The Cost of a Defect Increases with Time

Everyone knows that part of a QA Analyst’s job is to find defects and report them.  What phase of the project do most people associate with testing?  Common Answer: Right before it goes out the door. Here’s the problem with that – the defects are very expensive when you catch them in this phase.  The…

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