An Industrial Case Study to Examine a Non-Traditional Inspection Implementation for Requirements Specifications

Software inspection is one of the key enablers for quality improvement and defect cost reduction. Although its benefits are shown in many studies, a major obstacle to implement and use inspection technologies in software projects is the costs associated with it. Companies therefore constantly ask for the most cost-effective inspection implementation. Answering this question requires a discussion about the design of the inspection process as well as the question of how the selected process activities are to be performed. As a consequence, the tailored process and activities often result in an inspection implementation that perfectly fits into a project or environment but is different to the traditional ones presented in the existing inspection literature. In this paper, we present and examine a non-traditional inspection implementation at DaimlerChrysler AG. The design of this inspection approach evolved over time as part of a continuous improvement effort and therefore integrates spec...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: ESE
• Authors: Oliver Laitenberger, Thomas Beil, Thilo Schwinn
• Keywords: Database, ESE 2002, Inspection, Inspection Implementation, Software Inspection