Abstract:
In the original theory of group performance in software
development technical reviews there was no
consideration given to the influence of the inspection
process, inspection performance, or the inspected
artifact, on the structure of the theoretical model. This
paper presents an extended theoretical model, along
with discussion and justification for components of the
new model. These extensions include consideration of
the software product quality attributes, the prescriptive
processes now developed for reviews, and a more
detailed consideration of the technical and non-technical
characteristics of the inspectors. In this paper we
present both the structure of the model and the nature of
the interactions between elements in the model.
Consideration is also given to the opportunity for
increased formalism in the technical review process.
We show that opportunity exists to both improve
industrial practice and extend research-based knowledge
of the technical review process and context.
