an improved testing assessment tool and methodology maps the testing maturity model structure to individual test areas , thereby enabling comprehensive and targeted improvement . in this way , the present invention uses the five tmm maturity levels to assess individual areas , rather than merely assigning a single maturity level to the entire organization . embodiments of the present invention include a quick assessment that includes a relatively small number of questions to be subjectively answered using the tmm hierarchy . embodiments of the present invention further include a full assessment that includes a relatively large number of questions to be discretely answered , with these results being use to evaluate various testing areas using the tmm hierarchy .