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Steps

1. Navigate to the Safety Readiness Scorecard

From the Home dashboard, locate the Reports section and click the ** Safety Readiness Scorecard** link. Alternatively, use the sidebar Favorites menu and select Safety Readiness.
Add the Safety Readiness Scorecard to your browser bookmarks for quick access during project reviews and audits. Most teams check this weekly during active development.

2. Review the Compliance Matrix

The scorecard displays a table with one row per standard section:
StandardReq %Trace %Verification %FMEA Coverage %Overall
ISO 26262 Part 30%100%48%N/A49%
ISO 26262 Part 487.1%100%83.9%100%92%
ISO 26262 Part 591.7%100%100%100%97%
ISO 26262 Part 6100%100%100%N/A100%
AIAG-VDA FMEAN/AN/AN/A94.2%94%
IATF 16949/APQP73%60%N/AN/A60%
Traffic-light color coding indicates status:
  • Green (≥80%): Compliant
  • Orange (50-79%): In Progress
  • Red (<50%): Critical Gap

3. Understand the Metric Calculations

Each column uses a specific Lucene query to compute coverage:
MetricCalculationExample Query
Req %Requirements with any outgoing link / totaltype:sysReq AND linkedWorkItems:*
Trace %Work items with traceability (refines/verifies/validates/mitigates) / totaltype:sysReq AND (linkedWorkItems:refines OR backlinkedWorkItems:verifies)
Verification %Requirements with back-linked test cases / totaltype:sysReq AND backlinkedWorkItems:verifies
FMEA Cov %Failure modes with post-mitigation rating / totaltype:failureMode AND (postmitigationAP:* OR pfmAPPost:*)
OverallAverage of applicable numeric metrics (N/A excluded)(87.1 + 100 + 83.9 + 100) / 4 = 92.75%
When a metric is not applicable to a standard (e.g., FMEA Coverage for ISO 26262 Part 3 Concept Phase), it shows “N/A” and is excluded from the Overall percentage calculation.

4. Drill Down to Gap Details

Click any percentage value to open the Work Items Tracker with a pre-filtered query showing uncovered items. For example, clicking 48% in the ISO 26262 Part 3 Verification column executes:
type:customerRequirement AND NOT backlinkedWorkItems:validates=TA*
This returns all customer requirements without linked validation test cases.
The gap query reflects current project state. If you create links while the query is open, refresh the page to see updated counts.

5. Interpret Standards-Specific Requirements

ISO 26262 Part 3 (Concept Phase)
Focuses on hazard analysis (HARA) and safety goals. Low Requirements % is expected since hazards link to safety goals, not traditional requirements.
ISO 26262 Part 4 (System Design)
Measures system requirement completeness, traceability to customer requirements via refines, and verification via test cases. Target: ≥90% across all metrics.
ISO 26262 Part 5 (Hardware Design)
Tracks design requirements, characteristics, and failure modes. FMEA Coverage ensures all failure modes have post-mitigation Action Priority ratings.
AIAG-VDA FMEA
Exclusively measures FMEA Coverage: percentage of failure modes with completed post-mitigation risk assessment (Action Priority H/M/L for Design FMEA, RPN for Process FMEA).
IATF 16949/APQP
Counts Special Characteristics (SC/CC) and traceability to control plans. “73 chars” = 73 characteristics classified as SC or CC.

6. Generate PDF Report (Optional)

To export the scorecard:
  1. Scroll to the Export Options section at the bottom of the page
  2. Click ** Export to PDF**
  3. Configure PDF settings (portrait/landscape, include/exclude gap queries)
  4. Click Generate
The PDF includes the full compliance matrix, methodology notes, and clickable gap query links.
Export the PDF before each project milestone gate review. Auditors appreciate having a dated snapshot showing compliance trends over time.

Verification

You should now see a compliance matrix with:
  • All applicable standards listed (ISO 26262 Parts 3-6, AIAG-VDA, IATF)
  • Color-coded percentages for each metric dimension
  • Overall readiness score per standard (rightmost column)
  • Interactive drill-down links for gap analysis
Your project is compliant when all standards show ≥80% Overall (green).

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