There seems to be a definitive lack of strategic perception around testing in the public sector - organizations fail to test with the business in mind. Testing and quality assurance should be about the verification of a solution to fit the business and independent authentication is recommended to give an objective validation of this. The increasing frequency of problematic technology implementations signifies that the public sector is eschewing quality control on its IT systems in a bid to meet deadlines and budgetary targets, but is doing so to its own detriment. Airtight testing and quality assurance procedures are vital in the public sector's bid to avoid technology disasters and get governmental IT back on track.