Software Inspection and Computer Support

Software development is constrained by time, cost and quality requirements. The problems of managing software projects have been well defined by the software engineering community. Software defects are one of the most influential factors affecting the success of a software project. Software inspection has become an essential solution for managing software defects. A variety of software inspection techniques have been developed. The software inspection process consists of three major phases – organization, detection and completion. Traditionally, software inspections are performed manually and require meeting-based activities. New inspection techniques have challenged the conventions by eliminating the defect collection meeting. Different kinds of computer technologies are used to augment the software inspection process. Empirical studies are methods for studying and improving software inspection. This paper describes software inspection and discusses the issues in the process.