本书介绍了软件同级评审的整个过程，提供了保证软件质量的方法和技术，内容涵盖正式和非正式的评审过程、评审方法以及这些方法的适用场合。此外书中还探讨了各种影响评审计划实施的因素。本书案例丰富，简明、易懂，实用性强，适于从事软件开发和软件项目管理特别是质量管理的人员使用，也可作为高等院校研究生和本科生的软件工程类教材。

Preface
Chapter1 THE QUALITY CHALLENGE
Looking Over the Shoulder
Quality Isn`t Quite Free
Justifying Peer Reviews
Peer Reviews, Testing, and Quality Tools
What Can Be Reviewed
A Personal Commitment to Quality
Chapter2 A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS
Scratch Each Other`s Backs
Reviews and Team Culture
Peer Review Sophistication Scale
Guiding Principles for Reviews
Chapter 3 PEER REVIEW FORMALITY SPECTURM
The Formality Spectrum
Choosing a Review Approach
Chapter 4 THE INSPECTION PROCESS
Inspector Roles
Inspection Team Size
Inspection Process Stages
Variations on the Inspection Theme
Chapter 5 PLANNING THE INSPECTION
When to Hold Inspections
The Inspection Moderator
Selecting the Material
Inspection Entry Criteria
Assembling the Cast
The Inspection Package
Inspection Rates
Scheduling Inspection Events
Chapter 6 EXAMINING THE WORK PRODUCT
The Overview Stage
The Preparation Stage
Preparation Approaches
Chapter 7 PUTTIING YOUR HEADS TOGETHER
The Moderator`s Role
Launching the Meeting
Conducting the Meeting
Product Appraisal
Closing the Meeting
Improving the Inspection Process
Chapter 8 BRINGING CLESURE
The Rework Stage
The Follow-Up Stage
The Causal Analysis Stage
Inspection Exit Criteria
Chapter 9 ANALYZING INSPECTION DATA
Why Collect Data?
Some Measurement Caveats
Basic Data Items and Metrics
The Inspection Database
Data Analysis
Measuring the Impact of Inspections
Chapter 10 INSTALLING A PEER REVIEW PROGRAM
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Chapter 11 MAKING PEER REVIEWS WORK FOR YOU
Chapter 12 SPECIAL REVIEW CHALLENGES
Appendix A PEER REVIEWS AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT MODELS
Appendix B SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Index

是Press Impact公司的首席顾问，该公司主要从事软件开发过程的咨询和培训。他曾在北美的许多公司里担任过顾问，并且举办过许多培训讲习班。