Should you use TapRooT® RCA to find the root causes of “simple” problems?
Everybody knows that TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis is a great tool for a team to use when investigating a major accident. But can you (and should you) use the same techniques for a seemingly simple incident?
Lots of people have asked us this question. Instead of just saying “Yes!” (as we did for many years), we have gone a step further. We have created guidance for someone using TapRooT® when investigating low-to-moderate risk incidents.
Can you get this guidance? YES! Where? In our new book:
Using the Essential TapRooT® Techniques to Investigate Low-to-Medium Risk Incidents
For “simple” incidents, we just apply the essential TapRooT® Techniques. This makes the investigation as easy as possible while still getting great results. Also, because you perform a good investigation, you can add your results to a database to find trends and address the Generic Causes as you collect sufficient data.
Also, this “simple” process is what we teach in the 2-Day TapRooT® Training. See our upcoming public 2-Day TapRooT® Courses here:
http://www.taproot.com/store/2-Day-Courses/
Now … WHY should you use TapRooT® to analyze “simple” problems rather than something “simple” like 5-Whys?
Because:
- Even though the incident may seem simple, you want to find and fix the real root causes and not just focus on a single causal factor and end up with “human error” as a root cause (as happens many times when using 5-Whys).
- When you use TapRooT® for simple incidents, you get more practice using TapRooT®, and your investigators will be ready for a bigger incident (if you have one).
- You want to solve small problems to avoid big problems. TapRooT® helps you find and fix the real root causes and will help you get the great results you need.
- The root causes you find can be trended, and this allows performance analysis to spot generic causes.
- Your management and investigators only learn one system, cutting training requirements.
- You save effort and avoid needless recommendations by applying the evaluation tool step built into the simple TapRooT® Process. This stops the investigation of problems that aren’t worth investigating.
That’s six good reasons to start using TapRooT® for your “simple” investigation. Get the book or attend the course and get started today!