Recurring Failures Need the Right Model

If the same failure keeps returning, stop running the same root-cause meeting. Match the model to the problem.

Not every recurring failure needs the same RCA tool. A single-event failure needs 5 Whys. A failure with several possible causes needs a Fishbone. A failure mode you need to prevent needs FMEA. A pattern in your data needs Pareto. A complex system failure needs a Fault Tree. And a fleet-wide strategy needs RCM. This infographic matches six failure patterns to the six models built for them — so you stop forcing every problem through the same meeting format.