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- + Cover
- Table of Contents
- Foreword by Alberto Savoia
- Foreword by Rico Mariani
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Introduction
- Scope of This Guide
- Why We Wrote This Guide
- Features of This Guide
- Who Should Read This Guide
- + How to Use This Guide
- + Organization of This Guide
- Approach Used in This Guide
- Feedback on the Guide
- The Team Who Brought You This Guide
- Contributors and Reviewers
- External Contributors and Reviewers
- Tell Us About Your Success
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Part I: Introduction to Performance Testing
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Part II: Exemplar Performance Testing Approaches
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Chapter 4: Web Application Performance Testing Core Activities
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Overview of Activities
- Summary Table of Core Performance-Testing Activities
- Core Performance-Testing Activities Walkthrough
- + Activity 1. Identify the Test Environment
- + Activity 2. Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria
- + Activity 3. Plan and Design Tests
- + Activity 4. Configure the Test Environment
- + Activity 5. Implement the Test Design
- + Activity 6. Execute the Test
- + Activity 7. Analyze Results, Report, and Retest
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Chapter 5: Coordinating Performance Testing with an Iteration-Based Process
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Introduction to the Approach
- Iterative Performance Testing Activities
- Relationship to Core Performance Testing Activities
- + Activity 1. Understand the Project Vision and Context
- + Activity 2. Identify Reasons for Testing Performance
- + Activity 3. Identify the Value Performance Testing Adds to the Project
- + Activity 4. Configure the Test Environment
- + Activity 5. Identify and Coordinate Tasks
- + Activity 6. Execute Task(s)
- + Activity 7. Analyze Results and Report
- + Activity 8. Revisit Activities 1-3 and Consider Performance Acceptance Criteria
- + Activity 9. Reprioritize Tasks
- Summary
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Chapter 6: Managing an Agile Performance Test Cycle
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Introduction to the Approach
- Agile Performance-Testing Activities
- Relationship to Core Performance-Testing Activities
- + Activity 1. Understand the Project Vision and Context
- + Activity 2. Identify Reasons for Testing Performance
- + Activity 3. Identify the Value Performance Testing Adds to the Project
- Activity 4. Configure the Test Environment
- + Activity 5. Identify and Coordinate Tasks
- + Activity 6. Execute Task(s)
- Activity 7. Analyze Results and Report
- Activity 8. Revisit Activities 1-3 and Consider Performance Acceptance Criteria
- Activity 9. Reprioritize Tasks
- Additional Considerations
- Summary
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Chapter 7: Managing the Performance Test Cycle in a Regulated (CMMI) Environment
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Introduction to the Approach
- CMMI Performance-Testing Activities
- Relationship to Core Performance-Testing Activities
- CMMI Performance Testing Activity Flow
- + Activity 1. Understand the Process and Compliance Criteria
- + Activity 2. Understand the System and the Project Plan
- + Activity 3. Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria
- + Activity 4. Plan Performance-Testing Activities
- + Activity 5. Design Tests
- Activity 6. Configure the Test Environment
- Activity 7. Implement the Test Design
- Activity 8. Execute Work Items
- Activity 9. Report Results and Archive Data
- Activity 10. Modify the Plan and Gain Approval for Modifications
- Activity 11. Return to Activity 5
- Activity 12. Prepare the Final Report
- Summary
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Chapter 4: Web Application Performance Testing Core Activities
- + Part III: Identify the Test Environment
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Part IV: Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria
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Chapter 9: Determining Performance Testing Objectives
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Terminology
- Approach for Determining Performance Testing Objectives
- + Determine the Objectives of Performance Testing
- Capture or Estimate Resource Usage Targets and Thresholds
- Capture or Estimate Resource Budgets
- Identify Metrics
- Communicate Results
- Stay Aware of Changing Objectives, Targets, and Budgets
- + Case Studies—Identifying Performance-testing Objectives
- Summary
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Chapter 10: Quantifying End-User Response Time Goals
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Terminology
- Approach for Quantifying End-User Response Time
- Determine Application Functionality and Usage
- + Verbalize and Capture Performance Requirements and Goals
- + Quantify Performance Requirements and Goals
- Record Performance Requirements and Goals
- Summary
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Chapter 11: Consolidating Various Types of Performance Acceptance Criteria
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Terminology
- Approach for Consolidating Acceptance Criteria
- Investigate End-User Requirements
- Collect Business Requirements
- Determine Technical Requirements
- Research Standards, Compliance, and Contracts
- Establish Performance-Testing Objectives
- Compare and Consolidate Performance Characteristics
- Review and Update the Performance Plan
- Summary
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Chapter 9: Determining Performance Testing Objectives
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Part V: Plan and Design Tests
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Chapter 12: Modeling Application Usage
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Approach for Modeling Application Usage
- + Identify the Objectives
- + Determine Key Usage Scenarios
- + Determine Navigation Paths for Key Scenarios
- + Determine Individual User Data and Variances
- + Determine the Relative Distribution of Scenarios
- + Identify Target Load Levels
- + Prepare to Implement the Model
- Summary
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Chapter 13: Determining Individual User Data and Variances
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Chapter 12: Modeling Application Usage
- + Part VI: Execute Tests
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Part VII: Analyze Results and Report
- + Chapter 15: Key Mathematic Principles for Performance Testers
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Chapter 16: Performance Test Reporting Fundamentals
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Part VIII: Performance Testing Techniques
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Chapter 17: Load-Testing Web Applications
- Objectives
- Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Input
- Output
- Approach for Load Testing
- Step 1—Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria
- Step 2—Identify Key Scenarios
- Step 3—Create a Workload Model
- Step 4—Identify Target Load Levels
- Step 5—Identify Metrics
- Step 6—Design Specific Tests
- Step 7—Run Tests
- Step 8—Analyze the Results
- Summary
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Chapter 18: Stress Testing Web Applications
- Objectives
- + Overview
- How to Use This Chapter
- Input
- Output
- Approach for Stress Testing
- Step 1—Identify Test Objectives
- Step 2—Identify Key Scenario(s)
- Step 3—Identify the Workload
- Step 4—Identify Metrics
- + Step 5—Create Test Cases
- Step 6—Simulate Load
- Step 7—Analyze Results
- Usage Scenarios for Stress Testing
- Exploratory Stress Testing
- Summary
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Chapter 17: Load-Testing Web Applications
- + Index
Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications provides an end-to-end approach for implementing performance testing. Whether you are new to performance testing or looking for ways to improve your current performance- testing approach, you will gain insights that you can tailor to your specific scenarios.
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Publication year : 2010
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