Root Cause Analysis for Beginners
Abstract: Root cause analysis (RCA) is a tool to help identify what, how, and why an event occurred so that steps can be taken to prevent future occurrences. Additionally, RCA may be used to target opportunities for systemwide improvement. Root causes are specific underlyin…
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Thanks, excellent article. It is simple and informative. ???
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an abolutely useful article
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One acid test is "Do the factors identified explain the nature, the magnitude, the location, and the timing of the key consequences?" If the analysis does not pass, you can be sure there is something missing.
--William R. Corcoran, PhD, PE, 07-14-2009