Risk Management - How to Use the 5 Whys Method

The 5 Whys method is part of the Toyota Production System. And, as my regular viewers know, I am a big fan of raiding Japanese management and production techniques and applying them to strengthen our project management toolkit. So, how do we use the 5 Whys method? Five Steps… 1 Gather your team 2 Define what the problem is 3 Find root cause with 5 whys 4 Develop solution 5 Take action to implement the solution Nice add-ons - Poka Yoke - mistake proofing - Yokoten - best practice sharing - https://youtu.be/TnxIxNHOiUg Recommended Videos Here are some carefully curated video recommendations that answer the question, 'What is... 🎬 Yokoten? Best Practice Sharing https://youtu.be/TnxIxNHOiUg 🎬 the Gemba ...and Going to the Gemba? https://youtu.be/0-tmA22qjCI 🎬 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis - FMEA? https://youtu.be/ena1GxBwSNw 🎬 Design Thinking? Human-centered Problem-solving https://youtu.be/hfiCvbvhfy8 🎬 Muda, Mura, Muri? And, what are the 7 Wastes of Lean? https://youtu.be/Y8fJpYhA5vA 🎬 Lean Project Management? https://youtu.be/Eptywqps6lw And some other videos about Problem-solving 🎬 Two Approaches to Solving Project Problems https://youtu.be/vLYH-Upn9rE 🎬 Could You Survive on Mars? Problem-Solving. https://youtu.be/9PcNc8Ns7Cc A while back, I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. https://kit.co/MikeClayton/what-a-project-manager-needs Note that the links are affiliated. For more great Project Management videos, please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMZfp1_wquyegVY9SoER0Nw?sub_confirmation=1 For all our great Project Management articles and resources, please check out the OnlinePMCourses website: https://onlinepmcourses.com/ For basic Management Courses - free training hosted on YouTube, with 2 new management lessons a week, check out our sister channel, Management Courses: http://youtube.com/c/managementcourses For more of our Project Management videos in themed collections, join our Free Academy of Project Management: https://onlinepmcourses.com/free-academy-of-project-management/ Chapter Markers... 00:00 - The 5 Whys Method - Sakichi Toyoda - Toyota Production System 00:33 - What the 5 Whys Method is 00:43 - Steps 1 and 2 01:16 - Step 3 02:11 - A project-based example of the 5 Whys method 03:24 - Nothing special about five 03:36 - Step 4 04:09 - Step 5 04:24 - Add-ons to make the 5 Whys better still: Poka Yoke and Yokoten 05:13 - Conclusion #ProblemSolving #ProjectManagement #5Whys