“Please Review and Comment”

Those in the knowledge industries will understand the collective cringe that occurs when the request comes in: ‘please review and comment’. 

Attached will be some long and probably tedious document which, in our knowledge environment, we know needs to be read and commented on, but… we don’t ever seem to be taught how to review and comment.

Document review processes tend to be cumbersome, inefficient, or simply never explained.  The reviewer is usually under pressure for a deadline – since that’s what the last minute is for, of course. A strategic, systemised approach to document reviews will save time and frustration.