Reviewers need to agree on the goal and acceptable tradeoffs before they can productively argue over implementation details.
What to look for
- 01
State the drawbacks of your preferred option.
- 02
Invite stakeholders to correct assumptions about constraints.
- 03
Preserve context and dissent for the people who revisit the decision later.
Keep in mind
LeadDev may require a free account after its reading allowance. The advice is about review quality, not achieving unanimous agreement.
Try this next
Rewrite the start of a pending proposal with three reasons the option might be wrong and the evidence that would change your recommendation.
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