Mentor and Review Process
The assessment explicitly requests a mentor/coach and regular one-on-one feedback. The IDR therefore uses frequent evidence review rather than occasional end-of-course evaluation.
Mentor / coach: To be assigned by Skunkworks Academy
Review cadence
- short self-review every week;
- 30-minute one-on-one review every two weeks during the initial sprint;
- formal Day 30, Day 60 and Day 90 reviews;
- quarterly review after the sprint.
Standard 30-minute agenda
| Time | Topic | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min | Workload and progress | RAG status and blockers |
| 10 min | Evidence review | Accepted / revise / re-scope |
| 5 min | Investigation/detection challenge | One technical question to deepen reasoning |
| 5 min | Communication feedback | One concrete writing/presentation improvement |
| 5 min | Next actions | Two highest-value tasks |
Mentor review template
# Mentor Review — YYYY-MM-DD
## Evidence reviewed
- link / file
## Decision
- Accepted / Revise / Re-scope
## Scores (1–5)
- Investigation logic:
- SIEM/detection:
- Networking/telemetry:
- Incident response:
- Communication:
- Evidence quality:
- Security/privacy:
## Strongest improvement
## Main gap
## Required changes
## Next two-week priority
Feedback rule
Feedback is complete only when the next revision shows what changed. Review comments should not accumulate as passive notes.
Communication-development emphasis
Because the assessment identifies communication as an area needing additional support, every second mentor review should include one short verbal explanation or written incident summary and one specific improvement target.