Introduction to Performance Testing
Trainer: Morgan van Dyk
Performance Testing Course
Is your organization suffering from performance issues in your application? Do you see a need for performance testing in your overall testing strategy, but you have no idea where to start and how to approach this?
You're not alone. Performance testing is a deeply technical skill that unfortunately is often overlooked during software development and testing. This course is the perfect start for teams and individuals that want to learn how to add performance testing to their software testing approach and their skill set. Through guided, hands-on exercises you'll learn how to set up and execute performance tests and analyze the results, setting you up for performance testing success.
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50 hours of training
Mentoring & collaboration with technical experts
15+ teaching resources
12+ practical exercises
Supporting documentation, slides, videos and other reference materials
Course certificate upon successful completion of the course
Meet the Trainer
Morgan is a professional Principal Consultant with more than 17 years of experience in the testing industry. He is trained in both automation and performance testing and passionate about DevOps. Morgan has spent some time as a DevOps technical coach and is fluent in most of the open-source and preputial testing tools. Morgan has also headed non-functional teams and created strategies for a host of industries.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I pay for the course in instalments?
Open or CloseYes. An invoice detailing the instalment terms will be sent to you after you register for this course.
On which days and at what time does the course run?
Open or CloseWe try to accommodate everyone’s schedule, however, the course generally runs from 3pm to 6:30pm on weekdays.
Ad hoc sessions with the instructor can also be booked by arrangement.
Do I need any programming experience?
Open or CloseNo prior exposure to object-oriented programming is required for this course.
Do I need any special equipment or software?
Open or CloseYou do not need any special equipment, however, an external mouse and a second screen will be helpful.
This course only uses freely available and open source software, so no additional investment is required. Detailed instructions for installing this software and preparing your system for the course will be sent to you well in advance.
Will the training sessions be recorded?
Open or CloseYes, each session is recorded and made available to you afterwards. If you have a problem with being recorded, we can make arrangements so that everybody is comfortable to attend and participate in the course.
Will I need to write an exam?
Open or ClosePractical exercises are a big part of this course, both during the sessions as well as take-home exercises in between sessions. At the end of the course, you will be required to complete a capstone assignment which assesses your grasp of everything that has been covered in the sessions. No theory questions will be asked.
Will we have FUN on this course?
Open or CloseYes, indeed this is the intention. Our trainers are not only excellent practitioners in their field, they also have extensive experience in transferring their experience and knowledge to others in a pleasant and comfortable manner. They also enjoy sharing many amusing and illuminating anecdotes from their careers to-date.
What tools will we use in the course?
Open or CloseThe course is conducted using the industry-standard, open source Apache JMeter performance test tool. However, the concepts and principles that are taught in this course translate to other performance testing tools as well.
What other courses do you offer?
Open or CloseThe Inspired Testing Academy offers a range of courses that cover everything a modern tester, test automation engineer or software developer needs to know about testing and test automation. Feel free to have a look here to browse our course catalogue.
