Testing Manager - ask for testability features

If you are the person who will lead the testing effort for a product, you are probably the first tester involved in the project. The sooner you request testability features, the more likely ot is that the programmers and project managers will agree to budget and schedule for them. If they aren't budgeted and scheduled into the project plan, you probably won't get them.

In general, it's up to you to educate the project team about your team's needs and about the types of information and support that will make your team more efficient and more effective.