SWIFT
Acronym for Structured What-if Technique to identify risks and causes more quickly than FMEA methods.
Two major questions are asked of teams during a brainstorming session
- What if? (risk)
- How could? (cause)
Examples:
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- Manufacturing: Setup error
- What if the operator selects the wrong setting during setup?
- How could an operator select the wrong setting?
- Healthcare: Dosage
- What if a patient was given the wrong dosage?
- How could a patient be given the wrong dosage?
- Office: Missed invoice
- What if an invoice was not processed?
- How could an invoice be overlooked or not processed?
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