Is Reliability Testing Always Necessary?

Do Reliability Testing That Adds Value, Informs Decisions, and Provides Information

Reliability testing is expensive, time-consuming, and fraught with errors. Is it worth the effort? Is it necessary? Let's explore relegating testing to only a ‘when necessary’ status. Let's explore what you and your team can do instead.

Testing results arrive late in the development program, often too late to improve reliability. The development team requires reliability performance feedback much earlier to make design and process improvements effectively.

The dilemma is many organizations rely on prototype testing to create the first estimates of product reliability performance. You can and should do better.

Let's explore the alternatives to testing you may want to employ. Plus, let's ensure the little testing generates the necessary reliability information efficiently and effectively. Given the typical testing investment, reliability testing should provide significant value to the team.

In this webinar, we will discuss poor and best practices around reliability testing, plus a handful of viable alternatives to limit the need for reliability testing.

This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 14 February 2017.

To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page.

Creating Unique Reliability Tests

A well crafted reliability test or series of tests helps us to understand what will fail and when. Craft your tests to be valuable.