A Software management review is a management study into a project's status and allocation of resources. It is different from both a software engineering

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

, which evaluates the technical quality of software products, and a software audit, which is an externally conducted audit into a project's compliance to

specifications A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. A specification is often a type of technical standard. There are different types of technical or engineering specificati ...

, contractual agreements, and other criteria.

Process

A management review can be an informal process, but generally requires a formal structure and rules of conduct, such as those advocated in the IEEE 1028 standard, which are: # Evaluate entry? # Management preparation? # Plan the structure of the review # Overview of review procedures? # ndividualPreparation? # roupExamination? # Rework/follow-up? # xit evaluation

Definition

software engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term ''p ...

, a management review is defined by the IEEE as:

A systematic evaluation of a software acquisition, supply, development, operation, or maintenance process performed by or on behalf of management ... nd conductedto monitor progress, determine the status of plans and schedules, confirm requirements and their system allocation, or evaluate the effectiveness of management approaches used to achieve fitness for purpose. Management reviews support decisions about corrective actions, changes in the allocation of resources, or changes to the scope of the project.

Management reviews are carried out by, or on behalf of, the management personnel having direct responsibility for the system. Management reviews identify consistency with and deviations from plans, or adequacies and inadequacies of management procedures. This examination may require more than one meeting. The examination need not address all aspects of the product."
IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operati ...
Std. 1028-1997, ''IEEE Standard for Software Reviews'', clauses 3.4, 4.1

References

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