Chapter 8 - Standards and Test Process Improvement

Question 1

Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Answer 1

A five-level staged framework that describes the key elements of an effective software process. The Capability Maturity Model covers best practices for planning, engineering, and managing software development and maintenance.

Question 2

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

Answer 2

A framework that describes the key elements of an effective product development and maintenance process. The Capability Maturity Model Integration covers best practices for planning, engineering, and managing product development and maintenance. CMMI is the designated successor of the CMM

Question 3

Test Maturity Model (TMM)

Answer 3

A five-level staged framework for test process improvement, related to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), that describes the key elements of an effective test process

Question 4

Test Maturity Model Integration (TMMi)

Answer 4

A five-level staged framework for test process improvement, related to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), that describes the key elements of an effective test process

Question 5

Test Process Improvement (TPI)

Answer 5

A continuous framework for test process improvement that describes the key elements of an effective test process, especially targeted at system testing and acceptance testing