Boeing high risk engineering process lacked system software testing.

AP

Boeing blames incomplete testing for astronaut capsule woes

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

ARTICLE REVIEW by Software Test Optimization blog writers:  As many sources reported, and Boeing has confirmed, Boeing did not sufficiently test end-to-end functionality of the Starliner capsule.  There should be no doubt in the risk associated with this software, and the need for structured engineering processes.  This is a process failure as reported, management did not plan for or require system functional testing.