Podcast Listens Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the almost 10 years of Speaking of Reliability podcasts and podcasting in general. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the world of podcasting and the data about listeners and podcast popularity. Topics include: Even though we can know how many subscribers downloaded our podcast, we […]

Early Life Failures Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the impact of early life failures on the customer Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how failures after a customer starts to have confidence in a product it fails, is the most costly and frustrating for the customer Topics include: Out-of-the-box failures can be […]

Pitfalls of Reliability Testing Abstract Enrico and Fred discuss an array of problems that may arise with reliability testing. Key Points Join Enrico and Fred as they discuss reliability testing and problems that may leads to faulty results. Topics include: Accelerated testing and poor acceleration factor models Too few samples to get a meaningful result […]

Build, Test, Fix Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the product design process commonly called build, test, fix. Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss an approach to creating a new product and how relaibility happens. Topics include: Build early and often. Simulate concepts, model ideas, mock up concepts. Test early and to failure. […]

Statistics and Reliability Abstract Chris and Fred discuss a listener’s question on whether or not to study statistics. Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss the value of really understanding statistis as a reliability engineer. Topics include: A grand set of tools to grapple with the world’s variations. The ability to detect and […]

AI & Reliability Use Abstract Philip and Fred discuss a few ideas around using AI for reliability work. Key Points Join Philip and Fred as they discuss how Philip has jumped into using AI for many reliability tasks. Topics include: Creating apps or scripts to accomplish routine tasks quickly Dealing with very, very large dataset […]

Selecting Tests Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss the critical process of selecting appropriate reliability tests, maximizing value while avoiding the common pitfalls of over-testing or testing the wrong parameters. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss selecting tests, maximizing value while avoiding the common pitfalls of over-testing or testing the wrong parameters. Topics […]

Capturing Value Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss capturing value, documenting the cost of unreliability, and speaking the language of management. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss the often-overlooked necessity for reliability and quality engineers to quantify value, document the cost of unreliability, and speak the language of management. Topics include: Why quantifying […]

Today’s New Reliability Challenge Abstract Mojan and Fred discuss the range of new challenges facing reliability engineering work. Key Points Join Mojan and Fred as they discuss today’s reliability challenges that face today’s reliability engineers and teams. Topics include: Many are challenges that rhythm with the challenges in the past, like shorter development times and […]

Reliability ≠ Testing Abstract Mojan and Fred discuss the idea that a product’s reliability is not the same as doing reliability testing. Key Points Join Mojan and Fred as they discuss the importance of not confusing testing with a product’s actual reliability. Topics include: A product’s reliability exists whether or not we perform any testing. […]