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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
HighLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10Small cross-functional group
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
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RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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