5 whys to get to the root cau

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April 27, 2020

5 whys to get to the root cau

Another interesting technique is the 5 why’s. Many know this techniques from their children.

Child: why does so and so happen?
You: oh because of this and that…
Child: Yes, but why then this?
You again: well, because …
and so on and so on

Though sometimes it can be frustrating to have to keep on finding answers to the incessant stream of whys it is a surprisingly simple way of getting to the bottom of an issue rapidly…

The technique was developed by Sakichi Toyoda and was used within the Toyota Motor Corporation.

Why 5 whys? Because it generally gets you to the bottom of things, and if at times it doesn’t get you there feel free to continue asking why until you do 😉

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Fishbone Diagrams | Three and a half Roses

May 18, 2020 at 9:04 pm

[…] diagram, aka the Fishbone diagram because of its shape. It is a more structured way than just asking yourself why 5 times. You can use this in team to flesh out the reasons behind a problem in front of a whiteboard or you […]

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