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Criterion
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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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.When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
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1-4 h15-30 min2-6 h
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action PlanClarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
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Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
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Kepner-Tregoe