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Fagan inspection

A Fagan inspection is a process of trying to find defects in documents (such as source code or formal specifications) during various phases of the software development process. It is named after Michael Fagan, who is credited with the invention of formal software inspections.

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XPDSDMSoftware testing
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High- and low-levelGraphical user interface
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Debugging
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Fagan inspection

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Edges16
Triples40
Avg. degree1.88
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related to Examples · 9
Fagan inspection → DSDM, DYA, Examples, Fagan, Information System, Programming, Requirement, Software, XP
related to Improvements · 7
Fagan inspection → Although, Electronic Meeting System, EMS, Fagan, Genuchten, Other, This
related to Typical operations · 7
Fagan inspection → Fagan, Follow-upIn, It, On, PlanningPreparation, The, They
related to Follow-up · 5
Fagan inspection → Fagan, If, In, Sometimes, The
related to Criteria · 4
Fagan inspection → Entry, Exit, Fagan, For
related to Usage · 4
Fagan inspection → As, Fagan, The, This
is a · 1
Fagan inspection → process of trying to find defects in documents

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inspection defects process fagan software criteria inspections phase needed exit low-level citation requirements document corrected rework fixed used entry high-level

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Fagan inspectionis aprocess of trying to find defects in documents0.90text
spelling mistakes or unaesthetic positioning of controls in a graphical user interface.Typical operationsA typical Fagan inspection consists of the following operationsinstance ofbut may be small errors0.80text
spelling mistakes or unaesthetic positioning of controls in a graphical user interfaceinstance ofbut may be small errors0.80text
IBMinstance ofcan be reached as the avoidance and earlier detection of errors will reduce the amount of resources needed for debugging in later phases of the project.In practice very positive…0.80text
Fagan inspectionrelated to CriteriaEntry0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to CriteriaFor0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to CriteriaFagan0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to CriteriaExit0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to ExamplesExamples0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to ExamplesFagan0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to ExamplesRequirement0.60section
Fagan inspectionrelated to ExamplesInformation System0.60section

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