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title: New AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook and Trainings Available!
description: Developed with a global team of OEM and Tier 1 supplier subject matter experts, the new AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook incorporates best practices from both AIAG and VDA methodologies into a harmonized, structured approach.
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# [New AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook and Trainings Available!](https://blog.aiag.org/new-aiag-vda-fmea-handbook-and-trainings-available)

 Written by [AIAG](https://blog.aiag.org/author/aiag) | Jun 13, 2019 6:46:23 PM

Developed with a global team of OEM and Tier 1 supplier subject matter experts, the new [AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook](http://www.aiag.org/FMEA) incorporates best practices from both AIAG and VDA methodologies into a harmonized, structured approach.

In addition to making it easier for suppliers to meet their customers’ needs during the FMEA development process, the handbook features major changes such as a new process for FMEA development – the 7-Step Approach – and a new chapter on Supplemental FMEA for Monitoring and System Response (FMEA-MSR). Additional important changes include the following:

- Totally revised Severity, Occurrence and Detection Tables.
- The Action Priority (AP) methodology and Tables to replace RPN.
- New Form Sheets (spreadsheet users) and Software Report Views (software users).
- Change point highlights from both the AIAG 4th edition FMEA Manual and the VDA Volume 4 FMEA Manual

From the increased focus on function-based FMEAs to the additional tools and guidance provided to support a more robust methodology, the new handbook provides consistent direction and guidance to all automotive suppliers.

For more information and support, be sure to also check out our new AIAG & VDA FMEA trainings. The [AIAG & VDA Design FMEA: Transitioning for Practitioners](https://www.aiag.org/store/training/details?CourseCode=VDFT) course helps attendees learn to execute Design FMEA according to the new handbook by achieving a deeper understanding of the explicit (and subtle) changes, while the [AIAG & VDA Process FMEA: Transitioning for Practitioners](https://www.aiag.org/store/training/details?CourseCode=VPFT) course offers similar benefits for Process FMEA.

[Learn more about our new trainings or order your copy of the new handbook today](http://www.aiag.org/FMEA)! 

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