When the dev team sends an app to the QA team and gives them a list of QA tests to run … they might be forgiven for expecting the QA team to run the aforementioned tests. In a reasonably prompt manner. Such as: if the app is to deploy in a month, the QA could be done in that month.
And if the QA team wants to take that month of open-endedness to test some new QA tool or process or whatever, then perhaps the QA lead should tell someone on the QA team to do something with it.
And when dev asks after 3 weeks about progress, don’t start blowing smoke up their skirt about how it was given out and the person just didn’t recognize the name of the app when the QA appointee has stated that he doesn’t have anything in queue …
*sigh*