Design reviews are an important facet of the system development lifecycle for database applications, writes DBTA columnist Craig S. Mullins. During design reviews, he explains, all aspects of the database and application code are evaluated for efficiency, effectiveness, and accuracy, and so, they provide an important process for checking the validity of design decisions and correcting errors before applications and databases are promoted to production status. In fact, says Mullins, multiple design reviews should be conducted over the course of an application's life.
There are seven basic design review phases for a database application. Read on. https://www.dbta.com/Articles/Columns/DBA-Corner/The-Importance-of-Database-Design-Reviews-75444.aspx