JMeter Starter Pack Template Checklist

What's in the pack:

1. How to Use This Pack — prerequisites, plugins, getting started guide
2. REST API Load Test Plan — full walkthrough: CSV parameterisation, token extraction, thread group configs for 5 test types (smoke, load, stress, soak, spike), assertions
3. Microservices Performance Test Plan — service mapping table, separate thread groups strategy, correlation step-by-step, service-level NFR thresholds
4. Configuration Reference — all key JMeter elements in one table, recommended jmeter.properties settings
5. CI/CD Integration Guide — Jenkins Declarative Pipeline + Azure DevOps YAML, Terraform note for spinning up workers
6. Master Checklist — 40+ items across 5 phases (Planning → Prep → Pre-execution → Execution → Sign-off) with HIGH/MED/LOW priority tags
7. Results Analysis Guide — what every metric means, how to read Aggregate Report, full defect template with evidence format
8. 10 Pro Tips from the Field — real lessons from 12 years (View Results Tree killing tests, ramp-up mistakes, P90 vs average, cache warm-up, etc.)