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Doing Math on Opinions: Why Bug Counts Aren't Science
Paul and Dave sit down with tech veteran and quality pioneer Elisabeth Hendrickson (former VP of R&D for Data Products at Pivotal). Together, they shatter one of the most common metrics used in private equity boardrooms: the bug count. Elisabeth explains why tracking and graphing bugs is actually just a statistical illusion—doing "math on human opinions" rather than measuring actual technical quality.
The team discusses how quality directly impacts EBITDA through customer churn and outages, why your executive leadership team is your real "head of quality," and how automated testing serves as…
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