TAMAR stipulates several activities which should take place in an assessment, These usually take place over four main phases.
The diagram below illustrates a typical high-level structure of an assessment process. The main inputs to the process are shown on the left, with the outputs displayed on the right of the related processes.
The planning and preparation phase is where all the activities which are required to be carried out prior to the main assessment activity are performed.
These include:
The data collection stage is when the assessment team carries out interviews and gathers other information to support those interviews by means of artefacts of all kinds, questionnaires or surveys.
The data analysis stage is when the information obtained in the collection phase is scrutinised in order to:
In this phase, the results of the assessment are delivered to the stakeholders. This normally will take the form of a session in which a PowerPoint is presented, followed by a full written report.
The results of the assessment are also submitted to the TMMi Foundation, using the appropriate form and including a copy of the final report.