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10. Software Peer Reviews and Inspections

10. Software Peer Reviews and Inspections Activity Overview

Software peer reviews or inspections are performed to ensure product and process quality, add value, and reduce risk through expert knowledge infusion, confirmation of approach, identification of defects, and specific suggestions for product improvements.Peer Reviews are a valuable tool and may be used in virtually all phases and activities of a project. The more complex and extensive the work Products are, the more they may benefit from a Peer Review.  

Frequency Of This Activity

Repeating a Peer Review is at the discretion of the project team. Since the goal of Peer Review is to improve the quality of the reviewed product, it may be advantageous to repeat a review. 

10.1 Related SWEs

10.2 Related Work Products

Work Products that might benefit from a Peer Review are described in the table below: 

Work Product By Activity

SWE Where WP Is Created

Minimum Contents of the WPOther Related Materials
A.01 Software Life Cycle Planning



SDP-SMP - Software Development - Management Plan

Cost Estimates



Schedule


Training Plan


Compliance Matrix

A.02 Software Assurance and Software Safety




IV&V Plan

A.03 Software Requirements




Requirements Specification

A.04 Software Design




  • Architecture Description
  • Design Description Document
  • Interface Design Description

A.05 Software Implementation




  • Code Modules
  • Unit Test Procedures
  • Code modules
  • Unit Test Procedures and test scripts

A.06 Software Testing




  • Test Plans
  • Test Procedures
  • Regression Tests
  • Code Coverage Tests
  • Acceptance Tests
  • Other Tests

A.07 Software Release, Operations, Maintenance, and Retirement




  • Maintenance Plan
  • Release Version Description Document 


A.08 Software Configuration Management




  • CM Plan

A.09 Software Risk Management




  • Risk Management Plans


A.10 Software Peer Reviews and Inspections




  • Peer Reviews and Inspections


A.11 Software Measurements




  • Metrics Reports and Collection Procedures
  • Metrics Analysis Procedures

A.12 Software Non-conformance or Defect Management




  • Defect Management Procedures


10.2.1 Related Process Asset Templates

10.3 Related Topics


10.4 Related SPAN Links


Editors only

A.10.01 Software Peer Reviews and Inspections

Analysis of SWEs and SM

A.10.01 Software Peer Reviews and Inspections

SWE or Topic

Related SWEs 

Related SM

Related Activity

5.03 - Inspect - Software Inspection, Peer Reviews, Inspections
7.10 - Peer Review and Inspections Including Checklists

PAT-003 - Functional Requirements Checklist

PAT-008 - Safety Considerations for Design Peer Reviews Checklist

PAT-013 - Software Requirements Checklist

PAT-014 - Architecture Design Checklist

PAT-015 - Detailed Design Checklist

PAT-016 - Functional Design Checklist

PAT-017 - C Code Inspection Checklist

PAT-018 - Test Plan Checklist

PAT-019 - Test Procedure Checklist

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