This statement is FALSE because in the staged representation of CMMI, there are fixed levels or stages that an organization must proceed through in a predefined sequence. These stages guide organizations to improve their processes systematically by following a maturity path, with each stage building on the processes defined in the previous one.

The staged representation is designed with predefined levels that organizations must achieve in an orderly manner, making sure that process improvements at each level lay the foundation for the next one.

In contrast, the continuous representation allows organizations to select specific process areas from various categories based on their improvement goals and does not impose a strict sequence of levels.

TMMi References:

The CMMI documentation within TMMi clearly states that the staged representation involves a fixed set of levels through which organizations progress​.

CMMI also has a continuous representation where organizations can select improvement areas freely from different process categories​.