The High Maturity Lead Appriaser (HMLA) Oral Exam is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your interpretative skills of the model and its practices, discuss your professional experiences, and show your understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a High Maturity Lead Appraiser. Candidates must successfully pass an oral exam administered by two designated HMLA examiners.
After passing the HMLA Entry exam, you can send an email to [email protected] to schedule your HMLA Oral Exam.
The HMLA Oral Exam usually requires 2-2.5 hours to complete and covers model and method topic areas, including:
- CMMI high maturity concepts and Practice Areas
- Quantitative and statistical interpretations
- Organizational business objectives and relation to CMMI high maturity Practice Areas
- Implications of high maturity practices for projects and organizations
- Process performance baselines and models
- Elicitation of requirements from sponsor, and education of sponsor regarding true weaknesses
- Personal examples of interpretation applied to high maturity evidence in an appraisal
HMLA Oral Exam grading is based on a weighting system that credits candidates with points based on answers provided. The exam includes several question types including short-answer and scenario-based questions.
The HMLA Oral Exam fee is $2,500 USD, and must be paid in full at least one week prior to a candidate’s scheduled exam date.
If the candidate fails HMLA Oral Exam, candidate must wait a minimum of 6 months prior to requesting to retake the exam. If the candidate fails the exam a second time, the candidate must then wait 1 year for any further retakes. It is recommended the candidate uses the additional time to gain more practical hands-on HM experience. The cost of a retake is $2,500. Requests to purchase and schedule a retake should be sent to [email protected].