Develop Engineering Strategy
During this activity, the performance tester develops a detailed performance test strategy based on the information gathered in all previous activities. This becomes the roadmap to be followed throughout the remainder of the project. The strategy often takes the form of a formal document that includes: descriptions of test and productions architectures, system usage model, performance acceptance criteria, project schedule and automated script descriptions. This document may be modified to incorporate unplanned exploratory tests, or updated to reflect changes in schedule, requirements, etc.
