QA/Test Days/Planning Checklist

Checklist

The following is a list of things to be done to prepare for your event. These should all be done at least a week before the event takes place.

1. Create an event page on QMO. You should see the event on the QMO front page.

2. Post a message to the mailing lists. At a bare minimum, you should post to dev-quality and dev-apps-firefox. Some tips for composing your message are listed below.

3. Verify cross posting of the event on planet and facebook. Planet usually picks up the post after 30 minutes; Facebook after a day.

4. Create a wiki page for the event using the template. Create the page at https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Test_Days/YYYYMMDD.

5. Tweet a link to the QMO event page using the MozillaQA twitter account. The message should say something like come help us make Firefox better! <bit.ly_link>.

6. Send an email to qa@mozilla.org asking for people to sign up as Moderators and Contributors. Be sure to link to the sign up section of your event wiki page.

The following is a list of things which should be done the day before your event.

1. Reply to your mailing list posts reminding people that your event is tomorrow. Be sure to reiterate the link to your event page.

2. Retweet the link to your event using the MozillaQA twitter account. For example, "Come help us test the Firefox Add-ons Manager tomorrow! <bit.ly link>".

3. Blog a reminder on QMO reminding and linking people to your event page.

Event Page

The following is a list of things to include on your event page.

• Title should clearly and concisely spell out the activity
• Open with some context to why the event is needed
• Provide a call to action: We need your help with <some activity>
• Emphasize a need for the help and that contributions make Firefox better
• Indicate how the specific activity improves the quality of Firefox
• List tasks to be performed during the event; include links to any bugs and tests you want the testers to help with
• Provide a link to the builds
• Provide a link to the IRC channel
• End with an emphasis that people from all walks of life and experience can contribute; that we will be there to help and teach
• Set the event date and time
• Set the category to Events, QMO News, Syndicated and the team the event is specific to
• Set a tag of "mozilla" and "qa"
• Be sure to save draft and preview before publishing

See this event as an example of a good event page.

Mailing List Message

The following is a list of things to include in your message to the mailing lists.

• a link the the QMO event page
• a call to action: We need your help with <some activity>
• emphasis that contributions help make Firefox better