CTFL 3.2.2: Summarize the activities of the review process
K2Syllabus section 3.2.2
4 original PrepBench practice questions for learning objective 3.2.2 of the CTFL 4.0 syllabus. Try the examples below and check each answer against its syllabus reference.
Practice questions
Question 1
A reviewer applies checklist-based reviewing to the work product and logs the anomalies, recommendations and questions found, before any of them are discussed with the group. Which review process activity is this?
- Review initiation, which ensures every participant has access to the work product and understands their role
- Individual review, in which reviewers apply one or more review techniques and log what they find
- Communication and analysis, in which each anomaly's status, ownership and required actions are decided
- Planning, in which the scope, quality characteristics, exit criteria and timeframes are defined
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- Review initiation, which ensures every participant has access to the work product and understands their roleReview initiation prepares participants and access; no examination has taken place yet.
- Correct answer: Individual review, in which reviewers apply one or more review techniques and log what they findApplying a review technique and logging what it finds is this activity.
- Communication and analysis, in which each anomaly's status, ownership and required actions are decidedDeciding status, ownership and actions happens after the items have been logged.
- Planning, in which the scope, quality characteristics, exit criteria and timeframes are definedPlanning fixes scope, quality characteristics, exit criteria and timeframes beforehand.
Every reviewer performs an individual review to assess the quality of the work product and to identify anomalies, recommendations and questions by applying one or more review techniques, such as checklist-based or scenario-based reviewing, and logs all of them. The discussion of those items, and the decisions on their status, ownership and required actions, belong to the following activity.
Syllabus section 3.2.2
Question 2
Before individual review begins, the review leader distributes the work product, explains the scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products, and answers participants' questions. How should this activity be interpreted?
- It is individual review because each reviewer assesses the work product and logs anomalies
- It is fixing and reporting because defect reports are created and the work product is accepted
- It is review initiation because participants are given access, an explanation, and a chance to ask questions
- It is planning because the review scope, exit criteria, effort, and timeframes are being defined
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- It is individual review because each reviewer assesses the work product and logs anomaliesIndividual review follows initiation and involves assessing the work product and logging anomalies.
- It is fixing and reporting because defect reports are created and the work product is acceptedFixing and reporting occurs after review findings have been communicated and analyzed.
- Correct answer: It is review initiation because participants are given access, an explanation, and a chance to ask questionsDistributing materials, explaining the review, and answering questions are review-initiation tasks.
- It is planning because the review scope, exit criteria, effort, and timeframes are being definedPlanning defines scope, exit criteria, effort, and timeframes rather than explaining and distributing the review materials.
During review initiation, the work product and other materials are distributed, the scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products are explained, and participants may ask questions. Planning defines those matters earlier; it does not distribute and explain them to start the review.
Syllabus section 3.2.2
Question 3
In a review, each item the reviewers wrote down is now taken in turn: the group decides whether it is really a defect, who will handle it and what must be done, and then judges the quality level of the work product. Which review process activity is this?
- Communication and analysis, which typically takes place in a review meeting
- Individual review, in which reviewers apply one or more review techniques
- Planning, in which the scope, quality characteristics and exit criteria are set
- Fixing and reporting, in which the results of the review are reported
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- Correct answer: Communication and analysis, which typically takes place in a review meetingAnalyzing each logged item and deciding status, ownership and actions is this activity.
- Individual review, in which reviewers apply one or more review techniquesIn individual review each reviewer identifies and logs anomalies alone, before any joint decision.
- Planning, in which the scope, quality characteristics and exit criteria are setPlanning sets the scope, quality characteristics and exit criteria before the review is carried out.
- Fixing and reporting, in which the results of the review are reportedFixing and reporting creates a defect report per defect and reports results, after the decisions.
Since the anomalies identified during a review are not necessarily defects, all of them need to be analyzed and discussed. For every anomaly a decision should be made on its status, ownership and required actions. This is typically done in a review meeting, during which the participants also decide the quality level of the reviewed work product and what follow-up actions are required.
Syllabus section 3.2.2
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