Core Performance Testing Activities
1. Identify Test Environment
2. Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria
Identify the response time, throughput, and resource utilization goal and constraints. In general, response time is a user concern, throughput is a business concern, and resource utilization is a system concern
3. Plan and Design Tests
4. Configure Test Environment
5. Implement Test Design
6. Execute Tests
7. Analyze, Report and Retest