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What infomation needed between testers and develpoers.(excerpt from stickymind.com) What Testers need from Developers
Information
What the product is and how it works.
How the product is intended to be used.
What parts of the product are at greater risk of failure.
The schedule for remaining development work.
Status and details of any changes or additions to the product.
Status of reported problems.
Services
Provide timely information to the testers.
Respond quickly to reported problems.
Stay synchronized with the project schedule.
Collaborate to set an appropriate standard of quality.
Involve testers in all decisions that may impact them.
Seek to understand the test process.

What Developers need from Testers
Information
Problems found.
What will be tested.
Schedule for testing.
Status of the current test cycle.
What information testers need to work effectively.
Services
Provide timely information to Development.
Seek to understand the general process of creating software.
Seek to understand the product and it's underlying technologies.
Respond quickly to new builds.
Stay synchronized with the schedule, and don't delay the project.
Collaborate to set an appropriate standard of quality.