Implementation of a Technical Peer Review Process: Principles, Policy, and Cultural Change

design process;technical review;peer review;continuous improvement;engineering process

Sandia has developed a continuous improvement process to institutionalize technical peer review in the design lifecycle of products. The approach focuses on translating customer and leadership expectations, utilizing current established practices, simplifying planning and execution, and providing resources to engineering teams to guide them and ensure that rigorous and consistent technical peer reviews are performed.