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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
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HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-82-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsCompetency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage MatrixA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
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8D Problem Solving
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
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Kepner-Tregoe