3.2.4 Review Types

Question 1

There are many review types ranging from i…

Answer 1

informal to formal reviews.

Question 2

The required level of formality depends on factors:
- the SDLC being “ “
- the maturity of the d…
- the criticality and complexity of the w…
- “ “ or r…
- the need for an …

Answer 2

• followed
• development process
• work product being reviewed
• legal
  regulatory requirements
• audit trail.

Question 3

The same work product can be reviewed with d… e.g. first an i… and later a more f…

Answer 3

different review types,
informal one
formal one.

Question 4

Selecting the right review type is key to achieving the r…

The selection is not only based on the objectives but also on factors:
- pro…
- ava…
- wor…
- bus…
- com…

Answer 4

required review objectives.

• project needs
• available resources
• work product type and risks
• business domain
• company culture

Question 5

Common used review types are:
- Inf…
- “Wa…”
- Tec…
- “Ins…”

Answer 5

• Informal Review
• Walkthrough
• Technical Review
• Inspection

Question 6

Informal reviews do not follow a d… and do not require a f…

The main objective is detecting “ “.

Answer 6

defined process
formal documented output.

anomalies.

Question 7

A walkthrough, which is lead by the author, can serve many objectives:
- evaluating “q…“ and building “ “ in the w…
- educating “ “
- gaining “ “
- generating n…
- motivating and enabling “a…“ to improve and detect “ “

Reviewer might perform an i… before the “ “, but it’s not “r…“.

Answer 7

• quality
  confidence
  work product
• reviewers
• consensus
• new ideas
• authors
  anomalies

individual review
walkthrough,
required.

Question 8

A technical review is performed by t… and led by a “ “.

The objective of a technical review are to gain “c…” and make “ “ regarding a t… but also to detect “ “ evaluate “q…“ and build “ “ in the w… generate n… and to motivate and enable a…

Answer 8

technically qualified reviewers
moderator.

consensus
decisions
technical problem,
anomalies,
quality
confidence
work product,
new ideas,
authors to improve.

Question 9

As inspections are the most f… , they follow the c…

The main objective is to find the maximum number of “ “.

Other objectives are to:
- evaluate “ “
- build “ “ in the w…
- to motivate and enable a…

Answer 9

formal type of review
complete generic process.

anomalies.

• quality
• confidence
  work product
• authors to improve.

Question 10

Metrics are collected and used to improve the “ “ including the in…

In inspections, the author can’t act as the r… or “ “.

Answer 10

SDLC,
inspection process.

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