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A Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) chart helps plan for and track failure modes in a system. In the process of creating it, the participants are forced to think about the effects of failures, potential causes of failure, what actions need to be taken and by whom when failures are found for each specific risk. Severity levels are assigned and means to detect the failures are documented. Failures due to operating system and hardware need not be considered unless safety or security issues require it. Developing the FMEA should
be a management team effort, but one person can create a strawman version to
get things going. A one-day (all day if necessary) meeting is recommended to
avoid loss of momentum. E-mail should be used to distribute the chart and set
the scope of coverage, etc.. The goal for the test team is to create a prioritized
list of quality risks.
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