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# How low do you go?
- URL: https://www.annemariecharrett.com/how-low-do-you-go/
- Published: 2007-09-09T15:10:24.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-26T13:26:18.000Z
- Author: Anne-Marie Charrett
- Tags: Tech Leadership, Software Testing Content, blog, #6236b8fd2c234f003d9b8ca6, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2815a, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb281f2, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2823e, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2823a, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28218, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28169, #62e5a4aa26d211003dcebed1, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2816a, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2813e, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2817a, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb281cf, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28239, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2818f, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb2815e, #63f3d454b701cf003d5b15ee, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28146, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28171, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28105, #60c1d1dd5b103d003bb28136

A survey\* sponsored by the Australian Computer Society, found the following percentage allocation for software testing:  
**5%** allocate more than 40% of the initial development budget to testing

**25%** allocate between 10 -19% of the initial development budget to testing

**25%** allocate between 20 – 29% of the initial development budget to testing

**14%** allocate between 30 – 39% of the initial development budget to testing

**12%** allocate less than 10% of the initial development budget to testing

I’ll leave you to make up your own mind about these stats.

\* *A preliminary survey on software testing practices in Australia by S.P Ng, T. Murnane, K. Reed, D. Grant and T.Y Chen*