Quality Assurance & Continuous Delivery
Deliver reliable software with QA, automated tests, and CI/CD, testing and release safety built into an active engineering engagement.
Quality Built Into How Software Ships
Quality Assurance & Continuous Delivery covers software testing and automated checks built into an active engineering engagement, together with the release pipeline that moves validated changes into production.
This is distinct from an independent QA audit of an existing system, and from the infrastructure side of CI/CD, see the FAQ below for how those relate.
What We Do
Automated Testing
Tests integrated into the development process, not bolted on at the end.
Continuous Delivery Pipelines
Pipelines that move validated changes toward production reliably.
Release Gating
Checks that decide what's actually ready to reach production.
Sprint-Integrated QA
Testing as part of every sprint, not a separate phase at the end.
Common Situations
Releases That Feel Risky
Shipping changes without confidence in testing.
Manual Testing That Can't Keep Up
A release pace that's outgrown manual-only testing.
No Automated Pipeline Yet
Releases still assembled and shipped by hand.
Bugs Reaching Production Too Often
Issues found by users that should have been caught earlier.
How Testing and Delivery Fit Together
Quality checked at each stage, not just before release.
Write the Feature
Development proceeds as part of an active sprint.
Test Automatically
Automated tests run against the change as it's built.
Gate the Release
Only changes that pass are allowed to move toward production.
Deliver
The pipeline moves the validated change into production.
Monitor & Adjust
Watch how the release behaves, and adjust the process as needed.
How We Approach QA & Continuous Delivery
Discover
Understanding how the project is currently built, tested, and released today.
Design & Build
Setting up automated tests and a reliable delivery pipeline around the project.
Validate
Confirming the tests and pipeline actually catch what they're meant to catch.
Release & Support
Running the pipeline as part of ongoing delivery, and refining it over time.
Why ETECHTICS for QA & Continuous Delivery
Quality treated as part of delivery, not a separate phase bolted on at the end.
Testing Built Into Sprints
Quality checked throughout development and every sprint, not just at the end.
Automation-First
Automated tests and delivery pipelines instead of manual, ad hoc releases.
Clear About Scope
Direct about what's covered here versus an independent QA audit.
Ongoing Refinement
Tests and pipelines improved over time as the project's needs change.
Related Engineering Capabilities
Quality Assurance & Continuous Delivery FAQ
What does Quality Assurance & Continuous Delivery cover?
Testing and automated checks built into an active development engagement, plus the release pipeline that gets validated changes into production safely.
How is this different from Optimization & Quality's Quality Assurance & Testing?
That page is an independent testing or QA audit engagement on a system that already exists. This page covers QA and continuous delivery built into an active engineering build as it's being developed.
How is this different from DevOps under Cloud & Security?
DevOps covers the CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure automation as an infrastructure discipline. This page covers the testing and quality practice that runs inside that pipeline as part of an engineering engagement.
What kind of testing is included?
Automated tests integrated into the development process, scoped to the application being built, alongside the release checks that gate what reaches production.
Can this be added to a project already in progress?
Yes, though the amount of retrofitting required depends on how the project is currently tested and released.
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