Performance Measurement

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A Performance Measurement is the process used to obtain a value for a Performance Measure. It occurs under identified conditions and an identified Workload so that its result can be interpreted and reproduced.

The process may use direct observation, counting, instrumentation, calculation, or a model consistent with the applicable measurement method.

process of obtaining a value for a performance measure

• DIDO Solutions derived definition
• JCGM 200:2012, International vocabulary of metrology, 2.1 Measurement, process of obtaining quantity values attributable to a quantity
• ISO/IEC 14756:1999, Information technology — Measurement and rating of performance of computer-based software systems, measurement and rating of system performance

• Performance Measurement denotes the process, not the value produced by the process
• The value and relevant interpretive information constitute a Performance Measurement Result
• Measurement conditions may include Configuration, resource allocation, Node state, communication conditions, environmental conditions, external dependencies, and time basis

Observing elapsed time for each request in a specified Workload is a Performance Measurement of Latency.