--- title: A Seasoned Tester's Crystal Ball: Distance from fixes... description: A tester's placement within an organization changes how much quality impact test automation delivers, even when the same person writes the same tests.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-seasoned-tester-s-crystal-ball-distance-from-fixes-impacts-value-of-same-testing-d9homlusw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Seasoned Tester's Crystal Ball: Distance from fixes impacts value of same testing | daily.dev og:description: A tester's placement within an organization changes how much quality impact test automation delivers, even when the same person writes the same tests.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-seasoned-tester-s-crystal-ball-distance-from-fixes-impacts-value-of-same-testing-d9homlusw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/D9HoMLusW.png og:image:alt: A Seasoned Tester's Crystal Ball: Distance from fixes impacts value of same testing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Seasoned Tester's Crystal Ball: Distance from fixes impacts value of same testing **[A Seasoned Tester's Crystal Ball](https://daily.dev/sources/visiblequality)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A tester's placement within an organization changes how much quality impact test automation delivers, even when the same person writes the same tests. Comparing three setups - embedded with developers, on a separate testing services team, or on the client side - the tester closer to where fixes happen produces faster feedback loops, quicker fixes, and continuously improving quality. Testing services teams see delayed fixes and medium impact due to split attention across teams, while client-side placement delays feedback further and depends on client reaction to improve. The recommendation: invest in test automation directly where the system is built, and if working from the client side, insist on the ability to run that automation yourself. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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