PERFORMANCE, LOAD, AND STRESS TESTING WORKSHOP Issues and Solutions for Verifying Software Performance Goals and Objectives
	2-Day Public Course	$1,495
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• Understand the performance testing process: planning, preparation, execution, and reporting
• Relate performance testing to the development process
• Understand performance goals and objectives
• Learn how to deal with environment and architecture issues
• Define operational profiles and load definitions
• Understand and select the various types of performance tests
• Define and select appropriate measurements

In the Real World
This practical, hands-on course provides an introduction to the complexities of software performance testing and delivers testing skills that participants can immediately apply back on the job. Using a real-world case study, you will encounter issues, decisions, and testing experiences comparable to those in your own work environment. Working through a series of exercises—individually, in small teams, or as a group—you develop a workable strategy for performance testing an application/system.

Who Should Attend?
System testers, system designers, system tuners, software engineers, quality assurance professionals, and project leaders who are involved in systems testing can benefit from this course. A working knowledge of system testing and quality assurance fundamentals is assumed, but no specific technical background (e.g., UNIX, TCP/IP) is required. This course is for beginning to intermediate skill levels relating to software performance testing. This is not an advanced course dealing with specific tuning and assessment issues.

2-Day Course Outline

Fundamentals
Imperative to performance test
Performance testing track record

Performance Testing Process
Understanding how performance testing fits the development process
Approaches to the performance testing process
Costs of performance testing

Identify Performance Goals and Business Goals
Gather background information on the situation
Develop an understanding of the situation
Validate the test project need and feasibility
Exercise: Understanding Goals

Infrastructure and Architecture for the Test 
What must be part of the test?
What can be omitted?

Key Areas of Infrastructure/Architecture
Target platform and systems
Network configuration
Scalability and extrapolation
Exercise: Assessing Infrastructure Issues

Defining the Workload (Operational Profile)
Transactions to be simulated
Analyze factors affecting the load definition
Exercise: Calculating Load Characteristics

Tests and Measurements
Types of performance tests to be run
Exercise: Selecting types of Tests to Run

Key Measurements
Response times, resource usage, etc.

Test Preparation
Set up the test infrastructure/architecture
Acquire the test scripts and data
Set up the tools

Test Execution
Validate the tests and the tools
Prepare for the test execution
Execute the tests and collect the data
Present conclusions and recommendations
Assist the technical team after tuning and
Debugging
Reporting Performance Test Results

 

To schedule this course for On-Site training or for additional information, call 888-268-8770 or 904-278-0524, or email onsitetraining@sqe.com.
	Daily Schedule Sign-In/Registration 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Morning Session 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
	Training Course Fee Includes** • Tuition • Course notebook • Reference Book • Refreshment breaks • Breakfasts and lunches • Certificate of completion **$39 of your registration fee includes a one-year digital subscription to Better Software magazine. If you are a current subscriber, your subscription will be extended an additional ten issues.

	About the Instructor Dale Perry has more than thirty years of experience in information technology. He has been a programmer/analyst, database administrator, project manager, development manager, tester, and test manager. Dale’s project experience includes large systems development and conversions, distributed systems, on-line applications, both client/server and Web based. He has also been a professional instructor for more than fifteen years and has presented at numerous industry conferences on development and testing. With Software Quality Engineering for eleven years, Dale has specialized in training and consulting on testing, inspections and reviews, and other testing and quality related topics.

Performance, Load & Stress Testing Testimonials "Excellent class. Gave me a whole lot to think about and many resources to continue research." Victoria Berry, Senior Quality Assurance Analyst, E-Learning Products Moody's Investors Service "Dale Perry's knowledge base and detailed teaching style is phenomenal." Kelly Machado, Stanislaus County Office of Education "Great understanding of each participant's needs and working their situation into the class conversation." Bill McIntosh, Specialist

 

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