Software reviews are a fundamental static testing technique used to evaluate a work product. One of the primary objectives of the review process, especially in formal reviews like inspections, is to verify that the work product conforms to predefined standards, guidelines, and specifications. Checklists used during reviews often contain specific items to check for adherence to coding standards, documentation templates, or architectural principles. By identifying non-conformance as defects, the review process actively ensures that these standards are followed, effectively enforcing them across the project and improving the overall quality and consistency of the software.

B. False: This is incorrect. A key purpose and benefit of conducting software reviews is to ensure and verify compliance with organizational and project-specific standards.

1. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus (2018, Version 3.1), Section 3.2.1, "Work Product Review Process," outlines the objectives of reviews. While not using the word "enforce," the objective of "improving the quality of the software work product" inherently includes ensuring it meets quality standards. More explicitly, review checklists are based on these standards.

2. ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus (2019, Version 3.0), Section 2.2.2, "Using Checklists in Reviews," states: "Typical checklist items include checks against common defect types and adherence to standards (e.g., coding standards, modeling standards)." This directly confirms that reviews check for and thus help enforce standards.

3. Sommerville, I. (2016). Software Engineering (10th ed.). Pearson. In Chapter 8, "Software Testing," Section 8.3.1, "Program inspections," the author lists the principal checks made during the inspection process. The second item on the list is: "Compliance with standards is checked (e.g., are comments in the right format?)."

4. Pressman, R. S., & Maxim, B. R. (2020). Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill. In Chapter 19, "Software Quality Assurance," Section 19.3, "Formal Technical Reviews," the authors state that a key objective of a review is "to verify that the software element under review conforms to its specification and that it adheres to predefined standards."