Technical review:
- It is less formal review
- It is led by the trained moderator but can also be led by a technical expert
- It is often performed as a peer review without management participation
- Defects are found by the experts (such as architects, designers, key users) who focus on the content of the document.
- In practice, technical reviews vary from quite informal to very formal
The goals of the technical review are:
- To ensure that an early stage the technical concepts are used correctly
- To access the value of technical concepts and alternatives in the product
- To have consistency in the use and representation of technical concepts
- To inform participants about the technical content of the document
nagesh_adapaka says
The term formal technical review is sometimes used to mean a software inspection.