The premise of the question is flawed; by definition a field failure is a failure of the organization and in particular the leadership. Gerald Weinberg made thi

The premise of the question is flawed; by definition a field failure is a failure of the organization and in particular the leadership. Gerald Weinberg made this point many years ago: programmers cannot make million dollar mistakes, only senior management can. Every person, every tool, every individual process step is fallible. The key is to create an overall methodology that detects and corrects errors.