Models for evaluating review effectiveness
KiranKumar Marri · 2001
Delivering a high quality reliable product is the main focus in any software development. The basic quality measure is the defects in the product. Defects found in the later phases of the product development are mainly because of faulty design and code and poor reviewing capability. The role of the reviewer and tester are crucial to avoid these defects. How do we study, evaluate and quantify the effectiveness of reviews in general and group in particular, during design review, test plan review and test cases review? An important parameter in such studies pertains to the estimation of an individual reviewer's ability. This article proposes simple estimation framework and illustrates its potential applicability.