Prepare for peer reviews of selected work products.

Preparation activities for peer reviews typically include identifying the staff who will be invited to participate in the peer review of each work product; identifying the key reviewers who must participate in the peer review; preparing and updating any materials that will be used during the peer reviews, such as checklists and review criteria, and scheduling peer reviews.

Typical Work Products

1.    Peer review schedule

2.    Peer review checklist

3.    Entry and exit criteria for work products

4.    Criteria for requiring another peer review

5.    Peer review training material

6.    Selected work products to be reviewed

Subpractices

1.    Determine what type of peer review will be conducted.

2.    Define requirements for collecting data during the peer review.

Refer to the Measurement and Analysis process area for information about identifying and collecting data.

3.    Establish and maintain entry and exit criteria for the peer review.

4.    Establish and maintain criteria for requiring another peer review.

5.    Establish and maintain checklists to ensure that the work products are reviewed consistently.

The checklists are modified as necessary to address the specific type of work product and peer review. The peers of the checklist developers and potential users review the checklists.

6.    Develop a detailed peer review schedule, including the dates for peer review training and for when materials for peer reviews will be available.

7.    Ensure that the work product satisfies the peer review entry criteria prior to distribution.

8.    Distribute the work product to be reviewed and its related information to the participants early enough to enable participants to adequately prepare for the peer review.

9.    Assign roles for the peer review as appropriate.

10.  Prepare for the peer review by reviewing the work product prior to conducting the peer review.