Method for the computer-aided determination of an optimization potential of a soft-ware system

A computer-aided method for e the determination of software system performance, the software system being stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and being implemented by a processor, the software system including a plurality of modules, at least some of which are interactable with one another when the software system is executed, the method comprising:

• examining at least one module, from the plurality of modules, with respect to effects of an optimization of the at least one module under examination on a total resource consumption of the software system;
• varying a respective resource consumption of one or more of the plurality of modules not under examination according to at least one criterion, thereby modifying the software system to obtain a modified software system;
• determining a total resource consumption of the modified software system, taking into account the varying of the one or more of the plurality of modules not under examination;
• and
• comparing the determined total resource consumption of the modified software system with the total resource consumption of the software system before the modifying.