Course Title: Cause Mapping I - Effective Root Cause Analysis
Registration Fee: $995
Early Bird Registration Fee: $895 (deadline is one month prior to workshop)
Prerequisites: None
During this two-day workshop you will learn the core skills of the Cause Mapping method. This workshop provides valuable problem-solving skills that you can immediately apply within your organization. The Cause Mapping method is a simple, objective, evidence-based approach for breaking any issue into its cause-and-effect relationships so that everyone sees the same, accurate information.
You Will Learn How To:
- Analyze problems thoroughly and effectively
- Be more effective when solving problems in a group
- Communicate complex issues visually and verbally
- Take the emotion, opinion and speculation out of problem solving
- Develop a process/systems approach to managing your operations
- Anticipate problems to prevent them from occurring
- Frame each problem as an opportunity to learn and improve
- Outline problems in the context of the overall goals
- Prioritize problems more efficiently and objectively
Cause Mapping Approach
Cause Mapping is an extremely effective "systems thinking" approach to root cause analysis that significantly improves communication in group problem solving. In the Cause Mapping workshop, participants will learn that problem solving is about identifying and eliminating specific causes. The simple three-step process benefits people at all levels in an organization (executives to front-line employees) by creating a visual picture, the Cause Map, of how to prevent past problems for the purpose of improving business performance. This Cause Map is a simple, visual tool for capturing these specific causes and making the information available throughout an organization.
This workshop teaches individuals and groups how to analyze, document, communicate and solve problems effectively.
Applications
The Cause Mapping process is based on pure cause and effect analysis and can be applied to any type of problem. Some examples include:
- Equipment failures
- People issues
- Production losses
- Safety incidents
- Medical errors
- Work process deficiencies
- Customer service problems
Each attendee will receive:
Each attendee will receive the Cause Mapping I - Effective Root Cause Analysis workbook containing all of the Cause Mapping concepts, steps, examples and exercises that are covered in the two-day workshop. All attendees will also receive the electronic Microsoft Excel Cause Mapping templates.
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Think Reliability can also present this workshop onsite at your organization. Please contact our office for additional information and a detailed quote. The onsite workshops can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization with time allocated to cover client specific problems.
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Earn valuable CEUs.

ThinkReliability has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Raod, Suite 500, McLean VA 22101. In obtaining this approval, ThinkReliability has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is widely recognized as a standard of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, ThinkReliability is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.