Your QA exists.
Does it actually work?

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Six signs your QA is costing more than you think

QA joins the sprint after dev is done

Defects found later = fixed slower. Time pressure guarantees corner cuts every sprint.

No clear QA owner — everyone does it differently

Inconsistency compounds with every new team member added under velocity pressure

QA coverage is a guess, not a measure

Nobody can tell you what percentage of critical paths are actually tested right now.

Same bug types reach production repeatedly

No systemic fix = permanent rework. The same issues resurface every single release.

Manual regression before every release

Release velocity quietly approaches its ceiling as the product and team grow.

Bug reports lack structure and reproducibility

Developers spend more time triaging than fixing. Velocity stalls upstream of QA.