diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d51694b9..ae9826c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ Foundations in Agentic Agile Driven Development, known as the Breakthrough Metho
 
 ## Overview
 
-**BMAD-METHOD™'s Two Key Innovations:**
+**BMAD-METHOD™'s Three Key Innovations:**
 
 **1. Agentic Planning:** Dedicated agents (Analyst, PM, Architect) collaborate with you to create detailed, consistent PRDs and Architecture documents. Through advanced prompt engineering and human-in-the-loop refinement, these planning agents produce comprehensive specifications that go far beyond generic AI task generation.
 
 **2. Context-Engineered Development:** The Scrum Master agent then transforms these detailed plans into hyper-detailed development stories that contain everything the Dev agent needs - full context, implementation details, and architectural guidance embedded directly in story files.
 
-This two-phase approach eliminates both **planning inconsistency** and **context loss** - the biggest problems in AI-assisted development. Your Dev agent opens a story file with complete understanding of what to build, how to build it, and why.
+**3. Production-Ready QA Integration:** Specialized QA agents create comprehensive test suites in parallel with development, implementing automated quality gates, performance validation, security scanning, and accessibility testing - ensuring enterprise-grade quality without slowing development velocity.
+
+This three-phase approach eliminates **planning inconsistency**, **context loss**, and **quality gaps** - the biggest problems in AI-assisted development. Your Dev agent opens a story file with complete understanding of what to build, how to build it, and why, while QA agents ensure production readiness.
 
 **📖 [See the complete workflow in the User Guide](docs/user-guide.md)** - Planning phase, development cycle, and all agent roles
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ This two-phase approach eliminates both **planning inconsistency** and **context
 - **[See available AI agents](/bmad-core/agents)** → Specialized roles for your team
 - **[Explore non-technical uses](#-beyond-software-development---expansion-packs)** → Creative writing, business, wellness, education
 - **[Create my own AI agents](docs/expansion-packs.md)** → Build agents for your domain
-- **[Browse ready-made expansion packs](expansion-packs/)** → Game dev, DevOps, infrastructure and get inspired with ideas and examples
+- **[Browse ready-made expansion packs](expansion-packs/)** → Game dev, DevOps, infrastructure, **Production QA**, and get inspired with ideas and examples
 - **[Understand the architecture](docs/core-architecture.md)** → Technical deep dive
 - **[Join the community](https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj)** → Get help and share ideas
 
@@ -106,6 +108,25 @@ git clone https://github.com/bmadcode/bmad-method.git
 npm run install:bmad # build and install all to a destination folder
 ```
 
+## 🧪 Production QA & Testing (NEW!)
+
+**Enterprise-grade QA integration with comprehensive testing automation:**
+
+### Specialized QA Agents
+- **QA Test Engineer** - E2E, API, integration testing specialist
+- **Performance Engineer** - Load, stress, capacity testing expert
+- **Security Engineer** - Vulnerability scanning, OWASP compliance
+- **QA Test Lead** - Strategic coordination and quality oversight
+
+### Quality Features
+- ✅ **Automated Quality Gates** - 80%+ coverage, security clean, performance validated
+- ✅ **Tool-Agnostic Testing** - Supports Playwright, Cypress, k6, OWASP ZAP, and more
+- ✅ **Parallel Development** - QA creates tests while Dev implements features
+- ✅ **CI/CD Integration** - Automated testing pipelines with GitHub Actions
+- ✅ **Comprehensive Coverage** - E2E, API, Performance, Security, Visual, Accessibility
+
+**[📖 See Production QA Guide](expansion-packs/bmad-production-qa/README.md)**
+
 ## 🌟 Beyond Software Development - Expansion Packs
 
 BMAD™'s natural language framework works in ANY domain. Expansion packs provide specialized AI agents for creative writing, business strategy, health & wellness, education, and more. Also expansion packs can expand the core BMAD-METHOD™ with specific functionality that is not generic for all cases. [See the Expansion Packs Guide](docs/expansion-packs.md) and learn to create your own!
diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index 68ed66fa..80f538cb 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ QA Assessments   → docs/qa/assessments/
 QA Gates         → docs/qa/gates/
 ```
 
-### The Core Development Cycle (IDE)
+### The Core Development Cycle (IDE) - Enhanced with Production QA
 
-Once planning is complete and documents are sharded, BMad follows a structured development workflow:
+Once planning is complete and documents are sharded, BMad follows a structured development workflow with integrated QA automation:
 
+#### Traditional BMad Core Development Cycle
 ```mermaid
 graph TD
     A["Development Phase Start"] --> B["SM: Reviews Previous Story Dev/QA Notes"]
@@ -160,6 +161,83 @@ graph TD
     style Z fill:#ffd54f,color:#000
 ```
 
+#### Enhanced Production QA Development Cycle (bmad-production-qa)
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    A[Planning Complete] --> B[qa-test-lead: Create Test Strategy]
+    B --> C[qa-test-lead: Setup Testing Infrastructure]
+    C --> D[sm: Create Story with QA Requirements]
+    D --> E{QA Review Needed?}
+    E -->|Yes| F[qa-test-engineer: Validate Test Requirements]
+    E -->|No| G{PO Approval?}
+    F --> G
+    G -->|Yes| H[po: Approve Story]
+    G -->|No| I[Begin Parallel Development]
+    H --> I
+
+    I --> J[dev: Implement Story]
+    I --> K[qa-test-engineer: Create Test Suites]
+
+    J --> L{Dev Complete?}
+    K --> M{Tests Ready?}
+    L -->|Yes| N[qa-test-engineer: Execute Test Suites]
+    M -->|Yes| N
+
+    N --> O[Evaluate Quality Gates]
+    O --> P{Quality Gate Decision}
+
+    P -->|PASS| Q[Production Ready]
+    P -->|FAIL| R[dev: Fix Issues]
+    P -->|CONDITIONAL| S{Security Check Needed?}
+
+    R --> N
+
+    S -->|Yes| T[qa-security-engineer: Security Validation]
+    S -->|No| U{Performance Check?}
+    T --> U
+    U -->|Yes| V[qa-performance-engineer: Performance Validation]
+    U -->|No| Q
+    V --> Q
+
+    Q --> W{More Stories?}
+    W -->|Yes| D
+    W -->|No| X[qa-test-lead: Epic Quality Report]
+    X --> Y[Epic Complete - Production Ready]
+
+    style A fill:#e3f2fd
+    style B fill:#fff3e0
+    style C fill:#fff3e0
+    style D fill:#e8f5e9
+    style I fill:#f3e5f5
+    style J fill:#e3f2fd
+    style K fill:#ffd54f
+    style N fill:#ffd54f
+    style O fill:#f9ab00
+    style Q fill:#34a853,color:#fff
+    style R fill:#f44336,color:#fff
+    style Y fill:#34a853,color:#fff
+```
+
+### QA Agent Evolution: Traditional vs Production QA
+
+**Traditional BMAD QA Agent (Quinn):**
+- Test Architect & Quality Advisor
+- Strategic guidance and quality gates
+- Requirements tracing and risk assessment
+- Advisory role with high-level recommendations
+
+**Production QA Expansion Pack:**
+- **QA Test Engineer** - Hands-on test automation and implementation
+- **Performance Engineer** - Specialized load and stress testing
+- **Security Engineer** - Comprehensive security scanning and compliance
+- **QA Test Lead** - Strategic coordination across all QA activities
+
+**Working Together:**
+Both approaches can coexist. The traditional QA agent provides strategic oversight while the Production QA agents handle implementation. Choose the approach that fits your project:
+- **Traditional QA**: Use Quinn for advisory guidance and manual quality reviews
+- **Production QA**: Use specialized agents for automated testing and comprehensive quality gates
+- **Hybrid**: Use both - Quinn for strategy and specialized agents for implementation
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Before installing BMad Method, ensure you have: