How to Use the 5 Whys Method

The 5 Whys method is part of the Toyota Production System. And, as my regular viewers know, I am a big fan of raiding Japanese management and production techniques and applying them to strengthen our project management toolkit. So, how do we use the 5 Whys method?
Five Steps…
1 Gather your team
2 Define what the problem is
3 Find root cause with 5 whys
4 Develop solution
5 Take action to implement the solution
Nice add-ons
- Poka Yoke - mistake proofing
- Yokoten - best practice sharing - • What is Yokoten? Best ...
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Chapter Markers...
00:00 - The 5 Whys Method - Sakichi Toyoda - Toyota Production System
00:33 - What the 5 Whys Method is
00:43 - Steps 1 and 2
01:16 - Step 3
02:11 - A project-based example of the 5 Whys method
03:24 - Nothing special about five
03:36 - Step 4
04:09 - Step 5
04:24 - Add-ons to make the 5 Whys better still: Poka Yoke and Yokoten
05:13 - Conclusion
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Use 5 Whys to get to the cause of an event or outcome. It's not as rigorous at FMEA, but it is a quick and effective way of uncovering the primary reason why something has happened. FMEA: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. Here's our video: 'What is FMEA?' kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5_EYnqud9yGhNk

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Great explanation and great example

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