https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklisten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklistTue, 31 Oct 2023 19:43:44 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:43f50ffd-2e8f-42b1-9e12-be9644edf264matt.cosenzahttps://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklist#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/31/2023 7:43:44 PM<br /> <div> <p>These Performance Testing Initiation Best Practices allow teams to identify if they have correctly designed their performance tests before test execution</p> <h2 id="stakeholder_alignment">Stakeholder Alignment</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Business Stakeholders Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IT Stakeholders Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance Test Architect Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance Test Engineer Identified</td> <td>Medium</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated Performance Test Environment Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="non-functional_requirements">Non-Functional Requirements</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Average Transactions per day for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Average Transactions per user for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peak Transactions during peak hour/minute for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Data Generated in each table identified for 18+ months past go live</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Determine the need for a Performance Test, Load Test, Stress Test or Endurance Test based on the above requirements.</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="acceptance_criteria">Acceptance Criteria</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Targets for 90 percentile Response Time Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Targets for transaction throughput identified for each respective test (Performance, Load, Stress and Endurance) based on estimated volumes.&nbsp;</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="test_design">Test Design</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Test design incorporates realistic usage scenarios including &ldquo;think time&rdquo;.</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Test design incorporates variability and realistic test data</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <table class="appianTable" width="100.15924692105796%"> <thead></thead> </table> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: checklists, Platform, Performance, Architecture</div> https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklist/revision/2Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:21:46 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:43f50ffd-2e8f-42b1-9e12-be9644edf264matt.cosenzahttps://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklist#commentsRevision 2 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/19/2023 8:21:46 PM<br /> <div> <p>These Performance Testing Initiation Best Practices allow teams to identify if they have correctly designed their performance tests before test execution</p> <h2 id="stakeholder_alignment">Stakeholder Alignment</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Business Stakeholders Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IT Stakeholders Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance Test Architect Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance Test Engineer Identified</td> <td>Medium</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated Performance Test Environment Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="non-functional_requirements">Non-Functional Requirements</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Average Transactions per day for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Average Transactions per user for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peak Transactions during peak hour/minute for each key flow</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Data Generated in each table identified for 18+ months past go live</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Determine the need for a Performance Test, Load Test, Stress Test or Endurance Test based on the above requirements.</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="acceptance_criteria">Acceptance Criteria</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Targets for 90 percentile Response Time Identified</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Targets for transaction throughput identified for each respective test (Performance, Load, Stress and Endurance) based on estimated volumes.&nbsp;</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="test_design">Test Design</h2> <table class="appianTable" width="100%"> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th width="57.05128205128205%">Item</th> <th width="22.115384615384613%">Importance</th> <th width="20.833333333333336%">Status</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Test design incorporates realistic usage scenarios including &ldquo;think time&rdquo;.</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Test design incorporates variability and realistic test data</td> <td>High</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>​</p> <p>​</p> <table class="appianTable" width="100.15924692105796%"> <thead></thead> </table> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> https://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklist/revision/1Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:52:25 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:43f50ffd-2e8f-42b1-9e12-be9644edf264joel.larinhttps://community.appian.com/success/w/article/3298/performance-testing-initiation-best-practices-checklist#commentsRevision 1 posted to Article by joel.larin on 9/6/2023 2:52:25 PM<br /> <p>fsdfs</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>