I guess you're right, I overdid the hyperbole. The part I disagree with is looking at a disfunctional system, taking the component producing the loudest sympto

I guess you're right, I overdid the hyperbole. The part I disagree with is looking at a disfunctional system, taking the component producing the loudest symptoms and declaring it "non value added". I agree that, in general, QA needs to provide specific feedback to development in order to accomplish its goals. I disagree with the unstated asumption that the problem with F-35 is a QA problem. I know nothing about planes, but for what I have read online, this has been a basket case of Project Management vices and mispractices. In my mind, claiming that QA is not adding value in this case is the equivalent of "fixing" your car by clipping the cable that goes to the "Engine Maintenance" led. I agree a one bit message is not enough to actually solve the problem, but ignoring the one bit of information you already have is just wrong.