Course curriculum

    1. Meaning and types of the FMEA

    2. Importance & Legal relevance

    3. 4th generation version vs. AIAG&VAD FMEA

    4. Assignment 1

    1. Calculating Probabilities

    2. Calculating Normal Distribution

    3. Calculating Binomial Distribution

    4. Assignment 2

    1. Understanding Process Mapping

    2. Conducting Force Field Analysis FFA

    3. Explaining Matrix Charts

    4. Assignment 3

    1. FMEA Process & team

    2. Different types of failures

    3. Understanding RPN and Mitigation

    4. Critical Characteristics

    5. Assignment 4

    1. Risk analyses

    2. Design FMEA

    3. Process FMEA

    4. Customer requirements analysis

    5. Understanding Monitoring and System Response MSR

    6. Assignment 5

    1. S1 - Determination of the scope of consideration

    2. S2 - Structural analysis

    3. S3 - Functional analysis

    4. S4 - Failure analysis

    5. S5 - Risk analysis

    6. S6 - Optimization

    7. S7 - Documentation

About this course

  • $499.00

Instructor

Michael A. Anleitner

FMEA Expert, Consultant and Author

Michael A. Anleitner is an FMEA specialist, author, and instructor with decades of experience in quality, reliability, and risk analysis methodologies across manufacturing and product development environments. He is the author of the acclaimed book The Power of Deduction: Failure Modes & Effects Analysis for Design, recognized for its practical and logic-driven approach to Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA). Throughout his career, Michael has focused on helping engineering teams move beyond checkbox-style FMEA practices toward deeper functional understanding, root-cause thinking, and prevention-driven product development. His work emphasizes deductive reasoning, engineering intent, and the practical application of DFMEA principles in complex systems and product design. As a contributing author and instructor for Excedify’s DFMEA Training Program, Michael brings industry insight, practical case studies, and advanced methodologies that help engineers understand not only how to complete an FMEA, but how to think critically about failure prevention and robust design. His contributions enrich the course with practical engineering perspective, structured analytical thinking, and methodologies aligned with modern industry expectations, including AIAG-VDA based DFMEA practices.

Earn a Certificate in FMEA from Excedify

As a bearer of this certificate, you are recognized for your comprehensive understanding and practical application of FMEA methodology, a capability highly valued in product development, manufacturing, and quality management. The certificate is a badge of your commitment to excellence and precision.
GD&T Certificate

Course overview

This FMEA course gives engineers, designers, quality professionals—and entire teams—the skills to identify potential failures early, assess risk accurately, and implement effective controls that prevent issues before they reach the customer. It covers all essential FMEA fundamentals: failure modes, causes and effects, severity-occurrence-detection ratings, action prioritization, linkage to process controls, and alignment with the latest AIAG–VDA standards.

The training improves cross-functional collaboration between design, process engineering, and quality, strengthens risk-based thinking, and reduces costly failures through structured, preventive analysis.

Delivered fully online and self-paced, it includes video lessons, quizzes, exercises, and practical case studies. Learners can revisit modules anytime and immediately apply the methods to their products and processes.

Suitable for beginners and intermediate users, and updated regularly to reflect industry standards. Available for individuals as well as teams with bulk enrollment and progress tracking.

If you need fewer defects, fewer warranty issues, and a team that understands and applies FMEA correctly, this course provides exactly that.

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