ABSTRACT
Consensus means that all team members can support the team decision. Ideally, everyone on the FMEA team would agree on the severity, occurrence, and detection rankings. In all likelihood, however, there will be some disagreements due to each team member’s unique perspective of the process or product. Disagreements without a structured process to address and resolve them can waste a lot of time and energy. The team should agree, in advance, on a process to handle disagreements. Outlined below are some methods to help reach consensus.
