Software Inspection Insertion Efforts for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

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Evaluation of Code Inspection on an Outsourced Software Project in Mauritius

“…The detection rate for an inspection varies depending on the type of work product being inspected and the specific inspection process used. Studies have found that 30 to 90 percent of the defects in a work product may be uncovered through the inspection process [5].…”