Failure Modes and Effects Analysis identifies how a product, process or service might fail, together with each failure’s causes, effects and existing controls.
How to use this tool
Define the scope
Define the product or process scope.
List failure modes and controls
List failure modes, causes, effects and controls.
Rate severity and detectability
Rate severity, occurrence and detectability.
Prioritise and reassess
Prioritise actions and reassess risk after treatment.
References & further reading
U.S. Department of Defense (1980). MIL-STD-1629A: Procedures for Performing a Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis.