© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. MSTAR TM ( M osaic’s S tructured T esting and A ssessment R epository) “Mosaic’s risk based testing methodology, MSTAR , provides a consistent process that ensures that our testing resources are allocated where they will have the most impact. The samples, templates, and detailed guidance provided by MSTAR  make it easy for our staff to use the best testing practices on all our mission critical systems.” Director of QA Major Financial Exchange Learn more

MSTAR™ - Improve Testing Effectiveness Testing is a LARGE commitment –40% or more of the development effort Continue presentation Pressures are increasing to: – Test More – Test Faster – Control Costs  MSTAR™ shows you how to test more effectively and more efficiently.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. MSTAR™ - Get Control of the Testing Process Provide easy access to best practices: – Improve efficiency – Standardize process – Transfer knowledge Focus on risk – Allocate resources where they are needed most – Measure testing progress and communicate status to management Continue presentation

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Introducing MSTAR TM Introducing MSTAR Continue presentation Mosaic’s field-proven testing process is now available in a product called MSTAR™ — Mosaic’s Structured Testing and Assessment Repository. MSTAR™ is a browser-based process asset library for testing. It is easily viewed from an intranet, network, local drive or CD through any standard browser (e.g. Internet Explorer ). MSTAR™ includes a comprehensive set of supporting samples and templates.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Why MSTAR™? Field-proven on mainframe, client/server, PC and Web systems. Applies to projects of all sizes, applications and technologies. Why MSTAR TM ? Provides easy access to samples, templates, and best practices. Facilitates addition of your organization’s samples, templates, and best practices. Provides a proven, efficient and consistent testing process. Embodies Mosaic's testing methodology — the most advanced in the industry.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. The MAP MAP MSTAR™ contains a series of pages in hierarchical structure. A MAP, displayed at the top of each page, provides an overview of the entire repository.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Map’s Purpose MAP Each box on the map provides access to a specific page.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Assessing Pages Click as indicated by “Click Here” above Hovering over a box shows the page title and clicking accesses that page. Click Here Master Test Strategy

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Page Highlighting The current page is always highlighted on the map in yellow.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. MSTAR™ Paths MSTAR TM has two paths: The top path is the overview path. This path provides an overview of the testing process for new testers or management, or for experienced testers interested in a review of concepts.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Practitioner’s Path MSTAR TM has two paths: The bottom path is the practitioners’ path, organized by deliverables to allow quick access to information for preparing the deliverables.

MSTAR™ Presentation Menu Using MSTAR™ Accessing Company Specific Testing Assets Additional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and IndexAdditional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and Index Summary Continue with next topic Click a specific subject area of interest or click the arrow below to continue with the presentation.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Go Directly to Topic The Practitioners’ Path: You can go directly to topics for the deliverable being prepared. For example, if you are preparing a Master Test Strategy, you can go directly to the Master Test Strategy topic. Creating a Master Test Strategy allows testing to be structured to meet the needs and risks of the project. Master Test Strategy

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Master Test Strategy This topic provides a description of the Master Test Strategy deliverable. It also provides access to more detailed topics, samples and templates to support the creation of a Master Test Strategy.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Sequentially From the Master Test Strategy topic, you can view all topics sequentially …

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Specific Topic Or go directly to a specific topic of interest. For example, you can directly access the Test Automation Strategy topic. Define Test Automation Strategy

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Automation Strategy The Test Automation Strategy topic provides guidelines on planning for test automation. The MSTAR  testing methodology was used to automate over 50% of the regression testing of a mission critical system. This resulted in a more efficient testing process and almost halved the time it takes to regression test the system.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Open a Sample In addition to viewing topics, you may open and view a sample to help you develop your own Master Test Strategy.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Section The sample provides a complete Master Test Strategy for a sample application. If you are uncertain about the contents of any section of the Master Test Strategy, that section of the Sample or Template can be reviewed.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Build Strategy For example, if you need guidance with the build strategy you can use the Table of Contents to go directly to the section called “Build Strategy”.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Build Strategy The Build Strategy supports incremental testing with benefits of reduced risk and earlier, more efficient testing.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Working with Pages When developing a Master Test Strategy, from your desktop you can work with...

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Sample the Sample

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View Template the Template

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. View MSTAR and refer to MSTAR TM for further guidelines.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Toggle All Three And you can toggle among all three references on the desktop as you prepare the deliverable.

MSTAR™ Menu of Topics Using MSTAR™ Accessing Company Specific Testing Assets Additional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and IndexAdditional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and Index Summary Continue with next topic Click a specific topic or click the arrow below to continue with the presentation.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Company Specific In addition to Mosaic samples and templates, links within MSTAR™ provide access to: Deliverables repositories specific to projects within your organization. Your company’s best practice samples, templates and deliverables, and

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Repository for Company The Company Testing Best Practices Deliverables Repository provides a separate repository for easy addition of your company’s samples, templates and best practices. It also allows you to click on a link to access an index of project deliverables repositories. It is linked with the MSTAR™ repository to provide a seamless repository for testing best practices.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Project Deliverable Index The Project Specific Deliverables Repository Index provides access to separate repositories for deliverables associated with your company’s projects. For example, clicking on the link for Project A …

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Project A Repository Opens the deliverables repository for Project A. MSTAR™ supports creation of these repositories to provide seamless access to the deliverables for individual projects.

MSTAR™ Menu of Topics Using MSTAR™ Accessing Company-Specific Testing Assets Additional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and IndexAdditional Navigation Aids – Table of Contents and Index Summary Continue with next topic Click a specific topic or click the arrow below to continue with the presentation.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Accessing the TOC- Index MSTAR™ is designed for easy navigation. In addition to navigation through the Map and embedded links, MSTAR™ provides a Table of Contents, Index and Search capability. A link at the bottom of each page provides access to this additional navigation aid.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Table of Contents The Table of Contents provides a complete view of the repository similar to the Map but in Table of Contents format. The Table of Contents can be collapsed or expanded as desired. For example, clicking on the plus sign before Master Test Strategy …

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Table of Contents Expansion Expands the Master Test Strategy topic so its direct sub-topics are listed.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Accessing a Topic Clicking on a topic within the Table of Contents …

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Access Test Levels From TOC Displays the page on the right. In this case, Define Test Levels is displayed.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Index The Index allows you to locate a topic by entering a keyword. Double-clicking on any term in the Index will display the page in which that topic is discussed.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Access Page Through Index In this case, clicking on scripts displays the Design Test Automation Components topic, which discusses script design.

© 2000 Mosaic, Inc. Summary MSTAR TM is a comprehensive repository of Mosaic’s testing expertise. MSTAR TM makes it easy for you to add your organization’s best practices to the repository.

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