Test harness and drivers

Frequently, we develop modules for automted test execution but don't integrate all of them. We do this mostly because we are short on time or resource. A test framework that's useful for manual tests can also be useful for automated tests. Just the road-map of the integration needs to be worked out. This is where a technical specification and planning tools help. Because it lists all the dependencies, the layers, the object model and mappings, the translations and operations, the stages of development, the costs for development and test and the trade-offs and the deliverables from sprint planning. With a knowledge of the means and methods to integrate test tools and framework captured in written format, resources can pick them up or execute independent of each other. The benefits of integration is mutual to the individual software products being integrated and adds overall value to existing products. I want to be able to do this.