Always! We mainly use the FMEA in the Improve Phase of DMAIC projects. It’s important as you point out, to evaluate the risks the new process steps might present.
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After a process has been fixed or problem has been solved, do you ever go back and re-evaluate risk of the new process using the FMEA to make sure you’ve correctly mitigated / mistake-proofed the new process?