3.2.2 Review Process Activities

Question 1

The ISO/IEC 20246 standard defines a generic review process that provides a structured but f… from which a specific r… may be tailored to a p…

If the required review is more formal, then more of the “ “ described for the d… will be “ “.

Answer 1

flexible framework
review process
particular situation.

tasks
different activities
needed

Question 2

The size of many work products makes them t… to be covered by a s…

The review process may be invoked many times to complete the “ “ for the entire …

Answer 2

too large
single review.

review
work product.

Question 3

The activities in the review process are:
- “Pla…”
- Rev…
- Ind…
- Com…
- Fix…

Answer 3

• Planning
• Review initiation
• Individual review
• Communication and analysis
• Fixing and reporting

Question 4

During the planning phase, the following will be defined:
- the s… which comprises the “ “
- the w… to be “ “
- quality “c…“ to be “ “
- areas to f…
- exit “c…”
- supporting information such as “s…”, “ “ and the t…

Answer 4

• scope of the review,
  purpose
• work product
  reviewed
• characteristics
  evaluated
• focus on
• criteria
• standards
  effort
  timeframes for the review

Question 5

During the review initiation, the goal is to make sure that e… is prepared to start the “ “.

This includes making sure that every “p…“ has access to the w… , understands their r… and receives everything needed to p…

Answer 5

everyone and everything involved
review

participant
work product under review
role and responsibilities
perform the review.

Question 6

Individual review:

Every reviewer performs an individual review to assess the “q…“ of the w… , and to identify “a…“, “ “, and “q…“, by applying one or more r… (e.g. ch… , sce… ).

The reviewers log all their identified “a…“, “ “, and “q…“.

Answer 6

quality
work product under review
anomalies
recommendations
questions
review techniques
checklist-based reviewing
scenario-based writing

anomalies
recommendations
questions.

Question 7

Communication and analysis:

Since the anomalies identified during a review are not necessarily defects, all these anomalies need to be “a…“ and “ “.

For every anomaly, the decision should be made on its “s…“, “ “, and r…

This is typically done in a review meeting, during which the participants also decide what the q… of the r… and what f…

A follow-up review may be r…

Answer 7

analyzed
discussed

status
ownership
required actions.

quality level
reviewed work product is
follow-up actions are required.

required to complete actions.

Question 8

Fixing and reporting:

For every defect, a defect report should be “ “ so that c… can be f…

Once the exit criteria are reached, the work product c…

The review results are “ ‘.

Answer 8

created
corrective actions
followed up.

can be accepted.

reported.