ISTQB Performance Testing Certification: Improve your software performance testing – and your career.

ISTQB Performance Testing Certification is important for:

  • Anyone involved in DevOps or software quality who wishes to broaden their knowledge of performance testing
  • Anyone who wishes to become the go-to person for performance testing
  • Anyone involved in performance engineering who wishes to gain a better understanding of performance testing

Register now for your ISTQB Performance Testing Exam through our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA



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ISTQB Performance Testing Certification Preparation Resources

  • Syllabus
  • ISTQB Performance Testing Certification Syllabus
  • Sample Exams
  • ISTQB Performance Testing Certification Sample Exam 1
    Specially created for the ISTQB exam given by ASTQB & AT*SQA
  • ISTQB Performance Testing Certification Sample Exam 2
    Specially created for the ISTQB exam given by ASTQB & AT*SQA
  • Glossary
  • Glossary of Software Testing Terms Version 3.1
  • Exam Format
  • 40 questions | 90 minutes (25% extended time available if English is not your first language)
  • Pre-requisites
  • ISTQB Foundation Level Certification

ISTQB Performance Testing Certification can give you the ability to:

  • Understand the basic concepts of performance and performance testing
  • Define performance risks, goals, and requirements to meet stakeholder
    needs and expectations
  • Understand performance metrics and how to collect them
  • Develop a performance test plan for achieving stated goals and
    requirements
  • Conceptually design, implement, and execute basic performance tests
  • Analyze the results of a performance test and state implications to various
    stakeholders
  • Explain the process, rationale, results, and implications of performance
    tests to various stakeholders
  • Understand categories and uses for performance tools and criteria for their
    selection
  • Determine how performance testing activities align with the software
    lifecycle

Download the free ISTQB Performance Testing syllabus and sample exam questions & answers above and get started on the path to your ISTQB Performance Testing certification.