Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a defect prevention technique used to identify potential failure modes[2] in a product design, assess the risk of each potential failure, and then implement appropriate actions to eliminate or mitigate those failure modes. Once identified, this information can be persisted and used in future projects to help avoid defects.
[2] A failure mode is a type of failure that can occur in a product.
After describing the origin of FMEA and its application in other industries, the focus of this section is on FMEA and its use in software development. In this context, software FMEA focuses on software systems, components, and functions.
History of FMEA
In 1949, the U.S. military ...
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