Who can become a member?
How do I become a member?
How much does it cost to become a member?
Can a member be removed?
How long does membership last?
What benefits do I get as a member?
Membership Frequently Asked Questions
Accreditation Frequently Asked Questions
What is TAMAR?
What is an Assessment Method?
Why is an Assessment Method required?
Does the assessment method need to be accredited?
What happens if the accreditation application is rejected?
What do I need to submit?
Does the assessment method need to be accredited to an organization?
How will long will my application take to process?
What does it cost to accredit the assessment method?
What happens after the assessment method is accredited?
Does the accreditation expire?
Can I sub-license the use of an accredited method?
Can I be licensed to use an accredited method?
Can I submit an application in a language other than English?
Can I use my assessment method, while the accreditation application is being processed?
How will my application be processed?
Where can I get help to develop my method?
Who can use my assessment method during an assessment?
How do I renew my accreditation?
What happens when TAMAR is updated?
How often is TAMAR updated?
How can submit feedback on TAMAR?
Why do I need to be accredited?
If I license a method, and change it - do I need to re-accredit the method?
Will the TMMi Foundation certify Assessment Results?
What is an Assessment Method?
Why is an Assessment Method required?
Does the assessment method need to be accredited?
What happens if the accreditation application is rejected?
What do I need to submit?
Does the assessment method need to be accredited to an organization?
How will long will my application take to process?
What does it cost to accredit the assessment method?
What happens after the assessment method is accredited?
Does the accreditation expire?
Can I sub-license the use of an accredited method?
Can I be licensed to use an accredited method?
Can I submit an application in a language other than English?
Can I use my assessment method, while the accreditation application is being processed?
How will my application be processed?
Where can I get help to develop my method?
Who can use my assessment method during an assessment?
How do I renew my accreditation?
What happens when TAMAR is updated?
How often is TAMAR updated?
How can submit feedback on TAMAR?
Why do I need to be accredited?
If I license a method, and change it - do I need to re-accredit the method?
Will the TMMi Foundation certify Assessment Results?
Membership Frequently Asked Questions
Who can become a member?
Anyone with an interest in the objectives of the TMMi Foundation and a willingness to get involved in either authoring or reviewing TMMi Foundation intellectual property and any TMMi Foundation Working Group.
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How do I become a member?
Please e-mail our Membership Team with you name, preferred e-mail address, telephone number and postal address. Once your application is received the TMMi-Foundation will reply within 7 days regarding your application.
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How much does it cost to become a member?
Initially membership will be free to those who apply and are accepted. This does not preclude the TMMi Foundation making a change for membership at a later date.
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Can a member be removed?
Yes if after 1 year they have not actively got involved in the development of intellectual property or with any TMMi Foundation Working Groups.
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How long does membership last?
Initially 1 year. This will be reviewed and ay change over time.
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What benefits do I get as a member?
Once accepted as a member you may use the TMMi Foundation personal membership logo. You will also be offered opportunities to get involved in the work of the Foundation, enabling you to be part of the future of software testing on a global scale.
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Accreditation Frequently Asked Questions
What is TAMAR?
TMMi Assessment Method Application Requirements (TAMAR) defines the requirements for constructing Assessment Methods to be used with the TMMi Reference Model. This is NOT as an assessment method, it is the requirements set for building a TMMi Foundation accredited Assessment method for use with the TMMi Framework.
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What is an Assessment Method?
The assessment method is a guide for auditing team members of a TMMi appraisal. As such the Assessment Method document contains guidance on how to manage the Appraisal project.
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Why is an Assessment Method required?
An assessment method is required to ensure that the TMMi assessment is conducted in a structured and well ordered manner. This is to ensure consistency of approach and of assessment findings. The requirement for a structured approach is also to ensure that the assessment is reliable and respresentative of the organization's test practices and complete its coverage of the TMMi Reference Model.
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Does the assessment method need to be accredited?
There are two authorized types of Assessment Methods, described as Formal and Informal. A Formal Assessment has a sufficient degree of rigor and corroboration which can result in a formal capability rating against the TMMi Reference Model. An Informal assessment does not require any corroboration of sources and will not result in a formal capability rating against the TMMi Reference Model.
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What happens if the accreditation application is rejected?
You will be contacted and informed on which points you have been rejected. If you have only failed on a minority of points and assuming you re-submit with corrections within 60 days, The TMMi foundation will re-assess for free. If however that the rejection causes a significant re-write of the method the TMMi foundation may charge 50% of the original fee for re-assessment
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What do I need to submit?
E-Mail TMMi Admin your completed forms, assessment method, supporting handbook(s) and assessment templates. You will should receive a confirmation within 5 working days.
See TMMi Assessor Application Form Check List for more information.
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Does the assessment method need to be accredited to an organization?
Yes, each organization must use an accredited assessment method for every TMMi assessment which they complete.
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How will long will my application take to process?
The process will take 2 months from you receiving a confirmation e-mail that all documentation has been received.
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What does it cost to accredit the assessment method?
There are different fees to accredit and re-accredit assessment methods.
See our current Fees for more information.
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What happens after the assessment method is accredited?
You will be sent a letter confirming your accreditation and you will also receive an official certificate.
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Does the accreditation expire?
Your accreditation will last 3 years after which you will need to re-accredit your method. This is to ensure that any changes made to TAMAR or the TMMi Reference Model are be incorporated into your assessment method.
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Can I sub-license the use of an accredited method?
Yes - but there is a registration fee payable by the Licencee.
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Can I be licensed to use an accredited method?
Yes - but there is a registration fee payable by the Licencee.
See our current Fees for more information.
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Can I submit an application in a language other than English?
No - there are NO plans to allow this in future.
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Can I use my assessment method, while the accreditation application is being processed?
No. All formal assessments require the use of an accredited Assessment Method. However you can use your assessment method for informal assessments, although the assessment data will not be recognised by the TMMi Foundation and the Assessment team will not be able to officially the log the assessment hours.
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How will my application be processed?
Your Assessment Method will reviewed by two independent TMMi Reviewers. They may ask for additional information or documents during the review of the Asessment Method materials, which will be channeled through the TMMi Administration team. We would ask that if you get such request that you respond as quickly as possible. The assessment will take approximately 2 calendar months. Assuming you have fulfilled all the criteria of the assessment, you will be sent a confirmation letter and an official certificate. If you have not met the criteria you will be sent a breakdown of the red and amber areas of your Assessment Method that will need to be addressed.
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Where can I get help to develop my method?
TAMAR should be your first point of reference. The Assessment Method Accreditation application form is also accompanied by a checklist.
See our Forms for more information.
E-Mail TMMi Information with additional queries.
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Who can use my assessment method during an assessment?
Anyone can, however the assessment will only be recognized as a formal assessment if accredited assessors complete the assessment as per the requirements of TAMAR.
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How do I renew my accreditation?
In the same way as you did with your original method assessment. There is a re-accreditation fee which is payable when submitting the re-accreditation application.
See our current Fees for more information.
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What happens when TAMAR is updated?
You will be informed of any updates. It is expected that you will incorporate these into you assessment method immediately. We will not expect you to re-submit your assessment method but we do reserve the right to audit you assessment method at any point during the 3 years.
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How often is TAMAR updated?
The TMMi Foundation will aim update TAMAR no more than once per year.
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How can submit feedback on TAMAR?
The TMMi Foundation welcomes all feedback so that it can improve its services.
Please use the Resource Feedback Form which is provided for this purpose.
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Why do I need to be accredited?
If you are performing assessments it is important that your assessment provides a structured presentation of maturity levels, allowing for standard TMMi assessments and certification, enabling a consistent deployment of the standards and the collection of industry metrics.
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If I license a method, and change it - do I need to re-accredit the method?
Yes, and a full fee for Assessment Method accreditation will be applied.
See our current Fees for more information.
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Will the TMMi Foundation certify Assessment Results?
In order for an organization to be officially certified for compliance with the TMMi Reference Model, an external certified team of assessors must conduct a review of the objective evidence that would support the TMMi Practices and Goals required for the given certification (rating). This is typically undertaken with a small team of auditors collecting information (via interviews and gathering document artifacts etc.) then analyzing this information to produce an appropriate rating.
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