| Done? | Task |
|---|---|
| ✓ | Agree with the cloud service provider and the implementation partner on who's responsible for delivering an acceptably performing solution. |
| ✓ | Follow the service boundaries when you design, develop, and test for performance. |
| ✓ | Include performance as part of the requirement conversation. Document specific goals that reflect the customer's needs and expectations. |
| ✓ | Track your performance goals through future change requests. Don't let them slip away as you add new features or fix bugs. |
| ✓ | Establish development, user experience, and information architecture guidelines that create a positive perception of performance. Prioritize application responsiveness and user experience over flashy graphics or complex animations. |
| ✓ | Understand that user perceptions of performance are the result of many factors, such as network latency, device performance, browser add-ins, firewalls, and proxies. Test your solution in the actual user environment and location. |
| ✓ | Make sure your performance testing considers realistic loads and usage scenarios. Don't rely on synthetic data or ideal conditions. |
Next steps
- Learn how to prioritize performance in your solution development process
- Follow the best practices to design for performance and avoid common pitfalls
- Understand the performance testing approach and tools that you can use to measure and improve your solution performance
- Find out how to address performance issues that you encounter during testing or production
- Explore the product-specific guidance for performance optimizations for different Microsoft products and services
- Request a FastTrack performance workshop to get expert help and guidance on your solution performance
- Read the case study of how a customer improved their solution performance with FastTrack support