A method for peer review evaluation of a product during a development stage comprises creating an evaluation header including selection of a moderator for a peer review team. The evaluation continues by identifying team members and distributing artifacts to complete the review evaluation header. An overview of the evaluation artifacts is conducted by the author, moderator and each of the team members. Following the overview each of the team members identifies potential defects in artifacts and records the potential defects in an action request database. A peer review meeting then evaluates each of the potential defects for either acceptance of a potential defect or rejection of the potential defect. The author of the evaluation team prepares a report of accepted defects and this report is entered into the action request database. The author and/or moderator monitors the action request database as a follow-up to determine if a rework has been made to the identified accepted defects. This is a continuing effort until the accepted defects have been corrected.