Software Inspection
(2 Day workshop)


About Software Inspection

“Inspection” is well known from literature as the most cost-effective way to improve the quality of any document. Productivity improvements in the order of magnitude of “doubling productivity” have been reported as a direct result of introducing Inspections. Inspection applies to anything in written form, including engineering drawings, proposals, contracts and other management documents, as well as all software related documents as requirements, designs, source code listings, test-plans, test-scripts and user-documentation.

The benefits of using Inspection

  • Early removal of major defects
  • Enabling numeric quality assessment of any technical
        document
  • Process improvement
  • Staff training on the job
  • Gradual productivity improvement

Tom Gilb’s version of Inspection is a substantial extension and improvement over the original inspection method of Michael Fagan (early 70’s). The Inspection Method is participant friendly and focuses both on identifying defects AND on improving the engineering process. The inspection method is suitable for supporting projects and organizations at any of the five levels of the Software Capability Maturity Model® (CMM®).

In a Survey by QAI, Peer Reviews/Inspections was the most quoted Best Practice in high maturity companies.

Aims of the Inspection Course

This course gives a thorough overview of the Advanced Software Inspection method, developed by Tom Gilb, his colleagues and clients in the past 23 years. The material covered teaches to the level of Inspection Team Leader (Moderator). The aim is to provide you with sufficient information to enable you to organize and run effective inspections and to implement the inspection method in your organization.

Structure and Schedule of the Course

The course is composed of lectures and exercises (see below). The exercises will be carried out in small teams. Inspections are carried out on real (non confidential) documents from the participants. The number of participants is limited to allow maximum opportunity to ask questions and raise issues.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Theory
  • Overview of main ideas
  • Differences from conventional
    inspections
  • The planning phase
  • Making the master plan
  • Entry and exit criteria
  • Rules, checklists and
    procedures
  • kickoff meeting

Exercise

  • Produce inspection master plan
  • Discussion of Master Plans

Theory:

  • Maximizing effectiveness

Exercise:

  • Checking of real documents

Theory:

  • Logging
  • Avoiding discussion
  • Double checking to find more
    major issues
  • How to answer questions

Exercise:

  • Evaluate and hold Logging Meeting
  • Discussion of decisions and
    experiences
Theory:
  • Discussion and questions
  • The Data Summary form

Exercise:

  • Completing the Data Summary
  • Discussion of completed forms

Theory:

  • Process Brainstorming
  • Editing
  • Edit Checking (Follow-up)
  • The Exit process

Exercise:

  • Second Inspection cycle,
    including process brainstorming

Theory:

  • Implementing Inspection
  • Creating more inspectable documentation
  • Inspection Economics
  • Final Discussion and Summary

Course Materials

You will receive a binder with copies of all slides presented by Tom Gilb during the workshop.
Furthermore,you will receive an electronic copy of the world famous book “Software Inspection”, written by Tom Gilb and Dorothy Graham.

 

  

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