NDLI: How much information is needed for usage-based reading? A series of experiments

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Thelin, T. Runeson, P. Wohlin, C. Olsson, T. Andersson, C.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Commun. Syst., Lund Univ., Sweden (Thelin, T.; Runeson, P.)
Abstract	Software inspections are regarded as an important technique to detect faults throughout the software development process. The individual preparation phase of software inspections has enlarged its focus from only comprehension to also include fault searching. Hence, reading techniques to support the reviewers on fault detection are needed. Usage-based reading (UBR) is a reading technique, which focuses on the important parts of a software document by using prioritized use cases. This paper presents a series of three UBR experiments on design specifications, with focus on the third. The first experiment evaluates the prioritization of UBR and the second compares UBR against checklist-based reading. The third experiment investigates the amount of information needed in the use cases and whether a more active approach helps the reviewers to detect more faults. The third study was conducted at two different places with a total of 82 subjects. The general result from the experiments is that UBR works as intended and is efficient as well as effective in guiding reviewers during the preparation phase of software inspections. Furthermore, the results indicate that use cases developed in advance are preferable compared to developing them as part of the preparation phase of the inspection.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc. TCSE ACM SIGSOFT Inf Process Soc. Japan Japan Soc. Software Sci. & Technol. Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan Nara Inst. Sci. & Technol
Starting Page	127
Ending Page	138
File Size	405070
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISBN	076951796X
DOI	10.1109/ISESE.2002.1166932
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-10-03
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Inspection Software engineering Bioreactors Communication system software Computer science Technology planning Fault detection Testing Engineering management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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