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Q: What types of review meetings can you tell me about?
A:
Of review meetings, peer design reviews, also known as PDRs, are the most common. PDRs are so common that they tend to replace both inspections and walk-throughs.
PDRs can be classified according to the 'subject' of the review. I.e., "Is this a document review, design review, or code review?"
PDRs can be classified according to the 'role' you play at the meeting. I.e., "Am I going to be the task lead, test lead, facilitator, moderator, or additional reviewer?"
PDRs can be classified according to the job title of attendees.
I.e. "Is this a meeting of peers, managers, systems engineers, or system integration testers?"
PDRs can be classified according to what is being reviewed at the meeting. I.e., "Are we reviewing the work of a developer, tester, engineer, or technical document writer?"
PDRs can be classified according to the 'objective' of the review.
I.e., "Is this document for the benefit of our company, or that of the government?" PDRs of government documents tend to attract the attention of management, and the meeting quickly becomes a meeting of managers and peers.
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