### About Alan Gardebrecht

Alan’s background involves a career spanning 14 years in software testing, consisting of a mixture of manual and automated methods in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. His experience also includes a stint in Release Management. Having witnessed the downfalls stemming from a lack of attention to quality among the software development process, Alan strives to ensure that development teams operate with a higher level of overall quality in order to deliver the best possible product to customers and enable streamlining of future enhancements.

## Can You Successfully Deliver Software Without Involving QA?

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Answer: No.

Ok, ok…admittedly, that statement might be harsh. It was intended to cause an emotional stir and prompt discussion with an anecdotal comment. Any team is obviously able to develop and release code […]