> Just the act of writing out a proposal... Strongly agree. But this is not the same thing as a tech review. > Design review is just highlighting organisation

> Just the act of writing out a proposal... Strongly agree. But this is not the same thing as a tech review. > Design review is just highlighting organisation failures elsewhere. I don't think it is an organizational failure necessarily; it is more of a power balance issue. Most (esp. junior) developers wouldn't dare ignore a VP's comments in a tech review.