Deck 20: Review Techniques

Question 1

What effect do software reviews have on software production costs?

Answer 1

-Industry studies suggest that design activities introduce 50-65% of all defects or errors during the software process
-Review techniques have been shown to be up to 75% effective in uncovering design flaws which ultimately reduces the cost of subsequent activities in the software process

Question 2

What are the differences between a review summary report and a review issues list?

Answer 2

Review Summary Report
-What was reviewed?
-Who reviewed it?
-What were the findings and conclusions?
Review Issues List
-Identifies problem areas within product
-Serves as action list to guide the work product creator as corrections are made before it occurs or the rapid detection of a quality problem if one is introduced.
Final Exam Question

Question 3

What is a formal technical review and why is one conducted? Outline the steps required to conduct a successful FTR?

Answer 3

The purpose of an FTR is to have a group of software engineers examine a discrete work product and determine whether on not the product is free of defects using the software specifications and standards as the review criteria.
To perform a successful FTR,the steps described in Section 15.6.3 are conducted.

Question 4

What are the goals for any product review?