Questionnaire for the Testing Maturity Model
Organization
CURRENT PROJECT:
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
1. How would you describe your organization?
Software development Software quality Software vendor Other (please specify)
2. How many people are employed in the organization that is being assessed? (Please identify)
Total number of employees:
Number engaged in Software Development or Maintenance:
Number engaged in Software Testing:
3. How many people in the organization have responsibilities for software testing? (Please identify)
Full time:
Part time:
Consultants:
4. Have the people who are involved in test process improvement been respected for their technical and management knowledge, and their ability to get things done?
(circle the approximate one, 1 means Lack of respect,..., and 5 means Highly respected)
1 2 3 4 5
5. Has there been clear, compensated assignment of responsibilities for test process improvement? (Circle the approximate one, 1 means None, ... , and 5 means To a high degree)
6. Has there been a decreasing demand for the organization's products or services? (Circle the approximate one, 1 means No decrease, ..., and 5 means Large decrease in demand)
7. Does the organization that is being assessed have a software engineering process group (SEPG), or other unit(s) that performs similar functions? (Please mark one)
Yes No
8. How are the tasks of software testing allocated? (Please mark one)
No formal testing activities To an independent test organization To Developers Part of SQA Other (please specify)
9. How would you characterize the software testing process as practiced in your organization? (Please mark one)
Ad Hoc Informal Somewhat Structured Highly Structured
10. How frequently do the development projects have to deal with changes in customer requirements? (Please mark one
None Rarely Regular Often Always
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