INTEGRATING A DISTRIBUTED INSPECTION TOOL WITHIN AN ARTEFACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Andrea De Lucia, Fausto Fasano, Genoveffa Tortora, Giuseppe Scanniello

2007

Abstract

We propose a web based inspection tool addressing the problem of software inspection within a distributed development environment. This tool implements an inspection method that tries to minimise the synchronous collaboration among team members using an asynchronous discussion to resolve the conflicts before the traditional synchronous meeting. The tool also provides automatic merging and conflict highlighting functionalities to support the reviewers during the pre-meeting refinement phase. Information about the inspection progress, which can be a valuable support to make inspection process related decisions is also provided. The inspection tool has been integrated within an artefact management system, thus allowing the planning, scheduling, and enactment of the inspection within the development process and integrating the review phase within the overall artefact lifecycle.

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De Lucia A., Fasano F., Tortora G. and Scanniello G. (2007). INTEGRATING A DISTRIBUTED INSPECTION TOOL WITHIN AN ARTEFACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-8111-06-7, pages 184-189. DOI: 10.5220/0001332901840189


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@conference{icsoft07,
author={Andrea De Lucia and Fausto Fasano and Genoveffa Tortora and Giuseppe Scanniello},
title={INTEGRATING A DISTRIBUTED INSPECTION TOOL WITHIN AN ARTEFACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,},
year={2007},
pages={184-189},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001332901840189},
isbn={978-989-8111-06-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,
TI - INTEGRATING A DISTRIBUTED INSPECTION TOOL WITHIN AN ARTEFACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SN - 978-989-8111-06-7
AU - De Lucia A.
AU - Fasano F.
AU - Tortora G.
AU - Scanniello G.
PY - 2007
SP - 184
EP - 189
DO - 10.5220/0001332901840189