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Activity - Prepare for Design Review

Activity Information

Prepare for Design Review

Description

The design review requires preparation work to ensure that the review involves the correct participants and is completed in a timely manner. The developer responsible for creating the design should organize the design review by identifying the reviewers, scheduling the design review, and sending out the design for review to all of the reviewers.

Roles

ResponsibleDeveloper
AccountableDeveloper
InformedAny

Attributes

Element Categories[CMMI Track 3] Build, [CMMI Level 3] VER SP 2.1, [CMMI Cycle 6] As Needed
GuidancePeer Review Exception Review Minutes Template
When

Design is complete and system tests are written.

Entry Criteria

Technical Data Package:
Contains the design documents that will be reviewed.

Exit Criteria

Review Meeting Schedule:
The design review meeting is scheduled and a list of participants is identified.

Is RequiredYes

Steps

  1. Identify Reviewers:

    Determine who will participate in the design review.

    The project manager, lead developer, and tester for the design area should participate in the review.

    All developers on the same team as the developer whose code is being reviewed should participate in the review.

    Any stakeholders involved or affected by the design should participate in the review.
  2. Schedule the Review:

    Schedule a review meeting with the reviewers.

    Provide sufficient time for each reviewer to read and understand the technical data package before the meeting occurs.

    Plan the length of the review meeting to correspond to how many technical details must be reviewed.
  3. Circulate Design for Review:

    Send the technical data package to each reviewer on the list so that they have a chance to see the design before participating in the review. You can provide them a link to the technical data package on the project portal.

Inputs and Outputs

WorkProductInputOutputAllowable States
Peer Review Exception Review Minutes(none)
ReviewNew

Predecessors

TypeNameDependency Type
Create or Update System or Verification TestFinish-Start
DesignFinish-Start

Successors

TypeNameDependency Type
Design ReviewFinish-Start

Last modified at 12/19/2007 10:37 AM  by Administrator