Preliminary Study of Software Performance Models

Context: Software performance models can be obtained by applying for specific roles, skills and techniques in software life cycle, and it depends on formulating the software problem as well as gathering the performance requirements. This paper presents a preliminary review of the software performance models. This constitutes a reference for the IT companies and personnel that help them select the suitable model for their projects. Also, the study helps researchers find out further research areas in this field. A preliminary review according to a predefined strategy is used to conduct previous approaches of software performance models integrated with software development cycle in early software cycle. A review has been done for exploring and comparing the software performance models that are published previously. This study results in a comprehensive review for the existing software performance models. This review composes a clear reference for highlighting the weak and strength points of these models.