The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

“The 85/15 Rule” emerged from decades of root cause analysis of service/quality breakdowns. About 85% of the time the fault is caused by the system, processes, structure, or practices of the organization. In production environments, many systems are obstacles to improving productivity, safety, or quality.

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System Organization Levitt Root Cause Analysis 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. Develop a robust root cause analysis capability. They are not left alone to develop root cause analysis insights in a vacuum.

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Root Cause Analysis Metrics Analysis Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. Develop a robust root cause analysis capability. They are not left alone to develop root cause analysis insights in a vacuum.

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Metrics Analysis Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We turn to productivity tools or apps that promise to help us manage mounting pressures or we look for ways to alleviate our discomfort: find a different job, hire a new employee to take on an increased workload, or switch careers. Analysis alone isn’t enough.

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Stress Root Cause Analysis Learning-by-Doing Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

“The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.” First, Maryann Keller, a former auto analyst, notes that, historically, GM hasn’t invested in root-cause analysis. Americas boss Mark Fields went first.

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Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

The technology can pick out kinds of people — mountain climbers, for instance — to help advertisers more efficiently match ads to the videos. The company’s natural language processing technology learns how to write reports by scanning texts and determining relationships between concepts. Root cause analysis.

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Efficiency Company Root Cause Analysis Engineering 8

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The bottom line is that, despite how technological and automated organizations have become, at their core they remain a collection of human energies that are merely being applied in an organized environment," explains Shaner. Listening is the root of collaboration, root-cause analysis, and effective teamwork.

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