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Title

Software inspection : an industry best practice / [edited by] David A. Wheeler, Bill Brykczynski, Reginald N. Meeson, Jr.

Publication

Los Alamitos, Calif. : IEEE Computer Society Press, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

• Wheeler, David A.
• Brykczynski, Bill.
• Meeson, Reginald N. (Reginald Nicholson), 1946-

Description

xvi, 293 pages : illustrations; 28 cm +

Summary

• If you are involved in defining or improving software development processes or are managing software development projects and wish to fully understand inspection theory and practice, then this book is for you. Software Inspection: An Industry Best Practice presents detailed descriptions of the inspection process, explains how inspections improve software development practices, and reports on practical results that have been achieved using inspections.
• The book begins with a basic introduction to the software inspection process and follows with experience reports that provide examples of the use of inspection in software development or maintenance. It describes advanced use of inspection data to improve software development processes and products and provides some excellent examples of non-code inspections.

Subjects

• Computer software > Quality control
• Computer software > Verification

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-279) and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: IBM compatible PC.

Contents

• Foreword / Michael Fagan -- Ch. 1. Introduction to Software Inspection. Software Inspections: An Effective Verification Process / A. F. Ackerman, L. S. Buchwald and F. H. Lewski. Design and Code Inspections to Reduce Errors in Program Development / M. E. Fagan. Advances in Software Inspections / M. E. Fagan -- Ch. 2. Experience Reports. Experience with Inspection in Ultralarge-Scale Developments / G. W. Russell. Lessons from Three Years of Inspection Data / E. F. Weller. Key Lessons in Achieving Widespread Inspection Use / R. B. Grady and T. Van Slack. How Inspections Fail / G. C. Shirey. In-Process Inspections of Workproducts at AT&T / P. J. Fowler. A Case Study of Code Inspections / F. W. Blakely and M. E. Boles. The Effects of Software Inspections on a Major Telecommunications Project / M. E. Graden, P. S. Horsley and T. C. Pingel -- Ch. 3. Process Measurement. Managing Code Inspection Information / J. Barnard and A. Price.
• Predictive Quality Control with Software Inspections / R. G. Ebenau. Statistical Quality Control Applied to Code Inspections / D. A. Christenson, S. T. Huang and A. J. Lamperez. A Process-Integrated Approach to Defect Prevention / C. L. Jones -- Ch. 4. Inspection of Products Other Than Code. Experience with Fagan's Inspection Method / E. P. Doolan. An Analysis of Defect Densities Found During Software Inspections / J. C. Kelly, J. S. Sherif and J. Hops. The Application of Multiple Team Inspections on a Safety-Critical Software Standard / L. L. Tripp, W. F. Struck and B. K. Pflug -- Ch. 5. Other Inspection-Related Work. A Cognitive Analysis of a Code Inspection / S. Letovsky, J. Pinto, R. Lampert and E. Soloway. Peer Review Processes Similar to Inspection / D. A. Wheeler, B. Brykczynski and R. N. Meeson, Jr. An Instrumented Approach to Improving Software Quality through Formal Technical Review / P. M. Johnson. Does Every Inspection Need a Meeting / L. G. Votta.
• A Two-Person Inspection Method to Improve Programming Productivity / D. B. Bisant and J. R. Lyle.

ISBN

0818673400

LCCN

95041054

OCLC

ocm33161705

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries