Quality is the undisputable hallmark of great software.

It can't be 'bolted-on' at the end of your work, it has to be built into your work as it progresses. Industry studies consistently highlight software inspections and peer reviews as the most powerful tools for you to use to raise the quality of the software you develop. Software industry guru and best-selling author Karl Wiegers shares his insights on how to make software inspections and peer reviews work for you.

Effective peer reviews of all types of software work products are essential if software development organizations are to reduce their cost of producing software. Formal inspections of requirements specifications, designs, source code, and other work products are a proven means for finding errors and improving software products.

Based on Karl Wiegers's book, Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide (Addison-Wesley, 2002), this seminar shows software practitioners how to effectively apply both inspections and less formal peer reviews to software products. The inspection process and participant roles are described in detail.

Attendees will learn:

• Why peer reviews add value at all stages of software development,
• The guidelines for conducting a successful review
• How to select an appropriate review strategy for each of their work products.

A practice inspection session is included in the course to help attendees learn to conduct effective reviews on their own projects. The practice session serves to highlight how easy it is for particpants to start improving the quality of the software they develop.

Each attendee will receive a personal copy of Karl's book Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide to take away.