Abstract
The objective of this research is to design and build a groupware system whichwill allow members of a distributed group more flexibility in performing software
inspection.
Software inspection, which is part of non-execution based testing in software development, is a group activity. The groupware system aims to provide a system that will improve acceptability of groupware and improve software
quality by providing a software inspection tool that is flexible and adaptable.
The groupware system provide a flexible structure for software inspection
meetings. The groupware system will extend the structure of the software
inspection meeting itself, allowing software inspection meetings to use all four
quadrant of the space-time matrix: face-to-face, distributed synchronous, distributed asynchronous, and same place-different time. This will open up new
working possibilities. The flexibility and adaptability of the system allows
work to switch rapidly between synchronous and asynchronous interaction.
A model for a flexible groupware system was developed. The model was
developed based on review of the literature and questionnaires. A prototype
based on the model was built using java and WWW technology. To test the effectiveness of the system, an evaluation was conducted. Questionnaires was
used to gather response from the users.
The evaluations ascertained that the model developed is flexible and
adaptable to the different working modes, and the system is capable of supporting several different models of the software inspection process.
Date of Award | Feb 1999 |
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Original language | English |
Awarding Institution |
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Supervisor | Bernard S Doherty (Supervisor) |
Keywords
- software engineering
- computer supported cooperative work
- world wide web
- Java
- CASE