Chapter 3 Formal review process Flashcards
What are the steps in a formal review process?
- Planning
- Intiate reiew
- Individual review
- Issue communication and analysis
- Fixing and reporting
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’
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this?:
‘Estimating effort and timeframe’
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Identifying review characteristics such as the review type with roles, activities, and checklists’
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Selecting the people to participate in the review and allocating roles’
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this? ‘Defining the entry and exit criteria for more formal review types (e.g., inspections) ‘
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Checking that entry criteria are met (for more formal review types)’
Planning
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Definition and verification of fulfilment of entry criteria for review’
Planning
What is the purpose of planning in the formal review process?
Define purpose of the review, estimate type of review, roles, participants, define entry and exit criteria
What is the purpose of initiation in the formal review process?
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
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’
Initiation
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Explaining the scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products to the participants ‘
Initiaiton
What part of the formal reivew process is this?
‘Answering any questions that participants may have about the review’
Initiaiton
What is the purpose of individual reivew?
Review the work product. Note potential defects, recommendations and questions
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Reviewing all or part of the work product ‘
Individual reivew
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Noting potential defects, recommendations, and questions’
Individual review
What is the purpose of ‘Issue communication and analysis’ in the formal reivew?
Communicate defects identified, analyse, evaluate quality characteristics and findings
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Communicating identified potential defects (e.g., in a review meeting) ‘
Issue communication and analysis
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Analyzing potential defects, assigning ownership and status to them ‘
Issue communication and analysis
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Evaluating and documenting quality characteristics ‘
Issue communicaiton and analysis
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)’
Issue communication and analysis
What is the purpose of ‘Fixing and reporting’ as part of the review process?
Log & Fix defects, gather metrics, check against exit criteria. Accept work product
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘ Creating defect reports for those findings that require changes to a work product’
Fixing and reporting
What part of the formal review proccess is this?
‘Fixing defects found (typically done by the author) in the work product reviewed ‘
Fixing and reporting
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) ‘
Fixing and reporting
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 ‘
Fixing and reporting
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Gathering metrics (for more formal review types) ‘
Fixing and reporting
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Checking that exit criteria are met (for more formal review types) ‘
Fixing and reporting
What part of the formal review process is this?
‘Accepting the work product when the exit criteria are reached ‘
Fixing and reporting
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Creates the work product under review ‘
Author
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Fixes defects in the work product under review (if necessary)’
Author
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Is responsible for review planning’
Manager
In the formal review process, who deos this role?
‘Decides on the execution of reviews’
Manager
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Assigns staff, budget, and time’
Manager
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Monitors ongoing cost-effectiveness’
Manager
In the formal review process, who deos this role?
‘Executes control decisions in the event of inadequate outcomes’
Manager
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Ensures effective running of review meetings (when held’
Facilitator
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Mediates, if necessary, between the various points of view’
Facilitator
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Is often the person upon whom the success of the review depends’
Faciliator
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Takes overall responsibility for the review’
Review leader
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Decides who will be involved and organizes when and where it will take place’
Review leader
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
Reviewer
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Identify potential defects in the work product under review’
Reviewer
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In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘May represent different perspectives (e.g., tester, developer, user, operator, business analyst,
usability expert, etc.)’
Reviewer
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Collates potential defects found during the individual review activity’
Scribe
In the formal review process, who does this role?
‘Records new potential defects, open points, and decisions from the review meeting (when held)’
Scribe
