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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
One of the key responsibilities of a quality assurance engineer is to make recommendations on preventing recurrent problems in the software development cycle. Discussing how you do this, and giving specific examples, will help the interviewer understand how you can reduce the costs and time associated with developing software applications for Palo Alto Networks. You should anticipate this question and have some specific examples prepared before the interview.

William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"One of the key issues which cause errors in the software development cycle is not having a clear understanding of the requirements for the project. This can be addressed through clear communication and documentation before initiating the project. One other thing I've seen impact the success of software development is an unrealistic schedule that does not provide enough time for the developers to adequately do their job. Not testing early enough and not performing tests at each stage of the cycle also causes problems using the Agile methodology. The biggest problem by far that impacts the success of a software development project is clear and frequent communication between all the stakeholders, including the developers, the management team, and the final customer."

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