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Excerpted from "Working With Testers"
by James Bach Copyright 1997, Satisfice, Inc. http://www.satisfice.com
What QA needs from Developers
Information
What the product is and how it works
How the product is intended to be used
What parts of it are at greater risk of failure
The schedule for remaining development
Status and details of any changes or additions to the product
Status of reported problems
Services
Provide timely information to the testers
Respond quickly to reported problems
Stay synchronized with the project schedule
Collaborate to set an appropriate standard of quality
Involve testers in all decisions that may impact them
Seek to understand the test process
What Developers need from QA
Information
Problems found
What will be tested
Schedule for testing
Status of the current test cycle
What information testers need to work effectively
Services
Provide timely information to development
Seek to understand the general process of creating software
Seek to understand the product and it's underlying technologies
Respond quickly to new builds
Stay synchronized with the schedule, don't delay the project
Collaborate to set an appropriate standard of quality
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