Topic: Effective Inspections

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   Based on my experience, the most important factor makes an inspection 
successful is human psychology. Well, lets face it. Who would like their 
brainchild (code) to be put in the line of fire of a bunch of people whose sole 
intention is to find defects? Of course, this is not the best of attitudes and 
the inspection team is really there to help you but why not avoid certain 
delicate situations when you really can?

Its a well know practice that upper management is usually not involved in 
inspections and mostly peers are made a part of the team. This reduces a lot of 
tension.

However, analogous to the Hawthorne effect, the mere fact that the entire 
inspection process is being recorded and is being reported to upper management, 
keeps the tension level high for the code author.

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tanushree Senior Member Joined: 04Apr2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2160	Topic: Effective Inspections Posted: 26Oct2007 at 3:39am
	Based on my experience, the most important factor makes an inspection successful is human psychology. Well, lets face it. Who would like their brainchild (code) to be put in the line of fire of a bunch of people whose sole intention is to find defects? Of course, this is not the best of attitudes and the inspection team is really there to help you but why not avoid certain delicate situations when you really can? Its a well know practice that upper management is usually not involved in inspections and mostly peers are made a part of the team. This reduces a lot of tension. However, analogous to the Hawthorne effect, the mere fact that the entire inspection process is being recorded and is being reported to upper management, keeps the tension level high for the code author. Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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