Description: Cause Mapping is a method of achieving goals using causal analysis and process/design improvement. The most common application for this method is root cause analysis of failures that have occurred.
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Cause Mapping is a method of achieving goals using causal analysis and process/design improvement. Root cause analysis of failures that have occurred is the most common application.. However, causal analysis (understanding why things occur) and process/design improvement (changing how things work) are fundamental to all problem solving. Cause Mapping is simple and effective for all types of issues.
Causal analysis is focused on the cause-and-effect relationships within an issue. The value of causal analysis is that the cause-and-effect principle will remain the same tomorrow as it was yesterday. In the future, causes will still be required to produce effects. Therefore, the causes of a problem that occurred in the past can be developed into lessons learned that improve the process in the future.
Since the cause and effect principle will continue to be at work in the future, issues that could occur in the future can be analyzed using cause-and-effect. Because the issue has not happened yet, the analysis will identify the possible causes that could result in the issue.