NDLI: Steering the inspection process with prescriptive metrics and process patterns

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Harjumaa, L. Tervonen, I. Salmela, S.
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Inf. Process. Sci., Univ. of Oulu, Oulu (Harjumaa, L.; Tervonen, I.; Salmela, S.)
Abstract	Software inspection is the most powerful static quality assurance method. However, the inspection process needs to be monitored continuously and refined when it is not producing expected results. We suggest using prescriptive metrics for following the effectiveness of the inspection process and process pattern approach for introducing improvement actions that steer the process into right direction. We have analyzed the inspection process data from two year time period in a large software development organization. The data is compared to organization-specific prescriptive metrics. The measurements show that limits set by metrics are exceeded in some cases and the process needs improvement. Prescriptive metrics set helps in identifying the weak points in the process. Patterns provide a lightweight and practicable approach for defining the targets of improvement. In the case organization, prescriptive metrics and patterns worked well in instantiating the inspection process improvement.
Starting Page	285
Ending Page	293
File Size	143531
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769533124
ISSN	15506002
DOI	10.1109/QSIC.2008.27
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-08-12
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Inspection Software Companies Organizations Monitoring Fault detection Planning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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