Which of the following is the PRIMARY benefit of benchmarking an organization's software development life cycle practices against a capability maturity model?

While process improvement often includes incorporating security, adding security requirements is a specific outcome and not the *primary* overarching benefit of using a general capability maturity model for SDLC.

While maturity models aim to improve quality, they do not *guarantee* reliable products; rather, they provide a framework to increase the likelihood of producing reliable products through better processes.

Improved programmer efficiency can be a *result* of more mature processes, but the primary benefit of the model itself is the establishment and institutionalization of those processes, not direct efficiency gains.

Capability maturity models (like CMMI) define levels of process maturity, where higher levels emphasize standardized, documented, and consistently applied (repeatable) processes. Benchmarking against such a model helps an organization mature its SDLC by moving towards repeatable procedures, reducing reliance on individual heroism, and improving predictability.