Workshop
"Toolkit for root cause analysis"
( in software environments )
Duration:
3 days
Recommended Participants:
Anyone responsible for continual improvement
of their defined software process/organization
(i.e., post-ISO 9001, SEI SW-CMM Level 2+)
Prerequisite:
Basic knowledge of problem solving tools and techniques -- this may
be
obtained from books
or better yet, from how to type courses.
Workshop Description:
Ensuring problems do not recur means going beyond problem solving;
it typically requires cause analysis which results in changing management
practices and/or organizational structures.
Learn how to discover the most probable and real reasons
(root causes) for recurring problems. Learn to judge which cause
is worthy of corrective action.
This is a highly interactive workshop that demands active participation.
It is designed to address those key skills necessary to become world leaders.
All exercises and examples are specific to the software development/support
industry.
This workshop provides a practical approach and tools/techniques to
determining potential/root causes... and facilitating corrective action...
Primary focus is on cause analysis/remedies that will improve an organization's
software process/business.
Workshop Goals:
| 1. |
Learn the differences between corrective and preventive
action. |
| 2. |
Learn to apply root cause analysis as a management tool. |
| 3. |
Discover various methods for analyzing potential / root causes. |
| 4. |
Obtain many rules of thumb and tips to expedite your
efforts. |
| 5. |
Discover the top 6 "root causes". |
| 6. |
Learn common pitfalls and how to avoid them. |
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