Practical Software Testing: A Process-Oriented Approach

Appendix III: Testing Maturity Model

This appendix has two parts. Part 1 contains the complete TMM Questionnaire. Part 2 contains the complete set of Activities, Tasks and Responsibilities (ATRs) recommended for each level of the TMM.

Part 1: The TMM Questionnaire

This part of Appendix III contains the complete contents of the TMM Questionnaire document, version 2.0. The TMM Questionnaire has eight sections. The contents of each section are described below.

Section 1. Instructions for the respondent.

Section 2. Respondent identification and background.

Section 3. Organizational background.

Table AIII.1: Questionnaire template.

Questions

Yes

No

Does not apply

Not known

Comments

Section 4. The TMM questions. For each TMM level there is:

  1. the set of maturity goals;

  2. the set of maturity subgoals associated with each maturity goal;

  3. the set of questions associated with each maturity goal.

Each question has four possible answers as shown in the questionnaire template form shown above (Table AIII.1). The respondent should answer either YES, NO, DOES NOT APPLY, OR NOT KNOWN. The respondent can also enter comments relating to each question in the space provided

Section 5. Testing tool questions.

Section 6. Testing trends questions.

Section 7. Comments from respondents.

Section 8. Glossary of terms.

Section 1: Instructions for the Respondent

Please read and answer the following questions carefully using the knowledge and experience gained from working on current projects in your organization. Many of the technical terms are defined in the glossary section of this document. If you wish to comment on any of the questions...

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