Software Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (SFMEA)

The application of FMEA to software was first proposed in 1979.

Since that time, the software FMEA has been refined and applied successfully at functional, interface and detailed levels.

Some of the approaches taken to SFMEA; however, are flawed.

Software FMEA has also been useful in conjunction with requirements analysis.

Extreme caution is advised as this technique, in the wrong hands, will burn investment dollars at a rapid rate and provide little "bang for the buck".

HCRQ has years of experience applying software FMEA.