Benefits of adopting the TMMi model

Today, many organizations need to initiate projects to improve their testing process, as this discipline has ultimately become one of the activities of the development lifecycle contributing to risk reduction and quality improvement of the products developed.

A model that can be used as a guide and reference to initiate the improvement of the testing process is TMMi® (Test Maturity Model Integration). This model, developed by the TMMi foundation, is defined with a phased architecture that helps organizations assess their level of maturity and direct the improvement of their testing process.

The following are some direct and indirect benefits that have been reported when using this model.

Direct Benefits

• When reaching the highest maturity levels, some organizations have reported savings of up to 40% in lifecycle costs.

• Improved test efficiency, a 99% defect detection rate can be achieved at test levels before go-live.

• Predictable quality, certainty about the time of go-live.

• Reduction in support costs.

Indirect Benefits

• The testing area is recognized as high-performance.

• Significant increase in staff morale (increased team motivation).

From our standpoint and based on several experiences implementing processes in organizations, one of the benefits of using this model is that you have a framework to develop the improvement program. There's no need to reinvent the wheel, TMMi will help you establish practices proven worldwide that will support your organization to achieve great benefits.