Root cause analysis (RCA) is a method for understanding the underlying cause of an observed or experienced incident. It examines the incident's causal factors, focusing on why, how and when they ...

The IT world and the wide world share one critical truth: Bad decisions are often made because good, complete data is lacking. In fault management generally -- and in root cause analysis particularly ...

Root cause analysis is an important element in a stepwise problem-solving approach: By conducting a data-driven search for ...

In a staff report, the PCAOB discusses the importance of the root cause analysis process in firms' efforts to improve audit quality. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a staff ...

When you discover in a business reform project that you are "entering the same information multiple times," "waiting too long ...

Just as risk assessment is the bedrock for an effective compliance program, root cause analysis (“RCA”) similarly underpins successful remediation of compliance violations. The DOJ’s March 2023 ...

Four Steps to Durable Problem Solving for Modern Manufacturing Teams is a new root cause analysis book for manufacturing ...

When there’s a major systems outage or performance issue, IT teams come to the rescue to restore services as quickly as possible. Some IT organizations follow IT service management (ITSM) incident ...

Three weeks after a massive IT outage brought the world to its knees, CrowdStrike has just unveiled a detailed Root Cause Analysis report. The July 19 systems crash left an indelible mark, causing ...

The semiconductor industry is undergoing a profound transformation. What once centered on single-die silicon packaged in QFN or BGA formats has evolved into a landscape of multi-die integration, ...

Natalie Gross is a freelance journalist and podcast producer based in the Washington, D.C., area. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University. The morning of Aug. 16, 2019 began ...