Active design reviews
There is significant evidence that design reviews reduce errors in software systems
- Boehm/Basili’s rule of thumb is that peer reviews catch 60% of the defects
Active design reviews are (in essence) disciplined and structured reviews
- Not just a bunch of geeks in a room looking over a design
- Another Boehm/Basili rule of thumb is that perspective-based reviews catch 35% more defects than nondirected reviews