The document discusses top software performance testing practices for digital transformation strategies. It notes that performance validation is critical for digital transformation initiatives as customer experience is paramount. It recommends letting innovation influence your performance testing strategy as new-age applications are expected to deliver new experiences. The key is to ensure a focused performance testing strategy that is customer-oriented, dynamic, and aligned with business objectives to guarantee flawless user experience throughout the application lifecycle.

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As per the latest report from IDC on the global smartphone shipment for the second quarter of 2018, Chinese smartphone
maker Huawei has surpassed Apple. Now, there could be multiple reasons supporting this shift in preferences. But the most
important driver is customer experience resulting in alternate choices.
Over the years, enterprises of all shapes and sizes have being working towards enhancing customer/user experience by
improving the performance of the device or of the application on the device. Digital Transformation makes performance
validation all the more critical. That’s where Performance Testing has been making strides.
James Bach rightly mentions, “Pretty good testing is easy to do (that’s partly why some people like to say ‘testing is dead’– they
think testing isn’t needed as a special focus because they note that anyone can find at least some bugs some of the time).
Excellent testing is quite hard to do.”
So is the case with Performance Testing, which can be diagnostic in nature, but in the ‘digitally’ engaged scenario, it needs to be
goal-based and result-oriented. It is critical to devise a focussed Performance Testing strategy for the digital era that is much
more customer-oriented and dynamic.
Performance Testing and User Experience, a crucial connect!
The ground rules of Digital Transformation state that customer experience is paramount and indispensable. Enterprises cannot

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miss a fraction of this objective while pursuing their quest to achieve business excellence. Even the new and emerging
technologies that have been adopted by IT folks incline towards faster turnaround time and quick-fix solutions for ensuring
enhanced user experience.
In the context of Digital Transformation, here is an interesting take on the topic, George Westerman, Principal Research
Scientist with the MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy, mentions, “When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a
caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar.”
Performance Testing has a crucial role to play while all the new technologies and methodologies get introduced and rolled in.
User experience remains at the core of every digital transformation strategy. Ultimately, it’s not just about checking the load
and the corresponding performance, it’s most critically about ensuring flawless experience throughout the lifecycle of the
application.
The Performance Testing strategy can be very much aligned with and organization’s business objectives. However, in the
backdrop of the Digital Transformation initiatives, there are few quintessential practices that you must consider for
Performance Testing. It will make your strategy more focussed and close to your business objectives.

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Setting the Performance pace for your Digital Transformation initiatives
The Performance meter for your digital initiatives must keep on spinning at a consistent pace. Hence, these are some base
rules that you can consider while fine tuning your Application’s Performance chart.
Let Innovation intrude!
This might sound vague and generic, but staying accessible for innovative solutions is the ground rule of Digital
Transformation. This applies for your Performance Testing strategy as well. Your new-age applications are expected to
deliver new experiences like never before. Then why can’t your performance testing strategy deviate?
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