A process or meeting during which a system, hardware, or software design is presented to project personnel, managers, users, customers, or other interested parties for comment or approval. Types include critical design review, preliminary design review, and system design review.

QA team member leads design review. Members from development team and QA team participate in the review.
Input Criteria
Design document is the essential document for the review. A checklist can be used for the review.

Exit Criteria
Exit criteria include the filled & completed checklist with the reviewers’ comments & suggestions and the re-verification whether they are incorporated in the documents.