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‘Facebook’ Maintenance & Reliability: The Illusion of Performance
Reading Time: 10 minutes Abstract: I used to be on Facebook many years ago in an effort to keep up with old friends. However, I began to realize the
Chronic Failures: Treasures in Plain Sight
Reading Time: 6 minutes Chronic Failures = Hidden Treasures When we look at the widely used and misunderstood tool of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we should reflect its interpretation
Is the Human Being Really an “Asset”?
Reading Time: 3 minutes We often hear our organizations referring to their workforce as their greatest ‘asset’. But are they really? Let’s first define ‘asset’ from a financial perspective:
Post-Its: Their Love/Hate Relationship With RCA… Solutions Exist!
Reading Time: 9 minutes WE LOVE OUR POST-ITS! When I’m asked who our primary competitors are, I quickly and simply reply ‘Post-Its’
Panning for Gold: Analyzing Chronic Failures
Reading Time: 3 minutes The majority of times that a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is ‘required’ is often due to some type of threshold of pain being met. Someone
Proactive RCA: How to Break the Chains of Restraining Paradigms About RCA
Reading Time: 5 minutes Traditionally RCA is only utilized after an event has occurred, so how can one call it proactive? This perception is explored through trying to understand
Germination of a Failure-Why Does Stuff Really Break Down? (Q&A Part 2)
Reading Time: 4 minutes I recently presented a webinar for SMRP and Empowering Pumps, on the title above. There were several questions, post-presentation, that I felt were worthy of expanding on
Germination of a Failure – Why Does Stuff Really Break Down? (Q&A Part 1)
Reading Time: 3 minutes I recently presented a webinar for SMRP and Empowering Pumps, on the title above. There were several questions, post-presentation, that I felt were worthy of expanding on in
Error: Is it a Cause or an Outcome? (Trick Question)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Trick question, it’s neither! When we hear people use the term ‘error’ it is normally associated with being the cause of some type of bad
The Top 11 Signs of a Shallow Cause Analysis (SCA)
Reading Time: 2 minutes We might be doing a Shallow Cause Analysis (SCA) if … 1. We blame and discipline the violator and that concludes the investigation. There is
Logic Tree Basics: Complete Guide Constructing a Logic Tree
Reading Time: 9 minutes Note: Everyone has their own way to use cause-and-effect logic trees and we use the PROACT RCA Methodology that we teach in our root cause
The Pro’s and Con’s of Using Pre-Existing Logic/Templates in Root Cause Analyses (RCA)
Reading Time: 10 minutes There has been an ongoing debate for decades as to whether the use of pre-existing logic for conducting Root Cause Analyses (i.e. RCA templates and/or