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CMMC CCA Exam Prep

Master Level 2 assessment methodology, evidence and scoring, and the 800-171A objectives the CCA exam tests.

Advanced

Level

6

Modules

22

Lessons

6

Graded quizzes

7 hours

Estimated time

What you will be able to do

  • Apply the CMMC Assessment Process (CAP) phases and the three assessment methods - examine, interview, and test - to determine practice status.
  • Determine MET, NOT MET, or NOT APPLICABLE findings for Level 2 practices using sufficient and appropriate evidence.
  • Apply the Level 2 scoring methodology, including point deductions and the role of POA&Ms and the conditional assessment path.
  • Decompose a Level 2 practice into its NIST SP 800-171A assessment objectives and confirm every objective is satisfied before scoring a practice MET.
  • Plan an assessment, including scoping the CUI environment and asset categories, and building an assessment plan and schedule.
  • Execute an assessment professionally, manage findings, and produce defensible assessment results.
  • Uphold the Cyber AB Code of Professional Conduct, manage conflicts of interest, and protect assessment information confidentiality and impartiality.

What is inside

6 modules, 22 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz.

  1. 01

    CMMC Assessment Methodology

    Covers the Cyber AB CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) CMMC Assessment Methodology domain (about 20% of the exam), spanning 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

    4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

  2. 02

    Evidence & Scoring at Level 2

    Covers the Cyber AB CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) Evidence & Scoring at Level 2 domain (about 22% of the exam), spanning 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

    4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

  3. 03

    NIST 800-171A Assessment Objectives

    Covers the Cyber AB CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) NIST 800-171A Assessment Objectives domain (about 30% of the exam), spanning 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

    5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

  4. 04

    Assessment Planning & Execution

    Covers the Cyber AB CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) Assessment Planning & Execution domain (about 20% of the exam), spanning 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

    5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

  5. 05

    Ethics & Professional Conduct

    Covers the Cyber AB CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) Ethics & Professional Conduct domain (about 8% of the exam), spanning 5.1, 5.2, 5.3. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

    3 lessons · 15 quiz questions

  6. 06

    Exam Readiness & Practice Exam

    Pulls the whole exam together: an exam-day strategy and key-term glossary, then a timed, domain-weighted practice exam written in the real exam style.

    1 lessons · 50 quiz questions