Move from symptom to contributing causes, patterns, and effective countermeasures.
A clear cause hypothesis with evidence, countermeasures, and effectiveness checks.
You can decide which cause or cause group to address first and where effectiveness is recognized.
Implement the countermeasure, measure impact, and update A3 or improvement log.
Artifacts stay collapsed until you actually need them.
Worksheet for problem, target audience, impact, and decision context.
# Problem Frame
## Problem statement
For whom is which problem relevant in which context?
## Affected audience
Who experiences the problem, how often, and how do we notice it?
## Evidence
Which data, observations, or examples support the problem?
## Impact
Which costs, risks, or missed opportunities arise?
## Non-goals
What are we deliberately not solving?
## Next learning question
What do we need to find out next?