Software Inspections

Description

This one-day program provides a fast-paced comprehensive presentation of the software inspection process. The software inspection process is a proven technique for shortening development cycle time, increasing product quality and improving development processes. The inspection process is applicable for all work-products including software requirements, design, code, tests, user documentation, code fixes and modifications. If done right, inspections are extremely cost-effective. However, if they are performed by untrained individuals merely going through the motions of some required task, they can be very time consuming and ineffective. Effective inspections require a well-defined process that includes planning, preparation, meeting, rework and follow-up activities. Job-aids such as work-product specific checklists are also essential. Specific roles must also be performed on the part of the inspection team. Metrics and defect information must be captured to fine tune the inspection processes and provide the support necessary for process improvement.

This course provides all of the necessary information to tailor software inspections to an organization. Participants will learn in detail about each of the software inspection process steps and roles and how they can be customized to their organization. Participants also will receive comprehensive work-product checklists and instruction on data and metrics to collect to support process improvement activities. Actual inspection experience will also be provided via class exercises. Participants will learn how to motivate individuals to participate in inspections and how to assess the impact that inspections have in their organization.

Objective

• Acquire an in-depth understanding of the software inspection process
• Learn what works and what doesn't work with inspections
• Obtain checklists for major work-products
• Discover what data and metrics to collect during software inspections and how to utilize this
• Information to improve both development and inspection processes
• Gain insight into inspection process roles
• Learn to plan inspections
• Practice participating and leading inspections for both large and small projects.

Where and When

• Eight (8) hours

Instructor

• Jim Collofello, Collofello Consulting

Course Testimonials

When asked what they liked most about this course, past participants commented on the following:

• Practice inspections
• Relation to the work environment
• Easily understandable material which did not need a programming background
• Interactive exercises
• Liked the slides where we had to fill out the answers to a question
• Inputs from the students
• Numerous examples
• Lots of discussions
• Dynamic learning environment
• Use in the real world
• Excellent faculty
• Lots of motivation and enthusiasm displayed by the instructor

Additional comments include the following:

"Good course!! Looking forward to more."

Course Information

Cost

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How to Register

• Please register online or contact the JACMET office at 480/727-1519.