Defect Prevention Series

Fault Tree Analysis for Developing Robust Solutions – On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM EST

• Predicting high risk system failures and malfunctions
• Strategies for robust design 
• Fault Tree Analysis fundamentals
• A case history on Fault tree Analysis
• Managing the teams for creative solutions
• Testing to prove the solutions are robust

Design for Zero Defects based on Quality is Free Principles – On Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10:30 AM EST

• Why Quality is free?
• Phil Crosby approach to get Zero Defects
• Quality is Free movement in the Department of Defense
• Quality is Free, Japanese approaches
• Costs of defect prevention versus the costs of failures
• Examples of Quality is Free
• Workshop on Quality is Free

Robust Verification and Validation  – On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 10:30 AM EST

• Understanding Verification process
• Understanding Verification process
• Hardware design validation
• Software design validation
• System design validation
• Customer validation

Proactive Methods to Design for Zero Failures – On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:30 AM EST

• Conducting requirements analysis to require zero failures for critical functions in the specification
• Conducting risk analysis on the preliminary design to assure zero failures of critical functions
• Brainstorming on final design from stakeholders to assure zero failures of critical functions
• Conducting risk analysis on the proposed production process to prevent critical defects
• Conducting Highly Accelerated Life Test to prove zero critical failures