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Why Customer Involvement in Testing Is Difficult
publish date: 2026/06/04 11:00:3.286129 UTC
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Relying on the customer to support acceptance test development is described as sometimes a major difficulty. Why?
Correct Answer
People adopting the customer role often have very limited available time and may not be able to work full time with the development team — they may feel providing requirements was enough and be reluctant to get involved in testing
Explanation
Relying on the customer for acceptance test development is sometimes a major difficulty because people adopting the customer role have very limited available time and may not be able to work full-time with the development team. The customer may feel that providing the requirements was enough of a contribution and so may be reluctant to get involved in the testing process.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition
