Chapter 9. Nonfunctional Testing[1]
The nonfunctional aspects of an application or system, such as performance, security, compatibility, and usability, can require considerable effort to test and perfect. Meeting nonfunctional requirements can make the difference between an application that merely performs its functions, and one that is well received by its end-users and technical support personnel, and is readily maintainable by system administrators.
It is a mistake to ignore nonfunctional system requirements until late in the application's development life cycle. The potential impact on the system architecture and implementation, which may need to change in order to satisfy these needs, necessitates consideration of nonfunctional requirements ...
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