7) Conduct required management and technical reviews, audits and inspections.NOTE These are formal or informal, and are conducted to determine readiness to proceed to the next stage of the lifecycle or project milestone, to help ensure that project and technical objectives are being met, or to obtain feedback fromstakeholders.8) Monitor critical processes and new technologies.NOTE This includes identifying and evaluating technology maturity and feasibility of technology insertion. Technologymaturity is the readiness of a technology for operational use, and is often measured on a scale from low (exists as aconcept only) to high (proven in operational use).9) Analyze measurement results and make recommendations.