What of the following statements regarding walkthrough are NOT true?
A. A walkthrough is lead by a moderator and requires pre-meeting preparation and post meeting follow up.
B. A walkthrough may take the form of scenarios, dry runs and peer group review.
C. The purpose of a walkthrough is to establish common understanding of a document and to find possible defects in it.
D. Pre-meeting preparation, documentation and distribution of results are optional for a walkthrough.
Answer is A
A is the correct answer
Walkthrough
Main purposes: find defects, improve the software product, consider alternative implementations,
evaluate conformance to standards and specifications
Possible additional purposes: exchanging ideas about techniques or style variations, training of
participants, achieving consensus
Individual preparation before the review meeting is optional
Review meeting is typically led by the author of the work product
Scribe is mandatory
Use of checklists is optional
May take the form of scenarios, dry runs, or simulations
Potential defect logs and review reports may be produced
May vary in practice from quite informal to very formal