Directory of Root Cause Analysis Resources

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Resources describing the process of root cause analysis, and its application to the solution of problems. Closely-related topics such as reliability, quality, human performance, and corrective action may be covered as well if the links are relevant to the main topic.

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Resources in This Category

• Handbook of Accident and Incident Reporting

  http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~johnson/book/
  Includes and detailed handbook (over 1000 pages in PDF) by Chris Johnson, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow.

• Investigation Manual

  http://www.maiif.org/index.php/investigation-manual-and-job-aid
  Detailed accident investigation manual from the Marine Accident Investigator's International Forum. Includes several chapters on general root cause techniques and several more for maritime fire investigations. All files in PDF format.

• Noordwijk Risk Initiative Foundation

  http://nri.eu.com/
  Dedicated to sharing knowledge in the field of risk management. Provides information on investigation and analysis tools such as Change Control Cause Analysis and the Management Oversight and Risk Tree.

• Performance Improvement Stages, Steps and Tools

  http://www.prime2.org/sst/index.html
  Interactive site documenting a complete performance improvement process with root cause analysis as the core component, originally developed for medical care, but applicable in many other fields.

• Root Cause Analysis

  http://www.bill-wilson.net/root-cause-analysis
  Features articles, a weblog, a small wiki, analysis method descriptions, and resource links.

• Root Cause Live

  http://www.rootcauselive.com/
  Community site for users and providers of performance improvement, failure analysis, and incident investigation services.

• Root Cause: State-of-the-Practice

  https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice/info
  Online forum with messages, links, and files. Free membership required.

• The Investigation Process Research Resources Site

  http://www.iprr.org/
  Research material on the investigation process. Critical of root cause analysis as generally practiced. Offers online papers, reports, and reviews.

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