Paper Info
Title
Empirical study of exchange patterns during software peer review meetings
Abstract
An observational empirical study is performed on the peer review meeting (PRM). The purpose of the study is to define a model for participant interactions based on statistical analysis of the moves that occur during the PRM. Protocol analysis is applied to the data from the observation of seven representative meetings held during a professional software development project. Lag sequential analysis is used to find significant relationships between moves, and hierarchical clustering is used to define a model for the exchange relationships. The approach illustrates the building up of communication patterns through three successive analysis iterations. Four significant types of exchanges are identified as characteristic of PRMs: cognitive synchronization, review, elaboration and refinement. A model is built to represents the qualitative and quantitative importance of the various exchanges occurring during PRMs. The central role of cognitive synchronization is illustrated.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1016/S0950-5849(02)00081-2
Information and Software Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
Empirical study,Protocol analysis,Peer review meeting,Process measurement,Cognitive activity
Hierarchical clustering,Data mining,Observational study,Synchronization,Protocol analysis,Software peer review,Computer science,Cognition,Empirical research,Software development
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
44
11
0950-5849
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.74
7
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Patrick d'Astous1787.25
Pierre N Robillard256865.22