Isn't the "root cause" of the Titanic sinking the "Hit Iceberg"? The occurrence of any of the other factors didn't cause the sinking in and of themselves.
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of John Sundberg Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:28 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Good article on Root Cause ** I liked the article - because it challenges a common accepted idea "root-cause" -- there is never "one" root cause -- there are many. Fire = heat, fuel, oxygen (take away one -- you don't get the result) The Titanic sank -- why? Rudder too small Lookout people not properly trained Not double skinned walls Can't rivet on curved metal Hit ice-berg Went too fast Travel at night Any one of those could have "prevented" the issue. Root-cause should be relabeled "Contributing factors" (Or something like that). (and it should be a list :) (or a table in Remedy talk)) -John On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 3:23 PM, John Sundberg <john.sundb...@kineticdata.com<mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com>> wrote: http://www.theitsmreview.com/2012/12/railways-derailments/ -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." Save The Date! Second Annual KEG (Kinetic Enthusiasts Group) Feb. 25th - March 1st in Denver, CO. For more information click here - KEG<http://www.kineticdata.com/Events/KEG.html> 651-556-0930<tel:651-556-0930> I john.sundb...@kineticdata.com<mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> www.kineticdata.com<http://www.kineticdata.com/> I community.kineticdata.com<http://community.kineticdata.com/> -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." Save The Date! Second Annual KEG (Kinetic Enthusiasts Group) Feb. 25th - March 1st in Denver, CO. For more information click here - KEG<http://www.kineticdata.com/Events/KEG.html> 651-556-0930 I john.sundb...@kineticdata.com<mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> www.kineticdata.com<http://www.kineticdata.com/> I community.kineticdata.com<http://community.kineticdata.com/> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ Portions of this message may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's public records law or under a legal privilege. If you have received this message in error or due to an unauthorized transmission or interception, please delete all copies from your system without disclosing, copying, or transmitting this message. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"