Application Performance for Agile Teams – Foundations
This agile course aligns Product, Delivery, QA and Architecture around shared, measurable performance expectations and enabling clearer requirements, faster decisions and a stronger performance culture.
1 day
Intermediate level
Up to 10 participants
Instructed by Adam Toth
Application Performance Templates for Agile Teams
- Agile Application Performance RACI
- Application Performance Requirement Starter Library
- Application Performance Production Feedback Loop
Certificate of completion
Who Is This Training For
Product Owners & Scrum Masters
Define shared performance expectations and keep them visible across the delivery process.
Business Analysts & Solution Architects
Turn intent into measurable requirements and make design choices that reduce performance risk.
Developers & QA Teams
Adopt a shared performance mindset that strengthens acceptance criteria and prevents late‑stage surprises.
External IT Stakeholders
Support stable performance even without daily agile involvement by aligning on clear expectations.
Core Skills You'll Develop
This training helps agile teams build a shared performance mindset and reduce delivery risks by embedding performance thinking into everyday planning and implementation.
Integrating Performance into the Agile SDLC
Learn how performance expectations influence planning, refinement and architectural decisions from the earliest stages of delivery.
Creating Clear and Measurable Performance Requirements
Turn assumptions into testable, actionable performance criteria that support predictable and reliable delivery decisions.
Identifying Performance Risks Early
Recognise architectural bottlenecks, systemic issues and hidden risks before they escalate into rework or production impact.
Building a Shared Performance Mindset Across Roles
Align business, architecture, QA and development around performance as a shared responsibility — not a siloed technical task.
Course Content
Introduction
Importance of Application Performance in Agile
Handling Performance Requirements
Discover how to collect, verify and express application performance requirements. Understand what makes a requirement usable, how to write clear acceptance criteria, and how performance extends the Definition of Done — even one unchecked API or configuration change can destabilise a system.
Performance Roles & Continuous Feedback Loop
Wrap-Up
Reinforce essential practices, confirm whether the application‑performance goals were achieved, and define concrete next steps for upcoming sprints.
What You Will Get
Certificate of Completion
Templates
- Agile Application Performance RACI
Template - Application Performance Requirement Starter Library
- Application Performance Production Feedback Loop Template
Pricing
€2,000 / group for the complete corporate training (per training, not per participant).
Request for Offer
Share your requirements, and we’ll create a customized proposal, with optional hybrid formats and combined packages across multiple programs.
Why Agile Teams Need a Performance Foundation
Performance issues emerge without shared understanding
Teams work with features, velocity and requirements, but lack a common framework for understanding what good performance means or how to achieve it.
System complexity grows faster than delivery capacity
Distributed systems, integrations and workload spikes make performance unpredictable unless teams proactively design and validate it throughout the lifecycle.
Processes, not tools, determine performance quality
Real improvement comes from clear requirements, ownership, workflows and early validation — not from relying solely on tools, environments or late‑stage testing.
Meet Your Instructor
Adam Toth - Observability Architect & Performance Expert
Over a decade of hands‑on experience across global enterprises. He has held architect, consultant and engineering roles in performance, observability and quality. He worked at EPAM, Vodafone, Dynatrace RFO/Provice and HP on large‑scale digital transformations. International speaker at HUSTEF and TestCon, university teacher, and frequent professional article writer. Certified in Performance Testing, Chaos Engineering and Observability. Driven by curiosity and dedicated to lifelong learning.
500+
Professionals trained globally
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Hours of training materials developed
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Countries where expertise
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Prefer E-learning Format?
Explore the self‑paced, online version of this training on our Academy platform, and learn at your own speed with the same high‑quality content and guidance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this training for?
This course is designed for cross‑functional agile teams: Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, Architects, Developers, QA roles, and external stakeholders (EA, Service Managers, Operations leaders, DevOps) who interact with agile teams and influence performance‑related decisions.
Do I need any background in performance engineering or coding?
No. This is a non‑technical, tool‑free foundations course.
Participants do not need coding skills or experience with performance testing, monitoring or observability tools.
The training focuses on concepts, roles, decision‑making and shared performance mindset — not technical execution.
How is this training different from other agile courses?
Most agile courses focus on ceremonies, planning, delivery processes or team collaboration.
This course is unique because it specifically addresses application‑level performance, measurable performance requirements, and role‑based performance ownership.
It helps teams understand how early decisions, refinement quality and cross‑functional alignment directly influence performance outcomes.
How practical is the training?
The course is highly practical and scenario‑driven.
Participants work with real‑world examples, performance requirement patterns, role‑specific exercises and backlog refinement cases.
Everything is designed to be immediately applicable in day‑to‑day agile planning and delivery.
What materials and templates will I receive?
Participants receive three reusable templates that can be applied directly in refinement, planning and team alignment:
- Agile Application Performance RACI Matrix
- Application Performance Requirement Library
- Ops Performance Insights Checklist
All examples, exercises and guidance are provided for internal use after the course.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Every participant receives an official Certificate of Completion.
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