I was thinking similarly (about the moving target). My ideas about dedicated testers have shifted over the last few years with a pronounced emphasis on shorter

I was thinking similarly (about the moving target). My ideas about dedicated testers have shifted over the last few years with a pronounced emphasis on shorter deployment cycles and unit tests, and I was surprised to see the up-to-date schedule bit in there at all! Show me a project with an up-to-date schedule and I'll show you a project that has a tool for declaring success in the face of failure.