You Can’t Inspect Quality Into a Product

Over the last 35 years in the software business, I’ve heard the expression “You can’t test quality into a product.” To support that statement, I’ve seen this quote — or a part of it — repeated from time to time: Inspection does not improve the quality, nor guarantee quality. Inspection is too late. The quality, good or bad, is already in the product. As Harold F. Dodge said, “You can ... Read more