Send us a text

Welcome to the episode nobody wants to sit through but everybody needs.

Today we tackle one of the heaviest (and most valuable) tools in the process-improvement toolbox: the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis — FMEA.
Think of it as the colonoscopy your process never asked for but desperately needs. It’s long, occasionally uncomfortable, and you’ll see things you can’t unsee… but it just might save the patient.

In this episode I walk you through:

• Why FMEA is worth the heroic effort (and how to sell it to your sponsor)
• The exact inputs you need before you dare schedule the first meeting
• Every column in the FMEA template explained (with the gotchas most books forget)
• Real-time facilitation tips so you don’t lose two weeks of your life arguing over whether something is a 4 or a 5
• How to pick the right scoring scale (1-10? 1-5? 1-3-9? I give you my vote and why)
• A live, hands-on example (watch the YouTube version to see the spreadsheet in action)
• How to turn your finished FMEA into measurable proof that your improvement project actually delivered value

If you’ve ever been dropped into a process that’s on fire and nobody can tell you where the risks actually are… this episode is your fire extinguisher.

Video version (with the full live FMEA build): https://youtu.be/XS6xuTNVw14
Leave your war stories, tips, or “I survived an FMEA” scars in the comments — I read every one.

Onwards and Upwards!

Support the show