Test automation on its own will not deliver the full effectiveness of modern testing. In fact, test automation if used incorrectly can just lead to expenditure and additional delay in software delivery. One key factor in making automation work for your team is to employ test automation as part of the development process itself. In doing this, the developer begins to author automated tests while developing the code that must pass these tests. This leads to full test suites with good code and business rule coverage. It leads to tests being a development tool used in code quality improvement, rather than a confirmation tool. It leads to tests being a version control merge conflict management tool. It leads to tests being the key weapon in making CI/CD tools prevent the build and release of broken software.

This module is a natural follow-on module for C1, though there is no requirement that they be taken in that order. The module is about half a day of taught content, and half a day of practical hands-on activity.