree to which activities are supported or automated by common tools, with training, availability, configuration, and future planning.
C15-009 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Standard · Distinguish
A criterion is rated 4 — Effective. What can you safely conclude?
A. That criterion is rated effective within the chosen scoring scale; it does not by itself prove maturity Level 4.
B. The whole organization is Level 4 Managed.
C. The criterion is automatically Level 5 because it is effective.
D. The organization may skip Level 3 because the criterion score is high.
C15-010 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Difficult · Apply
A process is well documented, but no one can show that staff follow it or that expected outputs are produced. Which assessment dimension exposes the leading weakness?
A. Tools
B. Activity
C. Standards
D. People and resources
C15-011 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Difficult · Apply
A mature-looking Data Quality process has no defined roles, insufficient staffing, and no training path. Which criteria dimension should receive the strongest concern?
A. Activity
B. Tools
C. People and resources
D. Standards
C15-012 — Assessment Criteria & Scoring · Expert · Apply
A team ranks every capability by current score and funds the lowest score first. What is the strongest Chapter 15 criticism?
A. The team should always fund the highest current score first.
B. Maturity scores should never influence improvement priorities.
C. Only tool maturity should be prioritized because it is easiest to measure.
D. Priority should consider the gap between current and needed capability and the business risk/strategy associated with that gap, not current score alone.