1. 1 IT Zone Hi Tech Tuesday, February 13, 2002 Software Quality Assurance in the Real World Renee’ E. Jones QA Team Lead The MEDSTAT Group

2. 2 Who We Are The MEDSTAT Group A healthcare information company that helps customers manage the cost and quality of health care services and benefits and strategically position them in the marketplace

3. Copyright © 2002 All Rights Reserved The MEDSTAT Group, Inc. 3 What We Do MEDSTAT Mission –To be the clear leader in providing information products and related services for managing the cost and quality of healthcare and to be recognized as such by our customers MEDSTAT SQA Mission –Try to find as many defects in the above mentioned information products during development, BEFORE they are shipped and recognized by our customers

4. Copyright © 2002 All Rights Reserved The MEDSTAT Group, Inc. 4 How We Do What We Do Regression –Automated Testing –Manual Testing System –Manual Testing Process and Standards

5. Copyright © 2002 All Rights Reserved The MEDSTAT Group, Inc. 5 What We Deal With While We Do What We Do Challenges –Resource availability –Coordinating product release schedules –Testplan coverage –Adhering to process –Reduce time to market