How can you effectively measure team collaboration in FMEA?

To effectively measure team collaboration in FMEA: 1. Document contributions and attendance. 2. Assess communication quality and tools. 3. Observe team dynamics and conflict resolution. 4. Ensure clear roles and responsibilities. 5. Evaluate data-based decision-making. 6. Measure problem-solving and creativity. 7. Monitor completion timeliness. 8. Review documentation quality. 9. Encourage feedback and learning. 10. Gauge team satisfaction. 11. Define collaboration-related KPIs. 12. Consider external reviews for an objective perspective.

The FMEA process is composed of a cross-functional collaborative team composed of members in engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, procurement, and other functions with a process manager responsible for managing the project. The FMEA process is typically defined in seven steps. Each step is sequential, so the previous step creates an output that serves as the next step’s input.

In Results Documentation step, FMEA is summarized, documented, and communicated to the stakeholders FMEA report includes summary of scope, identification of high-risk failures, corrective actions taken and their effectiveness, and insights/plans for current and future processes. FMEA Mistakes: >Performing FMEA too late: The earlier in design phase the better >Accountability of required actions: Have clear ownership for parts of the process >Setting it and forgetting it: FMEA is a living document of continuous improvement >Poor documentation: Useful documentation limits redundancies and leaves insight for future teams >Poor root cause identification: Due diligence confirms a proper solution and not wasted efforted and continued defects

In Planning & Preparation Step, the team defines the purpose and definition of the scope, sets boundaries of the analysis (what needs to be included or excluded), and establishes the foundation for the entire FMEA process. Project planning can be broken down into 5 topics known as the 5 T’s: >InTent: Why are we doing the FMEA? >Timing: When is this due? >Team: Who needs to be on the team? >Task: What work needs to be done? >Tools: How do we conduct the analysis?

In Risk Analysis, root cause analysis is estimated and prioritized by evaluating these categories: Severity: How badly does this affect the customer? Occurrence: How often will it happen? Detection: How easy is it to detect? Each risk category has a scoring matrix from 1 to 10 with 1 being low-risk to 10 being high-risk. In a previous FMEA risk analysis, each score is multiplied together (Severity x Occurrence x Detection) to produce a Risk Priority Number (RPN). However, RPN alone is not adequate since it gives equal weight to Severity, Occurrence, and Detection. In a newer FMEA risk analysis, priority is given to Severity first, then Occurrence, and then Detection, creating better decisions to prioritize risks.