The Management Reviewer role is responsible for evaluating project planning and project assessment artifacts at major review points in the project's lifecycle.

Other Relationships:  Extends: Reviewer

Topics


Management Reviewer
Management
Reviewer


Project Approval Review
Project
Approval
Review


Project Planning Review
Project
Planning
Review


Iteration Plan Review
Iteration
Plan Review


Iteration Evaluation Criteria Review
Iteration
Evaluation
Criteria
Review

 

 
Modifies
 

Review Record
Review Record

     


Description

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The Management Reviewer role participates in significant review events because these management reviews mark points at which the project may be canceled if planning is inadequate or if progress is unacceptably poor.

Related Information

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This section provides links to additional information related to this role.

 

Staffing

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Skills

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The Management Reviewer role requires many years of business (including contract formulation and negotiation), technical, and software project management experience, and the individual who fills this role is chosen because of demonstrated decision-making ability at the operational management level. The Management Reviewer must have an excellent understanding of risk management principles and must be skilled at estimation in an environment with incomplete or fuzzy information.

Role assignment approaches

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This role is assigned to one or more individuals on a case-by-case basis, according to the artifact(s) being reviewed, the teams involved and the availability of staff members to take part in the review.

Further Information

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See: [ROY98] Chapters 9 & 13, and [MCO97].



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2003.06.13