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...
Author: Bill Wilson
New Root Cause Analysis Group on LinkedIn
There are several discussion groups on LinkedIn dedicated to Root Cause Analysis in one way or another. I follow a couple of them, but the...
A Little Confession…
What would the Internet be without Wikipedia? I remember when it was still a brand new thing back in 2001… and what an awesome thing...
Evaluating the Quality of a Root Cause Analysis
The quality of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) should be evaluated many times over its lifecycle (i.e., from initial problem or...
Website updates, 2014-Oct-07
I’ve added two more features to this website in the past couple of days (as if adding the RCA Wiki wasn’t enough). Of course, both...
Root Cause Analysis Wiki
I’ve always wanted to create a knowledgebase for Root Cause Analysis… something more than a blog or collection of articles. Something like WikiPedia, but without...
Root Cause Bookshelf for 2014Q4
I used to read a lot more than I do now… sometimes for pure enjoyment, but also for research about my favourite topics (like Root...
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...
The 5D Method for Avoiding Corrective Action
You’ve just suffered through the indignity of being on the wrong end of a root cause analysis… and now somebody has the nerve to come...
Auditor Appreciation
Despite everything you might have heard to the contrary1, Auditors are people2 with real feelings3, and like everyone else4, all they really want is to...