These top 6 sure-fire ways to derail your RCA program will help you identify your obstacles, and allow you to develop a plan to overcome them.

1. Sure-Fire Ways to Derail Your
Root Cause Analysis Program
TOP6
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2. These top 6 sure-fire ways to derail your
RCA program will help you identify
your obstacles, and allow you to develop
a plan to overcome them.
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3. 1
Don’t use it
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4. The organization commits to the
training, creates an expectation
of use but ends up not following
through on commitments.
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5. It is very frustrating for employees
when their expectations are raised
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6. It is very frustrating for employees
when their expectations are raised
but they are not given the
time to apply their new
skills in the workplace.
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7. 2
Don’t
support it
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8. RCA Programs require structures that
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9. RCA Programs require structures that
support the training,
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10. RCA Programs require structures that
support the training, that mentor
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11. RCA Programs require structures that
support the training, that mentor
and provide feedback on the
journey towards application
of excellence.
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12. Having these structures in place will
subsequently define exactly when an
investigation needs to take place.
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13. Without support for the chosen process the
expected outcomes are rarely delivered.
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14. Without support for the chosen process the
expected outcomes are rarely delivered.
EXPECTATION
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15. Without support for the chosen process the
expected outcomes are rarely delivered.
EXPECTATION OUTCOME
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16. 3
Don’t
implement
solutions
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17. The requirements for corrective action
have not been imposed
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18. The requirements for corrective action
have not been imposed
and therefore the
problem event has recurred.
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19. Why would employees want to
facilitate or be involved in RCAs
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20. when history indicates that
nothing happens from the efforts
expended in this pursuit?
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21. 4
Only
implement
soft solutions
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22. Why are the soft controls
implemented instead of
the hard controls?
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23. Perhaps it’s because soft
solutions don’t cost much
and can be easily implemented,
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24. Perhaps it’s because soft
solutions don’t cost much
and can be easily implemented,
Cheap & easy fix
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25. Perhaps it’s because soft
solutions don’t cost much
and can be easily implemented,
creating an image
that the organization is actively
doing something about the problem.
Cheap & easy fix
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26. However there is
certainly no guarantee of
preventing recurrence of
the problem if only the soft
controls are implemented.
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27. 5
Continue
to blame
people
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28. The easy way out is to point
the finger at somebody.
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29. The easy way out is to point
the finger at somebody.
But will knowing
who did it,
actually prevent
recurrence of
the problem?
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30. You must ask a different question;
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31. how do we control what people do?
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32. You can control them,
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33. You can control them,
or more correctly their actions,
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34. You can control them,
or more correctly their actions,
by executing the following:
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35. Train the staff
members.
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36. Put in the right
procedures
and protocols.
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37. Provide clear
guidelines into what
they can or can’t do.
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38. Create standard
work instructions
for everyone to
follow and clearly
establish the
rules that must
be adhered to.
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39. 6
Don’t
measure
anything
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40. When management doesn’t implement or
audit a process for completed RCAs
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41. When management doesn’t implement or
audit a process for completed RCAs
it sends a strong
message that
there is little or
no interest in the
work that is being
done to complete
the analysis.
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42. 6
Don’t
measure
anything
Can you identify with some
of these obstacles?
1
Don’t use it
5
Continue
to blame
people
3
Don’t
implement
solutions
2
Don’t
support it
4
Only
implement
soft solutions
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