Performance Test Plan

Performance Testing Planning is an important phase PTLC. During this phase, you plan a roadmap to drive the performance testing and prepare a strategy to conduct the test according to the requirement. Many people ask to provide a Performance Test Plan template so that they can document all the testing related stuff, crucial pointers, approach and stakeholders. Today, I have list out important headings which should be covered in the performance test plan. You can refer these heading and prepare a test plan by yourself.

1. Cover Page

2. Table of Content 

3. Project Overview

4. Application Architecture

5. Signed-off NFRs

6. NFR and NFT Matrix

7. Performance Test Approach (including the goal of each individual test, entry and exit creteria)

8. Test Environment and scalability %

9. Test Data

10. Risk

11. Assumption

12. Issue

13. Dependency

14. Project Plan and Timelines

15. Non-Functional Testing Timelines

16. Non-functional Testing Team member contact

17. Test Plan Sign-off stakeholders

18. Record of changes

19. Acronyms

20. Glossary

21. Referenced Documents 

Related Topic:

• Performance Test Plan Document Template
• Learn - Performance Test Planning (Strategy)
• Performance Testing Life Cycle