Which of the following is a Level 4 process area?

The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) framework defines five maturity levels for process improvement. Level 4, "Quantitatively Managed," focuses on establishing a quantitative understanding of process performance and quality. The two process areas at this level are Organizational Process Performance (OPP) and Quantitative Project Management (QPM). QPM involves quantitatively managing the project's defined process to achieve the project's established quality and process-performance objectives. The other options listed are all process areas associated with CMMI Level 3, "Defined."

A. Organizational Process Definition is a CMMI Level 3 (Defined) process area, focused on establishing and maintaining the organization's standard processes.

C. Risk Management is a CMMI Level 3 (Defined) process area, focused on identifying potential problems before they occur and planning mitigation activities.

D. Decision Analysis and Resolution is a CMMI Level 3 (Defined) process area that provides a formal evaluation process for making key decisions.

1. CMMI Product Team, "CMMI for Development, Version 1.3," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-033, November 2010.

Page 23, Table 4.1, "Maturity Levels and Their Process Areas": This table explicitly lists "Quantitative Project Management" and "Organizational Process Performance" as the two process areas for Maturity Level 4. It also lists "Organizational Process Definition," "Risk Management," and "Decision Analysis and Resolution" under Maturity Level 3.