Please give me your favorite attributes (good vs. bad) side-by-side. For example, my favorites are: Good: The RCAR is transparent, I.e., it is easy to tell...
Bob, et al, While statistically, the number of errors as described below may be small, such an error is quite significant when it happens to you or to a loved...
Gents, I was asked to assist with this investigation and was actively involved with the site RCA team up until about a week ago when I went on vacation for my ...
Well, I guess I wonder why this couldn't be a publicly open process with transparent input from the employees. Like an internet site updated daily. What...
Mike, A number of employees have been actively involved. The process has been very open and RCA team meetings have been attended by engineers, managers and...
I have been monitoring the chatter on help. I support it. If you need some telephone help give me a call at 860-285-8779. You don't need to search the web. If...
The article is interesting and I agree with much of it. It does, however, contain some time-honored root cause fallacies that beginners (and others) should be...
MessageTim, It was good to hear from you. Thanks for your insights. I will use them in an update in a year or so. It may well turn out that two of the key...
Bill, Transparency is the greatest organizational tool the cosmos ever invented. It creates amazingly stable organizations and it facilitates making non...
Mike, You can download it from the files section of the spillover web site. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice_II/ If you like I'll...
Bill, Would you put me on the list please. mike ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice_II/ ... Disruptive Pardigm_2004_06_28.pdf ...
The dumbest thing I ever heard is: Every event has one root cause. Fact: Every event has at least one root cause associated with 1.. what set the stage for the...
I’ll probably think of something more profound later. However, for now, the dumbest thing that I’ve ever heard (in an organizational, RCA context) is that...
Hi Bill C. Dumbest thing I've heard (re:RCA): RCA software tools provide ALL the answers and cut the analysis time down to a fraction of the norm. The thinking...
Bill C. Dumbest thing I’ve heard? Executive management determined that every problem was a consequence of one (!) of some number (7, IIRC) root causes...
Malcolm, It wouldn't have been so dumb if they had learned from it. Did they learn from it? If not, why not? In naval gunnery we used to set up on the target...
Bob L., You have given us one of the top dumbers, for sure. Thanks for explaining your observation. Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. ...
What's the Dumbest Thing You Ever Heard About RCA? Part 2 A root cause must be easy to find (reasonably identifiable). Fact: Many root causes are very...
Bob, You said it well. Let me elaborate slightly. The focus of RCA should be to use the evidence to discover the chains of influence from the adverse...
What's the Dumbest Thing You Ever Heard About RCA? Part 3 In order to be a root cause the correction of the cause must be within the control of management to...
Bob, You and I agree that physical consequences are always controlled by direct physical influences. This is crucial for beginners and others. I say again:...
Take care, Bill Corcoran W. R. Corcoran, Ph.D., P.E. Nuclear Safety Review Concepts 21 Broadleaf Circle Windsor, CT 06095-1634 860-285-8779 Mission: Saving...
Bill Dumbest thing I've heard? <snip> Of course, it was a huge success-by-definition. It wouldn't have been so dumb if they had learned from it. Did they...
What's the Dumbest Thing You've Heard About Root Cause Analysis? Part 4 A root cause is a cause, which if corrected, will prevent the event from happening...
Here is the story that Bill Wilson gave us a link to. At the bottom of the story it says: __________________________________ On the web for seven-day...
Greetings Group, My elderly mother was quite concerned this morning due to a report out of Cleveland (channel 8) last evening about Davis Bessie. Words she...
Denise, It's good to hear from you, but not good to hear about your mother's concern. It sounds like a rehash of two year old stuff. Check it out at ...
Bob, Kim, and Doug, I have enjoyed your dialogue. Some of my own work is in the area of "Self-assessment." Self-assessment is people finding their own problems...
Thanks for responding Bill, I feel bad when the media scares lil ol people. No justifiable reason for that. So like I said, I am trying to ease her fears. Any...
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