Root Cause Analysis Template
This root cause analysis template provides the key stages of a root cause analysis (RCA). Once the cause of a problem has been identified you then define the necessary follow-up actions required to address it.
A crucial aspect of any project is the ability to assess, plan, manage and control all risks that face the project. The initial stages of producing this plan require you to identify the categories of risk your project faces, for example, business structure, market sector, global, information technology etc. This enables you to produce a risk breakdown structure, often referred to as a RBS.
There are four steps in producing a risk management plan and these are:
- 1. Identify the risks or events
- 2. Perform qualitative & quantitative analysis for each risk
- 3. Plan a response for each risk
- 4. Introduce a process that monitors and controls your projects risks.
This root cause analysis template, commonly referred to as an RCA template, is designed to assist you in identifying your projects risks and potential problems and then to provide and document a way to prevent their occurrence. If a risk or problem cannot be prevented then your root cause analysis will record how to minimize the impact of such a risk to your project.
Your root cause analysis documentation will enable you and your organization to learn from such experiences and build the lessons learnt into future projects and the associated processes.
