Inspection Leader Course

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Goal
  Preparing the attendants to Successfully Manage Reviews and Inspections
Duration
3 full days of hard work
Daily structure
- Morning (9:00 - 12:30): Lectures
- Afternoon (13:30 - 17:00): Workshop (groups of 2 or 3 people)
Workshops
Day 1:
- Doing a mini-Inspection: Entry, Planning, Checking, Data Summary
Day 2:
- Editing, Edit Audit, Exit
- Preparing a Full Inspection (2 hr checking is homework between day 2 and day 3)
Day 3:
- Full Logging meeting
- Review of Inspection documents
Literature and documents
- Software Inspections by Tom Gilb and Dorothy Graham, Addison Wesley, 1993. ISBN 0201631814
- Inspection Handbook
- Inspection Master Plan
- Data Summary and Logging sheet
Homework
- Between day 2 and day 3: two hours individual Inspection on a chosen document
- Read appropriate chapters in the book
- Prepare questions about the previous days
Material preparation
Day 1:
- Bring a recent document of 2 – 4 pages real content for the mini Inspection exercise
Day 2,3:
- Bring a document of 4 – 10 pages real content for the Full Inspection exercise
Commitment
Attendants should be committed to:
- Becoming a trained Inspection leader
- Organising and managing Inspections regularly
- Attending all three course days and doing the homework
Trained Inspection Leader
After successful participation in the course, attendees will receive a “Trained Inspection Leader” certificate
Certified Inspection Leaders
After having successfully conducted a Full Inspection, under supervision of an Inspection Auditor, Trained Inspection Leaders may be appointed “Certified Inspection Leader”. Certified Inspection Leaders should be able to successfully manage Inspections on their own. Certification may expire when the Inspection Leader has not led any Inspection for a period of 3 months.
Inspection Process Management
The group of Certified Inspection Leaders should regularly study the results of Inspections and act on their findings. They will organise ownership of Inspection materials (documents, forms, data).