ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the parameters of a review model in more detail, and focuses on their influence on the way they conduct reviews. It explores how these parameters vary across the project lifecycle, informing the type of review that people might conduct at any given point. The baseline defines those parts of the project that have been agreed prior to the review. The baseline may be axiomatic or it may have been covered by earlier reviews. Reference models contain the body of standards, policies, commonly agreed practices, and so on, that apply to projects of this type in this organization. For a construction project, they might include elements such as building regulations, planning guidelines and organizational procurement policies. This can be framed as a process of generating hypotheses and then gathering the information needed to confirm or refute them. Recommendations to improve project, is the standard loop whereby the review team delivers recommendations to the project team and other stakeholders.
