Tag Archive: root cause

Feb 16

Cause and effect, Ishikawa diagrams and the 4S’s

Ishikawa diagram produced using 4s's

In project management there will be many times when you’re trying to figure out cause so today we’re looking at a great tool to help you get started – Ishikawa diagrams and the 6P’s, 4M’s, 4S’s or whatever framework best suits your situation. This tool has been round since the 60s and is also often …

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Feb 03

Establish root causes quickly with the 5 whys

5why

This is a nice simple tool that can be very effective at getting down to the nitty gritty of a problem fast and it’s based on that most annoying of children’s habits, repeatedly asking why? It’s called the 5 why’s because you right down a problem statement and continually ask the question “why” answering with because over and over …

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