Reviews

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Definition Design reviews of the software
products or related software development
products, inspections, and walk-throughs of
various products at various stages of
development.
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Reviews Are labor intensive -- delay
projects Are not the only review Review
deliverables are reviewed before formal review
or meeting. Review meetings should be
non-political
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Review Reasons achieve visibility into
product and project state. facilitate this
visiility -- peer and project assurance
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Review Questions On-Time, within budget Project
issues addressed Technical issues addressed
Standards followed Process being followed
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Review Types Management Reviews Product
Reviews Process Reviews
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Review Types Management Reviews Cost,
Schedule, Technical Oversite,
Tracking. Reviewing Plan - Timings,
Technical Decisions
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Review Types Product Reviews Money, Time,
Standards, Correctness (CD) Reviewing Products
- Specifications, user Manuals, Computer Code,
Design Documents - Class diagrams, Patterns,
Data Representation, Technical Editing, VV,
Testing
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Review Types Process Reviews Was the product
developed with the process Were the deliverables
in the process produced Does the process have
some problems
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Review Report Types Audit Report Standards,
Tracability, VV, Testing Comparison
Reports Evaluation Reports Planning Review
Reports Product Discrepancy Reports Acceptance
Testing Reports Peer Review Reports
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Review Reasons Increasing error
costs Requirements 50 Design 15 Detail
Design 10 Code 20
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Review Reasons Computational Errors -
10-20 Logic Errors 20-30 Data Errors
10-20 Interface Errors 10-20 Database
Errors 0-10
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Review Reasons Efficiency of error detection
100 defects detected /defects detected and
defects remaining
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Important Reviews Software Requirements
Review Preliminary Design Review Critical
Design Review Test Plan Review
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Walk-throughs Specification Walkthrough Operatio
nal Timeline Walkthrough Design
Walkthrough Code Walkthrough Test Walkthrough
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Types of Reviews Walkhroughs Inspections Audi
ts
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Walkthrough producer guides review many
variations presentation reviews overlook of
many details presentation overshadows
review Ego is a key problem
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Inspection Formal process Requires intensive
advance preps checklists utilized many
variations product reviews
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Audits external review audit the product audit
the process
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The Process Roles, Rules, Reports Roles
Monitor, Presenter(producer), Reviewers,
Recorder Rules Etiquette, Order, Issues Reports
Deliverables, Recorder report, Review Report,
Audit
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Monitor - Review Leader (technical, leader,
mediator, well-organized) calls meeting to
order calls on people to bring issues
assures recording takes votes
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Reviewer - receives deliverables early
reviews deliverables prior to meeting
addresses problems known prior to meeting
reviews in meeting with issues held
accountable for review
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Guidelines for Reviewer MUST BE PREPARED Raise
Issues, not resolutions Avoid discussions of
style Record issues in public Stick to
technical issues No managers (PR HOLDERS)
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Recorder - records all issues with all
necessary information not a secretary
records votes Presenter (producer)
presents material objectively
has team for support
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Etiquette - product not person good
before bad Order do until complete
present, review, issues, recording
vote Issue not resolution only what
is the problem