What is the intent of Peer Reviews (PR)?

• A. Develop the skills and knowledge of personnel so they perform their roles efficiently and effectively.
• B. Provide guidance to senior management on their role in governance of process activities.
• C. Verify and enable improvement of the quality of the performed processes and resulting work products.
• D. Identify and address work product issues through reviews by the producer's peers or SMEs.

Answer: (D)

Peer Reviews are designed to surface defects and issues in a work product by having the producer's peers or subject matter experts review the artifact. This structured critique helps identify defects, inconsistencies, or gaps so the author can address them before the product moves forward. The emphasis is on collaboration to improve the artifact itself, rather than on training producers or on governance. As a result, issues are captured early and quality improves through the corrective actions taken by the author after the review.