Chapter 3 Formal review process

Question 1

What are the steps in a formal review process?

Answer 1

• Planning
• Intiate reiew
• Individual review
• Issue communication and analysis
• Fixing and reporting

Question 2

What part of the formal review process is this?:
’ Defining the scope, which includes the purpose of the review, what documents or parts of documents to review, and the quality characteristics to be evaluated’

Answer 2

Planning

Question 3

What part of the formal review process is this?:
‘Estimating effort and timeframe’

Answer 3

Planning

Question 4

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Identifying review characteristics such as the review type with roles, activities, and checklists’

Answer 4

Planning

Question 5

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Selecting the people to participate in the review and allocating roles’

Answer 5

Planning

Question 6

What part of the formal review process is this? ‘Defining the entry and exit criteria for more formal review types (e.g., inspections) ‘

Answer 6

Planning

Question 7

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Checking that entry criteria are met (for more formal review types)’

Answer 7

Planning

Question 8

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Definition and verification of fulfilment of entry criteria for review’

Answer 8

Planning

Question 9

What is the purpose of planning in the formal review process?

Answer 9

Define purpose of the review, estimate type of review, roles, participants, define entry and exit criteria

Question 10

What is the purpose of initiation in the formal review process?

Answer 10

Issue the work product and other material (checklists, forms), scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products to the participants. Answer any questions that participants may have about the review

Question 11

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Distributing the work product (physically or by electronic means) and other material, such as issue log forms, checklists, and related work products’

Answer 11

Initiation

Question 12

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Explaining the scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products to the participants ‘

Answer 12

Initiaiton

Question 13

What part of the formal reivew process is this?
‘Answering any questions that participants may have about the review’

Answer 13

Initiaiton

Question 14

What is the purpose of individual reivew?

Answer 14

Review the work product. Note potential defects, recommendations and questions

Question 15

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Reviewing all or part of the work product ‘

Answer 15

Individual reivew

Question 16

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Noting potential defects, recommendations, and questions’

Answer 16

Individual review

Question 17

What is the purpose of ‘Issue communication and analysis’ in the formal reivew?

Answer 17

Communicate defects identified, analyse, evaluate quality characteristics and findings

Question 18

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Communicating identified potential defects (e.g., in a review meeting) ‘

Answer 18

Issue communication and analysis

Question 19

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Analyzing potential defects, assigning ownership and status to them ‘

Answer 19

Issue communication and analysis

Question 20

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Evaluating and documenting quality characteristics ‘

Answer 20

Issue communicaiton and analysis

Question 21

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Evaluating the review findings against the exit criteria to make a review decision (reject; major changes needed; accept, possibly with minor changes)’

Answer 21

Issue communication and analysis

Question 22

What is the purpose of ‘Fixing and reporting’ as part of the review process?

Answer 22

Log & Fix defects, gather metrics, check against exit criteria. Accept work product

Question 23

What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Creating defect reports for those findings that require changes to a work product’

Answer 23

Fixing and reporting

Question 24

What part of the formal review proccess is this?
‘Fixing defects found (typically done by the author) in the work product reviewed ‘

Answer 24

Fixing and reporting

Question 25

What part of the formal review proccess is this? 'Communicating defects to the appropriate person or team (when found in a work product related to the work product reviewed) '

Answer 25

Fixing and reporting

Question 26

What part of the formal review process is this? 'Recording updated status of defects (in formal reviews), potentially including the agreement of the comment originator '

Answer 26

Fixing and reporting

Question 27

What part of the formal review process is this? 'Gathering metrics (for more formal review types) '

Answer 27

Fixing and reporting

Question 28

What part of the formal review process is this? 'Checking that exit criteria are met (for more formal review types) '

Answer 28

Fixing and reporting

Question 29

What part of the formal review process is this? 'Accepting the work product when the exit criteria are reached '

Answer 29

Fixing and reporting

Question 30

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Creates the work product under review '

Answer 30

Author

Question 31

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Fixes defects in the work product under review (if necessary)'

Answer 31

Author

Question 32

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Is responsible for review planning'

Answer 32

Manager

Question 33

In the formal review process, who deos this role? 'Decides on the execution of reviews'

Answer 33

Manager

Question 34

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Assigns staff, budget, and time'

Answer 34

Manager

Question 35

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Monitors ongoing cost-effectiveness'

Answer 35

Manager

Question 36

In the formal review process, who deos this role? 'Executes control decisions in the event of inadequate outcomes'

Answer 36

Manager

Question 37

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Ensures effective running of review meetings (when held'

Answer 37

Facilitator

Question 38

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Mediates, if necessary, between the various points of view'

Answer 38

Facilitator

Question 39

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Is often the person upon whom the success of the review depends'

Answer 39

Faciliator

Question 40

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Takes overall responsibility for the review'

Answer 40

Review leader

Question 41

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Decides who will be involved and organizes when and where it will take place'

Answer 41

Review leader

Question 42

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'May be subject matter experts, persons working on the project, stakeholders with an interest in the work product, and/or individuals with specific technical or business backgrounds

Answer 42

Reviewer

Question 43

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Identify potential defects in the work product under review'

Answer 43

Reviewer | q

Question 44

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'May represent different perspectives (e.g., tester, developer, user, operator, business analyst, usability expert, etc.)'

Answer 44

Reviewer

Question 45

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Collates potential defects found during the individual review activity'

Answer 45

Scribe

Question 46

In the formal review process, who does this role? 'Records new potential defects, open points, and decisions from the review meeting (when held)'

Answer 46

Scribe