A uniform, repeatable audit methodology for the maturity of a software development process. Technology-agnostic. Comparable cycle over cycle. Open standard — CC BY-ND 4.0.
The standard applies to organizations with a software-based product that is past its initial release and in active development. You need a defined strategic goal — scaling, fundraising, enterprise sales, or crisis management — and an identifiable team or vendor responsible for development.
Every TTR-2026 audit follows the same structured procedure — from verifying that the standard applies to your organization, through evidence collection and scoring, to a board-ready report.
Before any audit begins, the Auditor verifies that the organization and product meet all mandatory criteria: a software-based product, past initial release, in active development, with a defined strategic goal.
The standard defines 7 categories of Business Impact Indicators (BII) that translate technical audit findings into financial, temporal and operational measures. Each indicator answers a specific business question — so the CTO speaks the same language as the CFO.
Where is our money going?
How fast are we shipping?
Are we shipping the right things?
What must we fix?
What could hit us?
Are we building on solid people-foundations?
When do we run out of room?
Control Points are grouped into nine Domains, each producing its own Readiness Score and Level — so findings are actionable at a granular level, not just as one headline number.
IP ownership, licensing, vendor risk, GDPR, exit strategy.
AppSec, IAM & MFA, vulnerability management, hardening, incident response.
Topology, role clarity, onboarding, KPIs, knowledge, retention.
AI-assisted dev, leverage readiness, model governance, agentic orchestration.
Support tooling, user docs, monitoring, on-call, data integrity.
Version control, branching, code review, architecture, technical debt.
Test strategy, automation coverage, defect management, release quality.
CI/CD, environments, IaC, observability, reliability & recovery.
Planning, estimation, roadmap discipline, stakeholder reporting.
The Auditor assigns one of four Audit Profiles based on your strategic goal. The profile re-weights the matrix — so what’s critical for a launch isn’t what’s critical for an enterprise sale.
Security, trust, compliance and high availability — for landing enterprise & government clients.
Stabilization, tech-debt recovery and risk mitigation when the platform is a liability.
Scaling efficiency, automation and bottleneck removal during rapid expansion.
Core functionality, market validation and critical-blocker identification, lean.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We’ll verify if TTR-2026 fits your organization and define the audit scope.