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Discussion on: How do you convince management to hire a full time tester/QA?

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Chris James

So still more inclined to have developers do testing instead of having dedicated staff.

I believe testing/QA is a collective responsibility yes. In larger organisations you may have need for specialised people who dedicate more time to it. In a small business I wouldn't hire a "tester".

You shouldn’t think of your managers as enemies.

I didn't mean to give that impression!

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Julian Chan

Doesn’t that depend on the definition of small business? In some jurisdictions, small business is less than 15 employees, in others less than 50 employees. I wouldn’t go so far as to rule out dedicated testers here.

But in any case, the question then becomes at what point is a dedicated person more valuable, if at all?