Relationship of testing activities
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Activity 4. Plan Performance-Testing Activities. This activity includes mapping work
items to the project plan, determining durations, prioritizing the work, and adding detail to
the plan.
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Activity 5. Design Tests. This activity involves identifying key usage scenarios,
determining appropriate user variances, identifying and generating test data, and specifying
the metrics to be collected.
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Activity 6. Configure the Test Environment. This activity involves setting up your actual
test environment.
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Activity 7. Implement the Test Design. This activity involves creating your tests.
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Activity 8. Execute Work Items. This activity involves executing your performance test
work items.
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Activity 9. Report Results and Archive Data. This activity involves consolidating results
and sharing data among the team.
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Activity 10. Modify the Plan and Gain Approval for Modifications. This activity
involves reviewing and adjusting the plan as needed.
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Activity 11. Return to Activity 5. This activity involves continuous testing through the next
delivery, iteration, and checkpoint release.
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Activity 12. Prepare the Final Report. This activity involves the creation, submission, and
acceptance of the final report.
Relationship to Core Performance-Testing Activities
The following graphic show how the seven core activities from Chapter 4 map to these twelve
activities:
