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Home » Podcast Episodes » Way of the Quality Warrior » WQW 007: The Anti-Quality Tool: 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

by Keith Fong 2 Comments

WQW 007: The Anti-Quality Tool: 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

The Anti-Quality Tool: 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

The 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis tool is very popular in continuous improvement and quality. The 5 Whys concept is very easy to understand and it’s easy to teach. However, that simplicity leads to problems that undermine the quality profession.

This episodes dives into the 5 Whys and the issues it creates. It ends with possible ways to improve the situation.

 

Way of the Quality Warrior podcast is hosted by Keith Fong, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Shainin Red X Master, and Robust Engineering Coach who has over 20 years as a continuous improvement practitioner, trainer, and coach.

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About Keith Fong

Keith Fong helps organizations become more powerful through training and deploying quality and continuous improvement methods. He develops custom training with an eye to creating customer training self-sufficiency. He also coaches and leads problem-solving and continuous improvement projects.

Comments

  1. Ellen says

    October 23, 2023 at 11:47 AM

    Thanks again for a great podcase. Many points well stated.

    Reply
  2. Keith Fong says

    October 23, 2023 at 9:16 PM

    Thanks, Ellen. I appreciate the feedback.

    Reply

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WQW 019: Two Obstacles to Continuous Improvement

WQW 018: Poor Quality Crashes Companies

WQW 017: Where are the X-ray Glasses?

WQW 016: Everything is a Process

WQW 015: The Fundamental Defects in Quality Methods Training

WQW 014: Parallels of Addiction Treatment and Continuous Improvement

WQW 013: Waste Is Not The Enemy

WQW 012: Quality Is Expectation

WQW 011: Counting In Action

WQW 010: Managers can Count Better than They can Think

WQW 009: JiuJitsu Style Quality

WQW 008: Is the Ishikawa Diagram a Bad Guy Sidekick to the 5 Whys?

WQW 007: The Anti-Quality Tool: 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

WQW 006: The Violin Shaped Object and Quality

WQW 005: Diet Fads and Quality Initiatives—Two of a Kind

WQW 004: Problem Solving Bankruptcy—Gradually And Then Suddenly

WQW 003: Building the Quality Army

WQW 002: Who’s the Quality Enemy?

WQW 001: Where to Start?

WQW 000: Blazing the Path to Better

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