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Mitigating Risk With Quality Checkpoints

Overview Has quality assurance fallen to the bottom of one's priority list? Learn why it should be top of mind at every stage of development! It's the sordid little secret of many IT development organizations: With tight schedules, tighter budgets, and projects increasing both in scope and complexity, the deadline too often becomes the all-important goal. From the boardroom executives on down to the line managers in the development cubicles, little if any forethought is being given to quality. The mission is clear: Get to the market first and fast. Fix it later. Catch the bugs in testing after the coding is mostly done.

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Publisher: ExecutiveBrief
File Format: HTML
Date Published: Mar 24, 2009
Format: White Papers
Topics: Cost Control - Risk Mgmt.

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