Patent ID: 7536677

Claim:
A method in a data processing system for determining an efficiency of a test team, said method comprising the steps of: tracking development steps of particular code using a repository while said particular code is being developed, said particular code including a plurality of files, and wherein time stamp information about development of said plurality of files is stored in said repository; discovering a defect in said particular code; in response to discovering said defect: storing an indicator of said discovery in said repository, wherein said repository tracks defect discovery; using said indicator to determine an actual first time when said defect was actually discovered; and determining that one of said plurality of files includes said defect; identifying a feature that is associated with said one of said plurality of files; determining a second time when said feature was stored in said repository using said time stamp information; and determining an efficiency of said test team by comparing said actual first time with said second time when said feature was stored.