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Root Cause Analysis
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Product Strategy
DIBB
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
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MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-5
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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