Showing posts with label What is the ratio of developers and testers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What is the ratio of developers and testers. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2011

What is the ratio of developers and testers?

This ratio is not a fixed one, but depends on what phase of the software development life cycle the project is in.
When a product is first conceived, organized, and developed, this ratio tends to be 10:1, 5:1, or 3:1, i.e. heavily in favor of developers.
In sharp contrast, when the product is near the end of the software development life cycle, this ratio tends to be 1:1, or even 1:2, in favor of testers.