The article discusses the significance of integration of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) into a product's life cycle. It highlights the purpose of the concept FMEA (CFMEA), application FMEA (AFMEA), design FMEA (DFMEA), and process FMEA (PFMEA) in the product life cycle, noting that each activities should be completed before the first production run. Information on the initiation of the reverse FMEA (RFMEA) and service FMEA (SFMEA) is included.