TMMi America is a non-profit corporation providing local representation for the TMMi Foundation in North America. The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving software quality management and test processes and practices. TMMi America's mission is to support organizations to improve their software and system testing and achieve higher and sustainable levels of product quality for the systems they are developing and maintaining through the Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMi). The model is independent, business centered and internationally proven which allows it to provide a path for organizations to assess and improve their test processes in a cost-effective manner. The TMMi is an avenue for formal certification if needed.