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Root-Cause Analysis, as the name suggests, is a technique to
identify the root causes of various problems or situations. One
of the basic tenets of good management is to identify and
eradicate problems from the root, instead of just
firefighting all the time.

Using RCA, you can find out the real reasons behind problems
instead of just taking care of one problem at a time. This leads
to the much more efficient functioning of processes and is the
foundation of good management.

Here is your ultimate checklist if you want to leverage

root-cause analysis for your business.

Identify and define the problem or situation at hand.

Gather all of the information about the problem or event.

Identify and list all of the reasons that could have contributed
to the problem.

Get to the root causes of the problem using one of the RCA
analysis methods.

5-Whys Analysis - Think about the situation

and keep asking “why it happened” untill you’ve got
the root causes.

Causal Factor Tree Analysis - Form a tree

structure listing all of the things that could have led to
a particular consequence (tree nodes leading
to the top).

Fishbone Diagram - It is a visualization tool used to

list all of the possible causes of a problem to identify
the root causes.

Fault Tree Analysis - It is a top-down deductive

technique that is used to list all of the faults that
could have led to the main problem.

Formulate a strategy to eliminate those root causes to avoid

the recurrence of the problem altogether.

Implement those solutions and avoid such problems

in the future.

Apply this method to a variety of problems and situations.

CONCLUSION
Root cause analysis is a powerful and effective technique to
solve problems and avoid their recurrence. It aims to eliminate
the root causes of a problem instead of just treating the
superficial causes. Thus, it helps increase the overall efficiency
of your business processes.

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