CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question2879

By evaluating application development projects against the capability maturity model (CMM), an IS auditor should be able to verify that:

A.
reliable products are guaranteed.
B. programmers' efficiency is improved.
C. security requirements are designed.
D. predictable software processes are followed.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
By evaluating the organization’s development projects against the CMM, an IS auditor determines whether the development organization follows a stable, predictable software process. Although the likelihood of success should increase as the software processes mature toward the optimizing level, mature processes do not guarantee a reliable product. CMM does not evaluate technical processes such as programming nor does it evaluate security requirements or other application controls.