Root Cause Tools
I’ve just posted (in June 2005) the first article in my (hopefully) continually evolving series on root cause analysis tools. This first article provides my...
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Readiness to Investigate
How do you know if your organization is ready to investigate and analyze events? Being ready involves a lot more than just having a root...
Root Cause Roundup – May 2005
I’ve been taking a break from writing for the past 3 months, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about this website. There will be a...
Root Cause Analysis Software Demos
Root cause analysis can be a fairly data-intensive process. You need a way to store, organize, and track individual pieces of data. On top of...
Patterns of Response
Problems happen all the time. How we respond ought to be a function of the problem’s importance… but how do we decide what is important?...
Interfaces and Contradictions
DrPat reads a lot, and frequently writes about books on Paper Frigate. One recent blog entry caught my eye, a review of Beyond Engineering by...
Models in Root Cause Analysis
Models are representations of reality. They can be detailed or abstract, complex or simple, accurate or misleading. Whether we realize it or not, everything we...
Meaning of Root Cause, Part II
A previous article discussed the definition of the word root as it applies to the concept of Root Cause. However, that article did not provide...
Root Cause Analysis – Large or Small Events?
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) can be applied to events of any size or significance. However, it’s usually applied to large events, i.e. those with serious...
Meaning of Root Cause, Part I
In the practice known as Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we are generally looking for reasons to explain why a problem occurred. In most cases, we...