Work processes within your organization should be closely coupled with your problem-solving programs. A problem should be viewed as a signal that indicates where process improvements are needed. This alignment allows leadership and frontline personnel to work together to address safety incidents, operational problems, equipment failures and procedural deficiencies. Building a Cause Map™ diagram reveals the causes that contributed to the problem—revealing effective solutions and identifying specific work processes that need to be changed. From there, process maps clarify work processes that, ultimately, lead to improved human performance. This short course explains how organizations can improve the problem-solving process and make specific, actionable work process improvements.

This course is for individuals focused on improving human performance, managers looking to increase frontline engagement, safety leaders and quality improvement personnel, leadership wanting to shift from a blame culture to one of prevention, and any groups focused on preventing recurring problems and lowering error rates.