Name: Effective Application of Software Failure Modes Effects Analysis - 2nd Edition
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Effective Application of Software Failure Modes Effects Analysis – 2nd Edition

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This book is a practical step-by-step guide for reliability or software engineering practitioners. It illustrates each of the steps for performing a software FMEA and presents dozens of software failure modes and root causes. This book covers the eight possible viewpoints for conducting a SFMEA – requirements, interface design, detailed design and code, vulnerabilities, corrective actions, serviceability, usability and development processes. Faulty functionality, data, timing, sequencing and error handling are just some of the failure modes that are covered in this book. Real life examples of SFMEAs are shown during each step of the analysis as well as a cost benefit analysis. (256 pages)

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The second edition includes additional examples for the functional, interface and detailed software FMEA viewpoints, examples of what a software FMEA should not look like, examples of the difference between a preventive measure, compensating provision and corrective action for software related failure modes, and additional guidance on how to assess the likelihood of the failure modes.

Copyright © 2021 by Mission Ready Software.
Published by Quanterion Solutions, Inc., Utica, New York
This publication is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and may not be copied, automated, re-sold, or re-distributed in part or in whole, without the express written permission of Ann Marie Neufelder, amneufelder@softrel.com, (321) 514-4659.

1.0 INTRODUCTION	7
1.1 SOFTWARE FAILURE MODES EFFECTS ANALYSIS DEFINED	9
1.1.1 Types of Software Systems	9
1.1.2 Types of Software Applications	11
1.2 PURPOSE OF THE SFMEA	12
1.3 HOW THE SFMEA FITS INTO THE SYSTEM LIFECYCLE	14
1.4 LIMITATIONS AND BENEFITS OF A SFMEA	15
1.5 EXISTING GUIDANCE	16
1.6 SOFTWARE FMEA STEPS	17
1.7 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FMEA	18
1.7.1 SFMEA Viewpoints	18
1.7.2 Software has its own Unique Failure Modes	21
1.7.3 Single Failure Versus Single Failure Mode	21
1.7.4 Software Reliability Growth is Limited	21
1.7.5 Differences in the FMEA Table	22

2.0 PREPARE THE SOFTWARE FMEA	26
2.1 IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE SFMEA	26
2.1.1 Identify where the SFMEA applies	26
2.1.2 Identify the riskiest parts of the software	30
2.1.3 Identify Applicable Viewpoints	34
2.2 IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES REQUIRED	39
2.2.1 Identify and Gather Documentation and Artifacts	40
2.2.2 Identify Personnel Resources Required for the SFMEA	43
2.2.3 Decide Selection Scheme	48
2.3 TAILOR THE SOFTWARE FMEA	51
2.3.1 Set Ground Rules for the SFMEA	51
2.3.2 Define failure, likelihood and severity rankings	51
2.3.3 Select and Tailor the SFMEA Tool	53
3.0 ANALYZE THE SOFTWARE FAILURE MODES AND ROOT CAUSES	58
3.1 RESEARCH PAST FAILURE MODES FROM SIMILAR SYSTEMS	58
3.2 BRAINSTORM SOFTWARE FAILURE MODES	59
3.3 ANALYZE FAILURE MODES AND ROOT CAUSES	60
3.3.1 Functional Failure Modes and Root Causes	60


3.3.2 Interface Failure Modes and Root Causes	76


3.3.3 Detailed Design Failure Modes and Root Causes	96

3.3.4 Maintenance Failure Modes and Root Causes	118
3.3.5 Usability Failure Modes and Root Causes	124
3.3.6 Serviceability Failure Modes and Root Causes	132
3.3.7 Vulnerability Failure Modes and Root Causes	137

3.3.8 Process failure modes and root causes	147

4.0 ANALYZE CONSEQUENCES	163
4.1 IDENTIFY THE LOCAL, SUBSYSTEM AND SYSTEM EFFECTS	163
4.1.1 Software Fault Tree Analysis	165
4.2 IDENTIFY PREVENTIVE MEASURES	167
4.3 IDENTIFY THE SEVERITY AND LIKELIHOOD	167
4.3.1 Severity	168
4.3.2 Likelihood	168

4.4 EXAMPLES	170
5.0 IDENTIFY MITIGATION	188
5.1 IDENTIFY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS	188
5.2 IDENTIFY COMPENSATING PROVISIONS	190
5.3 REVISE RPN	190
5.4 EXAMPLES	190
6.0 GENERATE A CRITICAL ITEMS LIST	200
6.1 IDENTIFY EQUIVALENT FAILURE MODES	200
6.2 CREATE CIL	200

6.3 EXAMPLE	201
7.0 COMMON SFMEA OVERSIGHTS	205
APPENDIX	207
APPENDIX A-1 ACRONYMS	198
APPENDIX A-2 TERMS	209
APPENDIX A-3 A FEW FAILURES CAUSED BY SOFTWARE	216
APPENDIX A-4 LIST OF REFERENCES	220

APPENDIX A-5 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMPLE	226

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