What is it?
According to the IEEE Std for Software Reviews (Std 1028), the software review is:
«A process or meeting during which a software product is examined by a project personnel, managers, users, customers, user representatives or other interested parties for comment or approval».
IEEE Std . 1028-1997, «IEEE Standard for Software Reviews»
Objectives of Software Review
- To improve the productivity of the developent team.
- To make the testing process time and cost effective.
- To make the final software with fewer defects.
- To eliminate the inadequacies.
Types of review
- Software Peer Reviews: Conducted by the author of the work product to evaluate the technical content and/or the quality of the work
- Code Review: Examination of source code.
- Pair Programming: Two persons develop code together at same workstation
- Walk through: the author leads members of the development team go through a software product and to ask questions and make comments.
- Technical Review: A team of experts examines the suitability of the software product for its intended use and identifies discrepancies.
- Software Management Reviews: Conducted by management representatives to evaluate the status of work done and to make decisions regarding downstream activities.
- Software Audit Reviews: Conducted by personnel external to the software project, to evaluate compliance with specifications, standards, contractual agreements, etc.
And finally, here is an image of how is the process of the software review.
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