1. A method of creating a resource model template, the method comprising: generating a template manifest declaring one or more performance metrics usable to parameterize utilization of resources, operation latencies, or both; generating modeling logic comprising one or more rules specifying resource utilizations for at least one component of a system in response to a given operation, operation latencies, or both; forming the resource model template based on the template manifest and the modeling logic; and including the resource model template into a product prior to providing the product to a user.