TMMi Foundation launches TAMAR
The TMMi Foundation is proud to launch TAMAR (TMMi Assessment Method Application Requirements) which defines the requirements for assessment methods.
The TMMi Foundation does not have its own formal assessment methods and users of TMMi are invited to submit applications to accredit their own Assessment Methods.
Applications may be made by downloading the form and supporting check list from the Forms page, completing the form and submitting your application along with the required fees and your supporting materials.
May 2008
TMMi Key Notes at EuroSTAR and STANZ
We are proud to announce that the TMMi Foundation Vice Chair, Erik van Veenendaal, has been invited to present key note sessions on TMMi® at EuroSTAR (The Hague) and STANZ (Wellington)this year.
This coincides with the release of TMMi Level 2 and TAMAR and is seen as a positive endorsement of the TMMi Foundation's hard work in creating a reference model that can be used by the entire testing industry.
For more information visit the EuroSTAR and STANZ web sites.
May 2008
TMM makes enterprise inroads
As test and test-related quality disciplines of IT mature, there is a growing need to assess process maturity quickly and robustly to accepted industry standards.
There are many models available, but the Test Maturity Model (TMM) could provide the best way forward as it aligns more easily with industry standard software engineering assessment models than alternative models.
Read more at Computer Weekly
Dec 2007
TMMi Roundtable
The TMMi Foundation will be hosting a roundtable event in April 2007 for invited guests to discuss the TMMi model and its development.
The foundation will be discussing the development plans for the TMMi Foundation and the TMMi model.
Attendance of this event is by invitation only and further information will be published after the meeting.
Read more at Computer Weekly or Digital Editions.
Jan 2007
Compuware Testing Roundtable
Compuware recently hosted a round table discussion on 'Software Quality, Best Practice and Governance'.
Why is this interesting from a TMMi Foundation perspective?
Compuware are considering using the TMMi framework and model for developing stronger risk based testing models for its on use.
Read more at The Register or download the article written by David Norfolk in The Register.
Aug 2006
TMMi® Registered Trademark
The TMMi Foundation is now the holder of the TMMi registered trademark.
This gives the Foundation the ability to protect the use of the TMMi logo and will assist the Foundation to protect its intellectual property and materials as the TMMi model is developed and published.
This is a small but important step in establishing the TMMi model in the international arena.
Mar 2006
TMM on the front page of Computer Weekly
Marks & Spencer hit the headlines, with a story featured in Computer Weekly in the UK.
The story reported the successes shared in a case study presented at the ICSTest-UK conference in September 2005.
The Marks & Spencer team has successfully used TMM to start delivering process improvements.
This has improved quality and the reliability with which project teams are able to deliver offering significant business benefits.
Read more at Computer Weekly or Digital Editions.
Oct 2005
TMMi Foundation launched at ICSTest-UK Conference in London
Brian Wells launched the TMMi Foundation at the ICSTest-UK conference on 28 September.
The conference dedicated a track to TMM, including two case studies presented by Marks & Spencer and Improve QS and an afternoon tutorial on TMM.
Brian Well's, chair of the TMMi Foundation, spoke about the history of TMM, its structure and the aims of the foundation.
The foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the quality of testing and is committed to developing TMM as an industry standard for test maturity benchmarking and process improvement programs.
The case studies focused on experiences using TMM in Marks & Spencer (in the UK) and Phillips (in The Netherlands).
Both case studies emphasised that TMM level 2 is not as easy to attain as may be expected highlighting weaknesses in key level 2 practices.
However, both case studies pointed to measurable improvements showing that sustained effort will bear business benefits.
The Phillips case study showed significant reductions in time to market achieved by applying process improvements based on the TMM model.
Sep 2005