Software inspection - a blend of discipline and flexibility

Software engineering staff understand software inspection as a rather formal and disciplined process in general. Unfortunately this formality also detracts from its popularity among software practitioners. If we could add flexibility in the form of virtual meetings, for example, we could remove the barriers to including inspection in the development process. The present paper discusses alternative forms of inspection which provide discipline and flexibility on different scales and allow companies to choose an appropriate inspection method. We also introduce an inspection tool for increased flexibility.