It is widely accepted that software development technical reviews (SDTRs) are a useful
technique for fmding defects in software products. Recent dcbntcs centre around the need
for review meetings (Porter and Votta 1994, Porter et al 1995, McCarthy et al 1996, Lanubile
and Visaggio 1996). This paper prcscnts the findings of an experiment that was conducted to
investigate the performance advantage of interacting groups over average individuals and
artificial (nominnl) groups. We found that interacting groups outperform the average …

It is widely accepted that software development technical reviews (SDTRs) are a useful
technique for finding defects in software products. The normative SDTR literature assumes
that group reviews are better than individual reviews. Recent debates centre around the
need for review meetings. This paper presents the findings of a replicated experiment that
was conducted to investigate whether group review meetings are needed and why. We
found that an interacting group is the preferred choice over the average individual and …