This tool was designed to help with selecting which Root Cause Analysis tool to use: Affinity Group, 5 Whys or Fishbone. Root Cause Analysis is a structured team process that assists in identifying underlying factors or causes of an event, such as an adverse event or near miss. Understanding the contributing factors or causes of a system failure can help develop actions that sustain corrections by including team members who have personal knowledge of the processes and systems involved in the problem or event to be investigated.
