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Root Cause Analysis Handbook: A Guide to Efficient and Effective Incident Investigation
This Global Classic Is the Most Complete, "All-in-One Package"
of Book, Toolkit Download, Diagnostic Map, and Online Resources
Currently Available for Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
It offers the unique breadth, depth and practicality that can only come from six authors with 125+ years of combined global RCA consulting experience. It presents a field-tested system for investigating, categorizing, reporting and trending, and ultimately eliminating the root causes of incidents with quality, reliability, environmental, health, safety, and production-process impacts.
Practicing professionals consistently rate this comprehensive resource as being in a league of its own. The total package includes:
300-page Handbook focusing on rigorous application of structured techniques for both apparent cause analyses and root cause analyses. It includes step-by-step instructions, checklists, and forms for performing an analysis and enables users to effectively incorporate the methodology and apply it to a variety of situations. There are numerous incident, facility and industry specific examples and over 120 figures and tables.
Free Download of RCA Toolkit, including examples of cause and effect Trees and a sample template; examples of cause and effect Timelines and a sample template; toolkits for Investigating, Data Gathering, Data Analysis, etc.; plentiful forms and checklists; field-tested toolkit ABS Consulting uses in its projects that you can adapt for your own RCA/incident investigation program; and a resource list of recommended books, websites, organizations, etc.
Root Cause Map (full color wall chart 17 x 22 ) a powerful tool for staff to use in identifying and coding root causes.
Licensed access to ABS Consulting website for an abundant, global collection of articles, up to date examples, charts, forms, etc.
"Root Cause Analysis Handbook" is widely used in corporate training programs and college courses all over the world. If you are responsible for quality, reliability, safety, and/or risk management, you ll want this comprehensive and practical resource at your fingertips
of Book, Toolkit Download, Diagnostic Map, and Online Resources
Currently Available for Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
It offers the unique breadth, depth and practicality that can only come from six authors with 125+ years of combined global RCA consulting experience. It presents a field-tested system for investigating, categorizing, reporting and trending, and ultimately eliminating the root causes of incidents with quality, reliability, environmental, health, safety, and production-process impacts.
Practicing professionals consistently rate this comprehensive resource as being in a league of its own. The total package includes:
300-page Handbook focusing on rigorous application of structured techniques for both apparent cause analyses and root cause analyses. It includes step-by-step instructions, checklists, and forms for performing an analysis and enables users to effectively incorporate the methodology and apply it to a variety of situations. There are numerous incident, facility and industry specific examples and over 120 figures and tables.
Free Download of RCA Toolkit, including examples of cause and effect Trees and a sample template; examples of cause and effect Timelines and a sample template; toolkits for Investigating, Data Gathering, Data Analysis, etc.; plentiful forms and checklists; field-tested toolkit ABS Consulting uses in its projects that you can adapt for your own RCA/incident investigation program; and a resource list of recommended books, websites, organizations, etc.
Root Cause Map (full color wall chart 17 x 22 ) a powerful tool for staff to use in identifying and coding root causes.
Licensed access to ABS Consulting website for an abundant, global collection of articles, up to date examples, charts, forms, etc.
"Root Cause Analysis Handbook" is widely used in corporate training programs and college courses all over the world. If you are responsible for quality, reliability, safety, and/or risk management, you ll want this comprehensive and practical resource at your fingertips
320 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2005
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January 10, 2016
I wanted a good book on performing root cause analysis and after reading all the reviews on the subject I settled on RCA Handbook.
This is NOT an easy read - this book goes into a level of detail in the RCA process that I did not expect. From a Lean/Six Sigma stand point I was expecting 5 why and brainstorming. This is NOT A BOOK ABOUT THAT. RCA Handbook is the text book for the ABS consulting on the subject of RCA. The depth the text goes into is deep, but the explanations are thorough & the resources are incredible. The kindle version offers you links to the resources on their website where the hard copy offers a companion cd. These resources include forms, charts, explanations, etc.
I read the kindle version. There were several hyperlinks that brought you to their site and added a little noise to the book, but for the most part it wasn't too band and was always on point. There are a lot of charts and examples throughout the book to help guide you.
In my humble opinion, the best part of the this book was its extensive appendix (about 1/3 of the entire book). This appendix contains case studies, forms, and practical application of the topics in the text along with things like glossary. These could have been rolled into the chapters, but I think the authors made a wise decision to keep them separate.
I would strongly recommend this book for anyone who is involved with root cause analysis at a high level. Again this is not an easy read and I found myself having to reread sections repeatedly.
This is NOT an easy read - this book goes into a level of detail in the RCA process that I did not expect. From a Lean/Six Sigma stand point I was expecting 5 why and brainstorming. This is NOT A BOOK ABOUT THAT. RCA Handbook is the text book for the ABS consulting on the subject of RCA. The depth the text goes into is deep, but the explanations are thorough & the resources are incredible. The kindle version offers you links to the resources on their website where the hard copy offers a companion cd. These resources include forms, charts, explanations, etc.
I read the kindle version. There were several hyperlinks that brought you to their site and added a little noise to the book, but for the most part it wasn't too band and was always on point. There are a lot of charts and examples throughout the book to help guide you.
In my humble opinion, the best part of the this book was its extensive appendix (about 1/3 of the entire book). This appendix contains case studies, forms, and practical application of the topics in the text along with things like glossary. These could have been rolled into the chapters, but I think the authors made a wise decision to keep them separate.
I would strongly recommend this book for anyone who is involved with root cause analysis at a high level. Again this is not an easy read and I found myself having to reread sections repeatedly.
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