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Denis is a consultant who helps organizations create and develop mature software development practices. He prefers to use the Software Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM) to evaluate the current and future status of organizations using both independent review and self-assessments. He is currently working with two different clients. Acme Widgets is not well organized with its software development practices. It does have a dedicated team of developers who do “whatever it takes” to get software out the door, but it does not have any formal processes. Beta Particles is a company with years of experience developing software using formal, documented software development processes. It uses a standard model for software development but does not have quantitative management of those processes. What phase of the SW-CMM should Denis report as the current status of Beta Particles?

Answer Options

A

Defined

B

Repeatable

C

Optimizing

D

Managed

Correct Answer: A

Explanation

The Defined stage of the SW-CMM is marked by the presence of basic life cycle management processes and reuse of code. It includes the use of requirements management, software project planning, quality assurance, and configuration management practices.