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Picture: TapRooT® I recently read an article from the folks over at TapRooT® that I wanted to share. It talks about how to have a successful root cause analysis and lists some best proactices. You can read their full article here. In order to be successful in completing a root cause analysis you should: Provide a complete, clear picture of what happened. Identify all the problems (Causal Factors) that led to the incident being investigated. Find the real root causes of each problem. Find the Generic Causes of each Root Cause. Develop effective corrective actions. Get management to understand the problems and solutions and take timely action to get the solutions implemented. 1st Root Cause Analysis Best Practice The first thing you should do is provide a complete, clear picture of WHAT HAPPENED. Without a complete, clear picture of what happened, the investigator is just making things up. The results of the investigation will be guesses. If you need to provide a complete, clear picture of what happened, you