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Course 1900G

Inspections, Walkthroughs and Reviews
 

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Description
Twenty to forth percent of project effort is rework and false starts. Peer reviews, as a control mechanism, can remove rework and shorten schedules.

Through a combination of workshop and lecture, participants learn the purpose, value and types of technical reviews, how to structure a review, select the review team, conduct the review and report the results.
 
Objectives
As a result of this course, participants will:
  • Understand the formal technical review process and some common variations on it
  • Know when and how to hold the appropriate kind of technical review
  • Understand the benefits and limitations of using reviews as a defect-catching mechanism
  • Know who to invite, how to develop the review report, and various roles played before, during and after the review
  • Have participated in a formal technical review, and learn the process, roles and group dynamics involved

 

Audience
Product managers, program managers, designers, developers, engineers, analysts, project leaders, testers, quality assurance -- anyone involved in producing documented work or improving its quality
 
Level
Introductory
 
Prerequisite
None (strongly recommended that participants read, beforehand, an internal work document that can then be reviewed in the workshop)
 
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Duration
Four hours
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Contact: Rachael Chagat (training@carolla.com)
      614-431-1944 (voice)   614-431-8094 (fax)

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