diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c3e8df0be851..cf5896bff2cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -187,13 +187,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         mvn test \
           -B -ntp \
+          -Pquick-build \
           -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
           -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-          -Dclirr.skip=true \
-          -Denforcer.skip=true \
-          -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-          -Dflatten.skip=true \
-          -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
           -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=5 \
           --also-make \
           -T 1C
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-ci.yaml
index 06b94a09c6ee..c9e2b264f0b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-ci.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       # The `envVarTest` profile runs tests that require an environment variable
       - name: Env Var Tests
         run: |
-          mvn test --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Dcheckstyle.skip \
-              -Dfmt.skip -DenableTestCoverage -PenvVarTest
+          mvn test --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Pquick-build \
+              -DenableTestCoverage -PenvVarTest
         # Set the Env Var for this step only
         env:
           GOOGLE_CLOUD_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN: random.com
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:$PATH
           # Maven surefire plugin lets us to specify the JVM when running tests via
           # the "jvm" system property.
-          mvn verify --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Dcheckstyle.skip \
-              -Dfmt.skip \
+          mvn verify --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Pquick-build \
               -Djvm="${JAVA8_HOME}/bin/java"
         working-directory: sdk-platform-java
       # The `envVarTest` profile runs tests that require an environment variable
@@ -205,8 +204,8 @@ jobs:
           # Maven surefire plugin lets us to specify the JVM when running tests via
           # the "jvm" system property.
           export GOOGLE_CLOUD_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN=random.com
-          mvn test --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Dcheckstyle.skip \
-              -Dfmt.skip -DenableTestCoverage -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
+          mvn test --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Pquick-build \
+              -DenableTestCoverage -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
               -PenvVarTest
         # Set the Env Var for this step only
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-nightly.yaml
index 5afefbda41c6..97d52681862c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-nightly.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_SUBDIR: sdk-platform-java
           JOB_TYPE: install
       - name: Install
-        run: mvn install --errors --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Dcheckstyle.skip -Dfmt.skip
+        run: mvn install --errors --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Pquick-build
         working-directory: sdk-platform-java
       - name: Create issue if previous step fails
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-shared_dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-shared_dependencies.yaml
index 0a92d836a2fd..19e0fe320921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-shared_dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-shared_dependencies.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: java -version
     - name: Install maven modules
       run: |
-        mvn install -B -ntp -DskipTests -Dclirr.skip -Dcheckstyle.skip
+        mvn install -B -ntp -DskipTests -Pquick-build
     - name: Check the BOM content satisfies the upper-bound-check test case
-      run: mvn -B -V -ntp verify -Dcheckstyle.skip
+      run: mvn -B -V -ntp verify -Pquick-build
       working-directory: sdk-plaform-java/java-shared-dependencies/upper-bound-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-sonar.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-sonar.yaml
index bbe558e168b4..24133d69110d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-sonar.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-platform-java-sonar.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          mvn -B verify -Dcheckstyle.skip \
+          mvn -B verify -Pquick-build \
               -DenableFullTestCoverage \
               -Penable-integration-tests \
               org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar \
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          mvn -B clean verify -Dcheckstyle.skip \
+          mvn -B clean verify -Pquick-build \
               -DskipUnitTests \
               -Penable-integration-tests \
               -DenableShowcaseTestCoverage \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
index 2b6b1342374a..1f3913856282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         java-version: 11
     - name: Install modules
       shell: bash
-      run: mvn install -B -ntp  -T 1C -DskipTests -Dclirr.skip -Dcheckstyle.skip -Denforcer.skip
+      run: mvn install -B -ntp -T 1C -DskipTests -Pquick-build
     - name: Unmanaged dependency check
       uses: ./sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check
       with:
diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index b8524fbb94d8..305c16edf5b0 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ case ${JOB_TYPE} in
     retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
       mvn install \
         -B -ntp \
+        -Pquick-build \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-        -Dclirr.skip=true \
-        -Denforcer.skip=true \
-        -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-        -Dflatten.skip=true \
-        -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
         -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=5 \
         --also-make \
         ${SUREFIRE_JVM_OPT} "${EXTRA_PROFILE_OPTS[@]}"
@@ -80,13 +76,9 @@ case ${JOB_TYPE} in
       install_modules "sdk-platform-java"
       mvn install \
         -B -ntp \
+        -Pquick-build \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-        -Dclirr.skip=true \
-        -Denforcer.skip=true \
-        -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-        -Dflatten.skip=true \
-        -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
         -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=5 \
         -DskipTests=true \
         --also-make \
@@ -143,19 +135,13 @@ case ${JOB_TYPE} in
 
       echo "SUREFIRE_JVM_OPT: ${SUREFIRE_JVM_OPT}"
       echo "INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS: ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS}"
-      mvn verify -Penable-integration-tests \
+      mvn verify -Penable-integration-tests -Pquick-build \
         --also-make \
         ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} \
         -B -ntp -fae \
         -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-        -Dclirr.skip=true \
-        -Denforcer.skip=true \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-        -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-        -Dflatten.skip=true \
-        -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
-        -Djacoco.skip=true \
         -DskipUnitTests=true \
         -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=5 \
         ${SUREFIRE_JVM_OPT}
@@ -202,18 +188,13 @@ case ${JOB_TYPE} in
       echo "Running in subdir: ${BUILD_SUBDIR}"
       pushd "${BUILD_SUBDIR}"
       echo "INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS: ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS}"
-      mvn test -Pnative \
+      mvn test -Pnative -Pquick-build \
         --also-make \
         ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} \
         -B -ntp -fae \
         -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-        -Dclirr.skip=true \
-        -Denforcer.skip=true \
         -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
-        -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-        -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-        -Dflatten.skip=true \
-        -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true
+        -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS
 
       RETURN_CODE=$?
       popd
diff --git a/.kokoro/common.sh b/.kokoro/common.sh
index aac5159433d7..bfcef516e43e 100644
--- a/.kokoro/common.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/common.sh
@@ -303,20 +303,14 @@ function run_integration_tests() {
   parse_all_submodules "$1"
   printf "Running integration tests for submodules:\n%s\n" "$all_submodules"
 
-  mvn verify -Penable-integration-tests --projects "$all_submodules" \
+  mvn verify -Penable-integration-tests -Pquick-build --projects "$all_submodules" \
     ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} \
     -B -ntp -fae \
     --also-make \
     -PbulkTests \
     -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-    -Dclirr.skip=true \
-    -Denforcer.skip=true \
     -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
     -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-    -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-    -Dflatten.skip=true \
-    -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
-    -Djacoco.skip=true \
     -DskipUnitTests=true \
     -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=5 \
     -T 1C
@@ -330,17 +324,12 @@ function run_graalvm_tests() {
   parse_all_submodules "$1"
   printf "Running GraalVM ITs for submodules:\n%s\n" "$all_submodules"
 
-  mvn test -Pnative --projects "$all_submodules" \
+  mvn test -Pnative -Pquick-build --projects "$all_submodules" \
     ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} \
     -B -ntp -fae \
     -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-    -Dclirr.skip=true \
-    -Denforcer.skip=true \
     -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
-    -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-    -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-    -Dflatten.skip=true \
-    -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true
+    -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS
 
   RETURN_CODE=$?
   printf "Finished GraalVM ITs for modules:\n%s\n" "$1"
@@ -405,16 +394,11 @@ function install_modules() {
   if [ -z "$1" ]; then
     mvn install \
       -B -ntp \
+      -Pquick-build \
       -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-      -Dclirr.skip=true \
-      -Denforcer.skip=true \
       -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
       -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-      -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-      -Dflatten.skip=true \
-      -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
       -DskipTests=true \
-      -Djacoco.skip=true \
       -T 1C
   else
     printf "Installing modules:\n%s\n" "$1"
@@ -472,16 +456,11 @@ function install_modules() {
     #      Correctly builds dependencies without building dependents.
     mvn install --projects "$all_submodules,$always_install_deps" --also-make \
       -B -ntp \
+      -Pquick-build \
       -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-      -Dclirr.skip=true \
-      -Denforcer.skip=true \
       -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
       -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
-      -Dcheckstyle.skip=true \
-      -Dflatten.skip=true \
-      -Danimal.sniffer.skip=true \
       -DskipTests=true \
-      -Djacoco.skip=true \
       -T 1C
   fi
 }
diff --git a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
index b273094ff7d3..008b72d8134b 100755
--- a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ fi
 # this should run maven enforcer
 retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
   mvn install -B -V -ntp \
-    -DskipTests=true \
-    -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true \
-    -Dclirr.skip=true
+    -Pquick-build -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Denforcer.skip=false
 
-mvn -B dependency:analyze -DfailOnWarning=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true
+mvn -B dependency:analyze -Pquick-build -DfailOnWarning=true -Dmdep.analyze.skip=false
 
 if [[ -n "${BUILD_SUBDIR}" ]]
 then
diff --git a/google-cloud-pom-parent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-pom-parent/pom.xml
index b6f48164e8b1..43fd7f7a577a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pom-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-pom-parent/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- skips all plugins that would have been activated by the Maven lifecycle -->
+      <id>quick-build</id>
+      <properties>
+        <checkstyle.skip>true</checkstyle.skip>
+        <enforcer.skip>true</enforcer.skip>
+        <jacoco.skip>true</jacoco.skip>
+        <clirr.skip>true</clirr.skip>
+        <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
+        <pmd.skip>true</pmd.skip>
+        <animal.sniffer.skip>true</animal.sniffer.skip>
+        <fmt.skip>true</fmt.skip>
+        <flatten.skip>true</flatten.skip>
+        <mdep.analyze.skip>true</mdep.analyze.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <!-- Only run checkstyle plugin on Java 11+ (checkstyle artifact only supports Java 11+) -->
       <id>checkstyle-tests</id>
@@ -78,6 +94,7 @@
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
                   <headerLocation>${checkstyle.header.file}</headerLocation>
+                  <skip>${checkstyle.skip}</skip>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>
             </executions>
diff --git a/sdk-platform-java/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml b/sdk-platform-java/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
index c976f0d643f2..71a5be665c73 100644
--- a/sdk-platform-java/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-platform-java/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,23 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- skips all plugins that would have been activated by the Maven lifecycle -->
+      <id>quick-build</id>
+      <properties>
+        <checkstyle.skip>true</checkstyle.skip>
+        <enforcer.skip>true</enforcer.skip>
+        <jacoco.skip>true</jacoco.skip>
+        <clirr.skip>true</clirr.skip>
+        <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
+        <pmd.skip>true</pmd.skip>
+        <animal.sniffer.skip>true</animal.sniffer.skip>
+        <fmt.skip>true</fmt.skip>
+        <flatten.skip>true</flatten.skip>
+        <mdep.analyze.skip>true</mdep.analyze.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
     <profile>
       <!-- Only run checkstyle plugin on Java 11+ (checkstyle artifact only supports Java 11+) -->
       <id>checkstyle-tests</id>
@@ -96,6 +113,7 @@
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
                   <headerLocation>${checkstyle.header.file}</headerLocation>
+                  <skip>${checkstyle.skip}</skip>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>
             </executions>