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Understand the issue or problem
Identify all possible Contributory Factors
By asking "why" and "how", classify the relevance of each possible Contributory Factor
Contributory
Insufficient data
Non-contributory
Obtain data and reclassify
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Determine Corrective Actions and monitoring mechanisms
Generate an Action Plan
Implement the Action Plan
Follow-up each Corrective Action to closure
Figure 7.4
A flow chart for performing a Root Cause Analysis (RCA).