Which changes in the organization and communication infrastructure would you recommend for a successor of the Ariane 5 project as a consequence of the Ariane 501 failure described at the beginning of this chapter?

What will be an ideal response?

This is an open-ended question as many solutions exist and detailed knowledge of the current team organization are
not available. Note that this question is only interested in communication or organizational changes, not technical or
methodological changes. A correct answer could include the following points:
• Increase communication between the team responsible for system testing and the software developers. This can
be done by introducing liaisons on both teams.
• Increase communication between the team responsible for unit testing and for system testing.
• Change documentation requirements for reused components.