Summary

Conduct peer reviews of selected work products and identify issues resulting from these reviews.

Description

One of the purposes of conducting a peer review is to find and remove defects early. Peer reviews are performed incrementally as work products are being developed. These reviews are structured and are not management reviews.

Example Work Products



  1. Peer review results
  2. Peer review issues
  3. Peer review data


Subpractices



  1. Perform the assigned roles in the peer review.
  2. Identify and document defects and other issues in the work product.
  3. Record results of the peer review, including action items.
  4. Collect peer review data.
  5. Identify action items and communicate issues to relevant stakeholders.
  6. Conduct an additional peer review if needed.