Diagrams
Ishikawa Categories
Team Steps
RCA Methods and Approaches
RCA Steps
100

What is the method shown as a funnel where you start with the problem and end with the root cause?

What are the 5 why's?

100

Equipment and tech fall under this category

What is a Machine?

100

First step in getting a team together

What is forming?

100

First Step of RCA

What is defining the problem or goal?

200

This kind of diagram has a "backbone" and has categories that may lead to the root cause.

What is the fishbone diagram?

200

The place and environment of occurrence fall under this category

What are surroundings?

200

Second step in getting a team together

What is Storming?

200

Compares a deviation from the normal in order to identify the root cause of deviation. It explores the contributing factors that could have affected system performance.

What is Change Analysis?

200

Second step of RCA

What is Brainstorming possible root causes?

300

Combines a bar chart and a line chart

What is a Pareto Chart?

300

One's physical or mental capacity or limits fall under this category

What is Man and Mind Power?

300

Third step to get a team together

What is Norming?

300

This method analyzes different effects caused by specific hazards and investigates how controls failed to prevent the accident.

What is Barrier Analysis?

300

Third step of RCA

What are devising solutions?

400

Organizes a large number of ideas into their natural relationships.

What is an Affinity Chart?

400

The process in which someone works falls under this category

What is the Method?

400

Fourth step to get a team together

What is Performing?

400

Records and visually displays all of the actions and conditions that led to a particular problem/event.

What is Casual Factor Analysis?

400

Fourth Step of RCA

What are implementing solutions?

500

Asks keywords like: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and How many

What is the 5W2H Method?

500

Someone's purpose or expectation from the product.

What is the Mission?

500

Final step to get a team together

What is Adjourning?

500

Involves quick evidence gathering to establish a timeline for actions and conditions leading up to a problem/event.

What is Event Analysis?

500

Final Step of RCA

What are monitoring results?