Re-Defining the Problem
Today, I saw a definition of Problem that I disliked VERY MUCH. Granted, this was in a Root Cause Analysis manual, so I expected much...
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Problem
In the practice of Root Cause Analysis, a problem is a state that occurs when there is an apparently uncorrectable mismatch between what exists...
In DEPTH Cause Analysis for Equipment Problems
Equipment degrades, malfunctions, or fails outright… hopefully not too frequently, but every breakdown can be painful. So, of course, you will want to figure out exactly...
Systematic Problem-Solving Sequence
Problems happen all the time. How we choose to respond is a major factor in determining how badly we will be affected by any given...
HPT Treasures: Practical Situational Awareness
I posted about Situational Awareness at HPT Treasures today. What I didn’t say in that post was that I’ve experimented with a few different methods...
Unfinished Article: Optimization and Fragility
Have you ever found something you started writing but never finished? Here’s something I started in October 2014. I’ve just rediscovered it in July 2020....
Top 5 Reasons for Failed Root Cause Analysis
Root cause analysis is one of the best ways to solve difficult or significant problems, but sometimes, root cause analysis efforts fail because the corrective actions weren’t...
Followup… System Focused Root Cause Analysis of Complexity
My previous post about root causes in complex systems, in retrospect, looks a little bit like a rant. That doesn’t bother me too much, really…...
RCA Article Guide
There’s a large number of root cause analysis articles on this site. If you’re already a cause analysis pro, then you can probably just pick...
Systems Thinking, Complexity, and Root Cause
I’m getting so very tired of safety/accident researchers claiming that root cause analysis is an invalid, blame-focused practice that ignores systems and complexity. Most root...