[...]... the software review literature including: 1) software review terminology; 2) Fagan’s review; 3) forms of review process, such as active design review; two-person review, N-fold review; phased review and uses of the review meeting; 4) IEEE Standard for software and the limitations of IEEE Standard; and 5) informal reviews, such as Walkthrough, Pairprogramming, Peer-desk, and Pass-around Software Review. .. software review structure, and informal review approaches More specifically, in the literature review, the chapter reviews the six-step Fagan’s Software Review (i.e., planning, overview, preparation, group meeting, reworks, and follow-up), form software review structure (i.e., Active Design Review, Two-Person Review, N-fold Review, Phased Review, Use of Review Meeting), IEEE standard for software review, ... II Software Review History and Overview Abstract The aim of this chapter is to review software review literature The literature is drawn from Fagan’s software review and forms of review structures Fagan’s software review includes six-step review processes — planning, overview, preparation, group meeting, re -review, and follow up The forms of review structures can be classified into Active Design Review, ... into Active Design Review, TwoPerson Review, Phased Review, and Use of Review Meeting The literature review also provides an understanding of the IEEE Standard for software reviews and informal software reviews The common informal reviews include Walkthroughs, Pair Programming, Peer Check, and Pass-Around It also compares and contrasts bring a comparison these review methods Copyright © 2006, Idea... prohibited Why Software Review? 7 Aims and Significance of This Book The overall objective and mission the proposed book is to provide: • An understanding of the critical factors affecting software review performance, and; • Practical guidelines for software reviews Readers will gain a deep understanding of current software review literature and theoretical models for analysis software review performance... validate the important relationships between software review inputs, process, and performance Thus, this study is interesting and important for both researchers and practitioners The main structures of the book include: literature review, review software, review tools, and technologies, understanding the relationships between inputs, process and software review performance, development of a theoretical... encouragement and reviewer agreement for the way the company conducts software review helps to increase reviewers’ motivation and effort and hence improve review performance Finally, teamwork is the dominant factor in the review meeting process The survey results show that teamwork is the best indicator of a successful software review meeting The more collaborative a review team, the higher the software review. .. software review inputs, supporting process structure techniques, methods of measuring software review performance, and the limitations of the current software review literature In particularly, the chapter reviews use of inputs (that include review task, supporting documents, reviewer characteristics), review process (team size, roles design, decision-making method xiii during the review process, and. .. to understand the critical input and process factors that drive software review performance Practical guidelines are drawn from the literature, theoretical models, methodologies, and the results from industry surveys and cases studies Summary This chapter outlines the benefits of software review and importance in software engineering discipline History of software review, terminology used, and an overview... software review, 2) common types of software review inputs, 3) discussions of inputs affect review process and performance, and 4) discussions of process affect performance (review outcome) Chapter XI presents practical guidelines and recommendations for both practitioners and researchers Useful recommendations of use of inputs, the need for team review meetings and selection measurement metrics (review . father and mother. iv Modern Software Review: Techniques and Technologies Table of Contents Preface viii Chapter I. Why Software Review? 1 Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Why Study Software Review? . 15 Fagan’s Software Review 16 Forms of Review Process Structures 20 IEEE Standard for Software Reviews 23 Informal Approaches to Software Review 25 Summary 27 References 27 Chapter III. Software Review. Kuen, 1973- Modern software review : techniques and technologies / Yu Kuen Wong. p. cm. Summary: "This book provides an understanding of the critical factors affecting software review performance