Your process FMEA shouldn't live in a spreadsheet
Mitigon replaces fragmented Excel files with a structured, visual FMEA platform. Structure trees, risk matrices, and fishbone diagrams — connected to your worksheet and audit trail in real time.
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Excel wasn't built for FMEA
Regulated teams deserve better than fragmented spreadsheets and disconnected risk records. That's why we built Mitigon.
“Which version is current?”
Process_FMEA_v3_FINAL_QA-reviewed_Bob_FINAL2.xlsx on a shared drive. Your auditor asks for the approved version — and three people point to three different files.
“Who changed this severity score?”
During your last FDA inspection or notified body audit, you couldn't prove who downgraded that RPN from 48 to 12 — or why. Excel doesn't capture attribution or rationale.
“Show me the current risk landscape”
Your VP Quality asks for a risk summary before the management review. You spend two days manually building heat maps and pivot tables from a 200-row spreadsheet.
“The file is locked by another user”
QA, engineering, and manufacturing take turns editing one file. A cross-functional FMEA review that should take a day stretches into a three-week email chain.
How it works
Every FMEA tool in one platform
Worksheets, fishbone diagrams, risk matrices, and bow-tie analysis — all linked to a single source of truth with a complete audit trail.
The structured table your team already knows — rebuilt for collaboration
Multi-level hierarchy with configurable columns and framework-specific scoring. QA scores severity while engineering documents controls — simultaneously, in the same document.
- Configurable scoring frameworks (ICH Q9, AIAG/VDA, EU GMP Annex 20)
- Real-time multi-user editing with field-level locking
- Full lifecycle states: Draft → In Review → Approved → Effective
- Import existing Excel FMEAs with intelligent column matching
The risk summary your management review actually needs
Severity × probability heat map with clustered failure modes per cell. Click any zone to filter the worksheet. Export directly to your quality review deck — no manual chart building.
- Configurable severity and probability scales per framework
- Clustered data points showing failure mode count per cell
- Click-to-filter interaction with the worksheet
- Export-ready for PDF reports and presentations
Visual root-cause analysis that connects to your worksheet
Drag-and-drop Ishikawa diagrams with 6M categories. Each cause links directly to a failure mode in your FMEA, so root-cause analysis is never disconnected from your risk register.
- Interactive 6M cause-and-effect layout (Materials, Methods, Machines, People, Environment, Measurement)
- Drag-and-drop categories and sub-causes
- Bi-directional links to FMEA rows
- Collaborative editing in real time
Threats, controls, and consequences in one view
Map preventive controls and mitigation barriers around each hazardous event. Ideal for communicating your risk control strategy to regulatory reviewers and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Threats on the left, consequences on the right
- Color-coded prevention and mitigation barriers
- Linked to FMEA worksheet data
- Visual format preferred by regulatory reviewers for risk communication
See how risk distributes across your process
Decompose your process into unit operations, equipment, and components. Nodes are color-coded by aggregated risk severity — instantly spot which subsystem carries the most exposure.
- Hierarchical process decomposition (2–5 configurable levels)
- Drag-and-drop node arrangement
- Risk-severity color coding per node
- Expand/collapse for focused analysis
Trace failure logic from top event to basic causes
Top-down failure logic with AND/OR gates. Trace how combinations of equipment failures, operator errors, and process deviations propagate to patient-impact events.
- AND/OR gate logic modeling
- Links to FMEA failure modes and causes
- Visual failure propagation paths
- Complements bottom-up FMEA with top-down analysis
Audit-Ready
Built for regulated teams
Compliance isn't a bolt-on. Audit trails, access control, and lifecycle management are baked into every interaction — from initial risk identification through periodic review.
Real-Time Collaboration
QA, engineering, and manufacturing edit the same FMEA simultaneously. Field-level locking prevents conflicts. Optional checkout mode for teams that need traditional exclusive editing.
Immutable Audit Trail
Every mutation logged: who, what, when, before-state, after-state. Append-only — no edits, no deletions. Answer "who changed this and why?" in seconds, not days. ALCOA+ compliant.
Your Framework, Your Scales
ICH Q9(R1) for pharma, AIAG/VDA for automotive-adjacent, EU GMP Annex 20 for European manufacturing. Configure scoring scales, column layouts, and terminology per organization.
Review & Approval Workflows
Route FMEAs through structured review cycles. In-line comments with @mentions. E-signatures with tiered re-authentication. Configurable lifecycle: Draft → In Review → Approved → Effective.
Excel Import Wizard
Don't start from scratch. Upload your existing .xlsx FMEAs and the import wizard fuzzy-matches your column headers to structured fields. Preview, adjust, import — preserving your scores and hierarchy.
Lifecycle & Periodic Review
Track FMEAs from initial draft through approval to effective status. Set periodic review dates aligned with ICH Q9(R1) lifecycle principles. Archive previous versions with full traceability.
Designed to support: 21 CFR Part 11 · EU GMP Annex 11 · ICH Q9(R1) · ISO 14971 · ALCOA+ principles
Your Team
Your whole team, one workspace
Purpose-built workflows for every team member involved in risk management — from initial analysis through regulatory submission.
Quality Managers
Answer auditor questions in seconds, not days
Process Engineers
Focus on analysis, not spreadsheet maintenance
Regulatory Affairs
Demonstrate compliance with a complete, connected risk file
Consultants & CROs
Onboard client teams fast — no software installs required
Own the risk file with confidence. Every FMEA revision is traceable, every mitigation linked, and every export audit-ready.
- Full revision history with before/after state
- One-click audit-ready PDF and Excel exports
- Linked mitigations across the entire risk file
- E-signature workflows for review and approval
Build structure trees and fishbone diagrams that connect directly to the worksheet. Analyse root causes without leaving the platform.
- Visual fishbone and structure tree editors
- Bi-directional links to FMEA worksheet rows
- Drag-and-drop cause-and-effect modelling
- Configurable scoring scales per framework
Generate risk reports aligned to ICH Q9(R1) and ISO 14971 — not scattered spreadsheets across SharePoint.
- Built-in ICH Q9(R1) and ISO 14971 templates
- Risk matrix exports for management review
- Complete traceability from hazard to control
- Structured data ready for regulatory submissions
Standardised templates and role-based access make multi-site FMEA management scalable and repeatable. Share via link.
- Role-based access with granular permissions
- Standardised templates across client sites
- Share via link — no installs required
- Multi-organisation workspace management
Why Switch
How Mitigon compares
Whether you're in Excel, a desktop FMEA tool from the automotive world, or managing risk inside your QMS — here's how a purpose-built pharma FMEA platform compares.
Real-time collaboration
Visual analysis tools
Audit trail
Pharma-native (ICH Q9, EU GMP)
Browser-based
Free tier available
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Getting Started
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Import or start fresh
Upload your existing Excel FMEAs or start from an ICH Q9 or AIAG/VDA template with pre-configured scoring scales.
Invite your team
Add QA, engineering, and manufacturing colleagues. Role-based access controls who can edit, review, and approve.
Analyze visually
Toggle between worksheet, risk matrix, and structure tree. Spot risk concentrations your spreadsheet hid.
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