Re: Peer Review Process/Best Practices

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Ours goes something like this:

1.  Send out review copies to all reviewers with message
     that specifies deadline for reviews.
2.  Nag reviewers every two or three days until deadline.
3.  On day of deadline, declare input on document closed
     for current release.
4.  Resolve inputs, bringing reviewers who disagreed
     together as needed.
5.  Incorporate resolved inputs.
6.  Hold sign-off meeting.  This is where anyone who
     wants to withhold signature because they didn't
     submit input prior to review deadline or have last-
     minute changes that "have to be done now" gets to
     explain why to our CEO, who attends the sign-offs
     because his signature is required on every document
     we submit to the FAA for approval before we're
     allowed to put anything into production.
7.  In the event sign-off meeting attendees agree that
     last-minute changes need to be done, adjourn meeting,
     go to #5.
8.  Repeat 5, 6 and 7 and needed and release when done.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jill Mohan" <jillemo -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: Peer Review Process/Best Practices


> This question may provoke only laughter - BUT, here goes...
>
> Is there anybody out there using a slightly formalized process for 
> getting
> documents reviewed prior to delivery? If you are, can you share some 
> best
> practices?

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