Quality Goal

Performance

Scenario ID

PERF-001

Scenario Name

Peak Load Response Time

Source

End customer using web browser

Stimulus

User clicks "Add to Cart" button

Environment

Peak shopping period (Black Friday) with 50,000 concurrent users

Artifact

E-commerce web application

Response

System processes the request and updates cart

Response Measure

Response time < 2 seconds for 95% of requests

Priority

High

Test Approach

Load testing with JMeter simulating 50,000 concurrent users

Quality Goal

Performance

Scenario ID

PERF-002

Scenario Name

Database Query Performance

Source

Product search service

Stimulus

Complex product search query with multiple filters

Environment

Normal operating conditions with 10,000 concurrent users

Artifact

Product catalog database and search service

Response

Return filtered product results

Response Measure

Query execution time < 500ms for 99% of searches

Priority

High

Test Approach

Database performance testing with real product data (1M+ products)

Quality Goal

Scalability

Scenario ID

SCALE-001

Scenario Name

Automatic Horizontal Scaling

Source

Kubernetes monitoring system

Stimulus

CPU utilization exceeds 80% for 5 minutes

Environment

Production environment during traffic spike

Artifact

Microservices running in Kubernetes cluster

Response

System automatically scales up pod replicas

Response Measure

New pods deployed within 2 minutes, CPU utilization returns to <70%

Priority

Medium

Test Approach

Chaos engineering and automated scaling tests

Quality Goal

Security

Scenario ID

SEC-001

Scenario Name

SQL Injection Attack Prevention

Source

Malicious user/automated attack tool

Stimulus

Attempts SQL injection through product search form

Environment

Production system exposed to internet

Artifact

Web application input validation and database access layer

Response

System blocks malicious input and logs security event

Response Measure

100% of injection attempts blocked, alert sent to security team within 30 seconds

Priority

Critical

Test Approach

Penetration testing with OWASP testing methodology

Quality Goal

Security

Scenario ID

SEC-002

Scenario Name

Personal Data Access Control

Source

Customer service representative

Stimulus

Attempts to access customer personal data

Environment

Normal business operations

Artifact

User management system and access control layer

Response

System verifies authorization and grants/denies access

Response Measure

Only authorized roles can access PII, all access attempts logged for audit

Priority

Critical

Test Approach

Role-based access testing and audit log verification

Quality Goal

Availability

Scenario ID

AVAIL-001

Scenario Name

Database Failover Recovery

Source

Hardware failure

Stimulus

Primary database server becomes unavailable

Environment

Production system during normal business hours

Artifact

Database cluster with primary/replica configuration

Response

System automatically fails over to replica database

Response Measure

Service restored within 60 seconds, < 5 minutes total downtime

Priority

High

Test Approach

Disaster recovery testing with scheduled failover exercises

Quality Goal

Usability

Scenario ID

USAB-001

Scenario Name

Mobile Checkout Process

Source

New customer using mobile device

Stimulus

Attempts to complete purchase using smartphone

Environment

Mobile web browser on 4G network

Artifact

Mobile-optimized checkout interface

Response

Customer successfully completes purchase

Response Measure

90% of users complete checkout in <3 minutes without assistance

Priority

Medium

Test Approach

User experience testing with target demographic on various devices