Re: Peer Reviews (was Document Review Process)

[HBacheler -at- aol -dot- com]

To All.

Wow, what an opportunity for some  input.

I wrote a document for my last contract that was titled  "Conducting Peer 
Reviews".

There are three (3) types of Peer Review that  should be addtressed:

1)  Structured  Walkthroughs
2)  Technical Reviews,  and
3)  Formal Inspections.

It doesn't make a  difference what the 'tool' is that is used to prepare the 
document.

What  is important is that the people who are doing the reviews are involved 
in the  'process', and that the process is agreed to by all concerned.

One of the  SEI-CMM Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM) Key Process Areas at 
Level 3 was  "Peer Reviews".  Very well documented on what must be done.

The  follow-on CMMI included similar documentation in each of the KPAs that 
addressed  the 'review' process.

The sites I have provided here also deal with 'Peer  Reviews'.  You can do a 
'search' at each of these for 'Reviews'

In  addition to my list, NASA has an excellent document on 'Formal  
Inspections'

There are several organizations that have 'System  Development Life Cycle 
(SDLC)" documentation that you can obtain over the  Internet.  These deal with 
the review process.

US Navy -  http://sepo.spawar.navy.mil/ .

US Air Force -  https://web1.ssg.gunter.af.mil/sep/SEP/menus/main.asp

DoD - Software  Technical Support Center -  
http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/resources/tech_docs/

I have used the  documents that these organizations have.

They are thorough, and you can  use them as you need to.

I have a table that I could provide that deals  with the Peer Review Process, 
document types, types of review, and  participants.

Hope this information helps.

Harry M. Bacheler,  Jr.
Consultant  


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