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Root Cause Analysis isn’t really meant for active emergencies like that where you can’t take time to analyze “why”. It’s a retrospective tool. If you’d like a m
by Moto7451 8y ago
Root Cause Analysis isn’t really meant for active emergencies like that where you can’t take time to analyze “why”. It’s a retrospective tool. If you’d like a mental model in your toolbox for an active emergency the OODA loop[0] is well tested.
RCA is good for figuring out how to keep others out of the mess you’re in after the fact.
[0] https://www.fs.blog/2018/01/john-boyd-ooda-loop/ https://www.fs.blog/2018/01/john-boyd-ooda-loop/
- jschwartzi 8y agoWhile the article starts to digress into a pseudoscientific mess at the end, this method of problem solving is pretty damn effective when you're under the gun. While you don't have time to deeply analyze the situation, you must make some time for information gathering and analysis, whether your deadline is in 5 minutes or 5 days. And the higher the stakes, the more important it is that you don't take shortcuts.