The ICMIF Foundation technical assistance programme is a process of connecting expertise/resources within one ICMIF member organisation to help address needs and provide support to another over an agreed period. Through technical assistance, the opportunity exists to help improve the effectiveness and competitiveness of the company receiving the technical assistance whilst, at the same time, professionally developing the expert who is providing the assistance. When companies engage in this process, they are strengthening their own capacities to learn and subsequently implement effective processes and strategies.