1. 5 W’s and 1H
Presented By: Group B1
Challawar Mayur (11109)
Harsha Vatnani (11117)
Jayakrishnan T R
(11120)
Pavan Trivedi (11135)
Sumit Kumar (11151) Group -B1
2. Breakfast Survey Results
Most Preferred Answers
• Question 1 • Question 4
How was the taste ?
What did you have for breakfa A) As usual, the same old taste
st today ?
A) Idli Vada Sambhar
• Question 5
Where do you wish to have you
• Question 2 r breakfast ?
Who prepares your breakfast to A) Canteen
your
taste?
Question 6
A) Mom
When did you have your
breakfast?
• Question 3 A) 5 minutes before the class
Why did you have breakfast ?
A) I was hungry Group -B1
3. What is 5W’s & 1H ?
What?
(Purpose)
How? Where?
(Mode) (Place)
Problem
When?
Who?
(Sequence
(People)
/ Timing)
Why?
(Reason)
Group -B1
5. About 5W’s and 1H
A powerful questioning technique
Basic step in data extraction/problem identification
process
Determines the root cause of the problem
Part of problem identification technique in TRIZ
Used in journalism for extracting full information on
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6. A Famous Quote
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
-Rudyard Kipling in his "Just So Stories"
(1902)
Group -B1
7. Class Exercise 1
Delhi High-Court Blast
What exactly the problem is?
Why did it occur?
Who are responsible for the problem?
When should we start working to fix the
problem?
Where do we need to make changes to the
existing method?
How do we fix the problem?
Group -B1
8. Class Exercise 2
problems OF HONGKONG NEW AIRPORT
What exactly is the problem?
Why did it occur?
Who are responsible for the problem?
When should we start working to fix the
problem?
Where do we need to make changes to the
existing method?
How do we fix the problem?
Group -B1
9. 5W’s & 1H-Toyota way
Toyota has different way of interpreting
5W’s and 1H
As per Toyota 5W’s and 1H comprises
of “5 times why?” and “how?”
Used as part of Kaizen, which means
continuous improvement
Used in Cause/effect analysis
Group -B1
10. 5 w ’s and 1H
Today, the concept is widely used across all
branches of science, mathematics and
management.
Group -B1