ISTQB Performance Tester

The Performance Testing certification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing who wishes to broaden their knowledge of performance testing or anyone who wishes to start a spe-cialist career in performance testing. The qualification is also aimed at anyone involved in per-formance engineering who wishes to gain a better understanding of performance testing.

People who have passed the exam should be able to accomplish the following Business Objec-tives:
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Understand the basic concepts of performance efficiency and performance testing;
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Define performance risks, goals, and requirements to meet stakeholder needs and ex-pectations;
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Understand performance metrics and how to collect them;
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Develop a performance test plan for achieving stated goals and requirements;
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Conceptually design, implement, and execute basic performance tests;
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Analyze the results of a performance test and state implications to various stakeholders;
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Explain the process, rationale, results, and implications of performance testing to vari-ous stakeholders;
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Understand categories and uses for performance tools and criteria for their selection;
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Determine how performance testing activities align with the software lifecycle..

To gain this certification, candidates must hold a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level certifi-cate.

Basic Concepts
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Principles of Performance Testing
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Types of Performance Testing
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Testing Types in Performance Testing
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The Concept of Load Generation
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Common Performance Efficiency Failure Modes and Their Causes
Performance Measurement Fundamentals
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Typical Metrics Collected in Performance Testing
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Aggregating Results from Performance Testing
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Key Sources of Performance Metrics
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Typical Results of a Performance Test
Performance Testing in the Software Lifecycle
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Principal Performance
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Categories of Performance Risk for Differ-ent Architectures
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Performance Risks Across the Software Development lifecycle
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Performance Testing
Performance Testing Tasks
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Planning
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Analysis, Design and Implementation
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Execution
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Analyzing Results and Reporting
Tools
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Tool support
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Tool suitability
The Exam: The Certified Tester Performance Testing exam has 40 multiple-choice questions, from which you can gain 1 point per question, with the maximum of 40 points. In order to pass the exam, you need to get 65% of the maximum points, i.e. 26 points. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes. Participants that take the exam in other than their native language, will get an addi-tional 25% time (23 minutes).