ISTQB® Certified Tester - Performance Testing

Performance efficiency (or simply “performance”) is an essential part of providing a “good experience” for users when they use applications on a variety of fixed and mobile platforms. Performance testing plays a critical role in establishing acceptable quality levels for the end user and is often closely integrated with other disciplines such as usability engineering and performance engineering. Additionally, evaluation of functional suitability, usability and other quality characteristics under conditions of load, such as during execution of a performance test, may reveal load-specific issues which impact those characteristics. The ISTQB® Performance Testing (CT-PT) certification provides knowledge of the principal aspects of performance testing, including technical aspects, method-based aspects, and organizational aspects. Specifically pertaining to performance testing, it covers areas such as basic concepts, measurements, activities, tasks, and tools. ISTQB® Certified Testers who have passed the “Performance Testing” syllabus exam should be able to accomplish the following Business Objectives: • Understand the basic concepts of performance efficiency and performance testing; • Define performance risks, goals, and requirements to meet stakeholder needs and expectations; • Understand performance metrics and how to collect them; • Develop a performance test plan for achieving stated goals and requirements; • Conceptually design, implement, and execute basic performance tests; • Analyze the results of a performance test and state implications to various stakeholders; • Explain the process, rationale, results, and implications of performance testing to various stakeholders; • Understand categories and uses for performance tools and criteria for their selection; • Determine how performance testing activities align with the software lifecycle.