What is inspection in software testing?

Inspection is the most formal method of checking the entire software documentation.

Focus of inspection

Reviewers conduct inspections to evaluate the design, units, and overall software.

Events in an inspection meeting

• Before a meeting during the inspection phase, documentation is reviewed by the reviewers.
• A trained moderator leads the meeting and introduces the participants of the inspection and their roles.
• Participants discuss the checklist of important points to cover and reviewers present the outcome of their inspection.
• The problems are logged and shared with the documentation’s author.
• A follow-up meeting is held to ensure that problems are fixed and the product has improved.

Goals of inspection

Inspection is done to achieve the following goals:

• Identify ambiguous aspects and things.
• Identify potential risks.
• Identify defects and remove them early on.
• Detect new bugs.
• Improve the quality of the product and the development process.