Root Cause Analysis: Getting to the Root of
Business Problems
with Sam Yankelevitch
Is and Is Not: Problem and Root Cause Analysis
Problem reference Nonconformance Team members
Date Customer Other RCA tools to input
Respond to relevant questions and confirm with data.
Is Is Not Data
Who is
experiencing the
problem?
Who
Who noticed?
What part or
element is
affected?
What
What is the
nonconformance?
Where is it seen
geographically on
the element?
Where
Where is it first
observed?
Where is it
repeated?
When is it first
seen?
When
Is there a pattern
of occurrence?
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What is the
quantity affected?
What is the
Size
percentage of the
total?
Are there any
patterns and
trends?
Use responses to help pinpoint direct causes, and always verify with data and process validation.
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