3.2.4 Review Types

Question 1

There are many review types ranging from …

Answer 1

informal to formal reviews.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

different review types,
informal one
formal one.

Question 4

Selecting the right review type is key to …

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

Answer 4

achieving the 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 … and do not require a …

The main objective is detecting “ “.

Answer 6

a defined process
formal documented output.

anomalies.

Question 7

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

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

Answer 7

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

individual review
walkthrough,
required.

Question 8

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

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

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 … they follow the …

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

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

Answer 9

most 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 … or “ “.

Answer 10

SDLC,
inspection process.

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