Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of the artifact type
on software inspections and proposes the addition
of organizational factors to the Extended
Behavioural Model for Performance of Software
Inspections [14]. Five semi-structured interviews
followed by a survey were conducted in a mature
software development environment. Results of the
study show that the inspection process and
characteristics of inspectors are impacted by the
artifact type on a number of dimensions. The results
also show that a number of organizational factors
impact on the inspection process, thus providing
preliminary support to the proposed extension to
the inspection model. Implications of this study for
research and practice are discussed.
