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Cadence/Resolve

Free root cause analysis tools

Two templates you can use today, in your browser, with no sign-up. Each one checks your thinking as you go and prints on one A3 sheet.

Your work stays in this browser. It is saved on this device only. Nothing is sent to us, and there is no account. The Clear button deletes it.

  • Fishbone diagram template

    Lay out causes under six headings, ask why behind each, and print the finished diagram.

  • 5 Whys template

    Follow one chain of whys from the problem to a cause the team can change, and print it.

Check whether the fix held.

A diagram finds likely causes. Cadence Resolve coaches the rest of the investigation, from what happened to an action that holds, then checks on a date you set whether the fix held.

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