Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Poor Software Testing Costs Companies Money

Infoworld reported in April 2008 that many companies are reluctant to devote adequate resources to the testing phase of a project, even though almost 90% of those same companies realised that poor testing ultimately cost the company money.

I've been programming for 45 years, and have been involved in formal software testing projects since 1988 when I worked on a NASA project. In Australia, I managed a dozen testing projects.

I have found that, quite frequently, development runs over the projected deadline, and to keep up with the promised application delivery date, the testing phase is either shortened or eliminated entirely. This is a huge mistake. User Acceptance Testing, in particular is often cancelled or shortened, but this is the only chance that the business (the people who will use the software) can verify that the software meets the requirements.

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