Should Product Managers do all their own QA testing?

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There are numerous arguments for having/not having a dedicated QA function...

Some people say, it's the PM’s responsibility, and testing is a dirty job that comes first, and no one can test and ensure quality as well as the product manager.

Others say the QA testers are lower cost per headcount and it is not the most optimal utilization of a PM’s time.

What is your opinion???

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Junior Owolabi · Accepted Answer

Engineers should be doing QA, they understand the high and low level, in my corporate role as a PM and engineer we do Test/behaviour  driven development

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You must understand that to be convinced of the quality of the created information product means to protect yourself from various errors and financial losses. As for me, no one can do this better than a a team that specializes in this, you can read more about mobile application usability testing here

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I always think high-level QA should be done by the lead PM. It depends on the client, the project, how deep this goes and it always varies. But I believe strongly delegating expectations to others while owning review of key requirements/core functionality is the best approach for a busy PM!

Should Product Managers do all their own QA testing?

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