- Preface
- 1. Why Performance Test?
- What Is Performance? The End-User Perspective
- Bad Performance: Why It’s So Common
- The IT Business Value Curve
- Performance Testing Maturity: What the Analysts Think
- Lack of Performance Considerations in Application Design
- Performance Testing Is Left to the Last Minute
- Scalability
- Underestimating Your Popularity
- Performance Testing Is Still an Informal Discipline
- Not Using Automated Testing Tools
- Application Technology Impact
- Summary
- 2. Choosing an Appropriate Performance Testing Tool
- 3. The Fundamentals of Effective Application Performance Testing
- Making Sure Your Application Is Ready
- Allocating Enough Time to Performance Test
- Obtaining a Code Freeze
- Designing a Performance Test Environment
- Setting Realistic Performance Targets
- Identifying and Scripting the Business-Critical Use Cases
- Providing Test Data
- Ensuring Accurate Performance-Test Design
- Identifying the KPIs
- Summary
- 4. The Process of Performance Testing
- 5. Interpreting Results: Effective Root-Cause Analysis
- 6. Performance Testing and the Mobile Client
- 7. End-User Experience Monitoring and Performance
- What Is External Monitoring?
- Why Monitor Externally?
- External Monitoring Categories
- Active Monitoring
- Passive Monitoring
- Pros and Cons of Active Versus Passive Monitoring
- Tooling for External Monitoring of Internet Applications
- Creating an External Monitoring Testing Framework
- Isolating and Characterizing Issues Using External Monitoring
- Monitoring Native Mobile Applications
- Essential Considerations for CDN Monitoring
- Performance Results Interpretation
- The Application Performance Index (APDEX)
- Management Information
- Effective Reporting
- Competitive Understanding
- Alerting
- Summary
- 8. Integrating External Monitoring and Performance Testing
- 9. Application Technology and Its Impact on Performance Testing
- 10. Conclusion
- A. Use-Case Definition Example
- B. Proof of Concept and Performance Test Quick Reference
- C. Performance and Testing Tool Vendors
- D. Sample Monitoring Templates: Infrastructure Key Performance Indicator Metrics
- E. Sample Project Plan
- Index
Appendix E. Sample Project Plan
The example project plan in Figure E-1 is based on a typical performance project template in MS Project. I have updated the original content to reflect current best practice.
The MS Project file is available from the book’s companion website.
Figure E-1. Example MS Project performance test plan
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