A Practical Guide to Testing Object-Oriented Software

Organization of the Guided Inspection Activity

Basic Roles

In the guided inspection activity there are three key roles that must be assumed by the available personnel.

1. Domain expert— The people in this role are the source of truth (or at least expected results). They define the expected system response for a specific input scenario. In many domains, the experienced developers are experts in their domain. They can provide a first line of validation. However, an additional, outside source of expertise is usually essential to the inspection process.

2. Tester— The people in this role conduct the analysis necessary to select effective test cases. Testers are often the creators of the basis model. When the scope of the inspection is at a system-wide level, ...