--- title: An IT Leader's Guide To Modern Development QA & QC description: This white paper covers the topic of modern development, quality assurance and quality control. Our Technical Director, Danny Crone shared his thoughts... --- [![nFocus ](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20Logo_2025_v1.png?width=200&height=85&name=New%20Logo_2025_v1.png "nFocus ")](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/) # Go live with ## CONFIDENCE ![nfocus-laptop-700x600-img](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/nfocus-laptop-700x600-img.png) #### MODERN DEVELOPMENT QA & QC **[Danny Crone, Technical Director at nFocus](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/why-nfocus/meet-the-nfocus-team/) ***“I am very fortunate to have spent time on many projects/products with lots of [customers](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/why-nfocus/nfocus-client-list/) and so I wanted to write a series of [articles](https://blog.nfocus.co.uk/author/danny-crone?hsLang=en-gb) to go through my experiences and what I have seen. This blog is the first in the series and will look at modern development, [quality assurance](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/software-testing/software-qa-services-specialist-testing/) and quality control.”* *“Development today looks very different to years ago, with many organisations switching to the [agile](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/expertise/devops-agile-testing-services/) development methodology and it can feel like the whole world is moving very quickly. In reality, though, it’s the individuals who come up with ideas. Ideas that determine how an organisation and its projects develop. Where the agile methodology is better at allowing these individuals to pull the organisational ship in the right direction. * ![Modern Development QA & QC](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Modern%20Development%20QA%20%26%20QC.png?width=300&name=Modern%20Development%20QA%20%26%20QC.png) *It’s these individual “tug boats” that are able to move around quickly that help change the directions of the big ships.* *Agile together with emerging new technologies, techniques and practices are changing (I believe for the better) not only what software we produce but also how we produce it. Beware though, it is not all plain sailing.* *agile [software](https://www.nfocus.co.uk/) development dominates the software lifecycle these days; but I think people don’t…”* \[Download the white paper to read on\].  #### PROUDLY WORKING WITH: ![kier](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/kier-logo-200x200.png) ![microsoft](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/microsoft_logo-1.png) ![brewin-dolphin](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/brewin-dolphin_white_sm-200x200.png) ![axa](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/axa-logo_1-200x200.png) ![harrods](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/harrods-logo-200x200.png) ![nfocus](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/nfocus_logo%20(1).png) ![microsoft](https://info.nfocus.co.uk/hubfs/Nfocus_Aug2018/images/microsoft_logo.png)  #### Find us **Head Office:** nFocus Testing, e-Innovation Centre, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire TF2 9FT **nFocus Norwich Office:** 51-59 Rose Ln, Norwich NR1 1BY  #### Contact us 0370 242 6235  [info@nfocus.co.uk](mailto:info@nfocus.co.uk) #### Terms and conditions © 2012-2018 nFocus Limited. All rights reserved. The information on this website (and its associated Blog and Twitter feed) is for general interest only and should not be considered professional advice. Any action or inaction taken as a result of this information is not the responsibility of nFocus Testing. Professional advice should always be sought in relation to software testing. Company registration number (3942714)