• Acronyms used
  • RC: Root Cause

1- Identification

[[304-Problem identification]]

1.1- Questions

• What is the problem you are facing?
• Why is it a problem?
• How important is it to solve this problem? Is it part of your 115-Your Priorities?
  • Importance score: /10

1.2- Root causes and control

• What are the root causes of the problem?
• What is the depth level of the root cause?
• What is your degree of control regarding each cause?
• What is the weight of each root cause on the problem?
• Killing effect: Can the root cause make the result totally black or white, and annihilate all the efforts made in other areas?

1.3- Summary

• What are the main causes that you identify that explain your problem?
• Are the main causes under your control? Is it a gravity problem?

1.4- Current management

• How do you currently face the situation?
• Did you get some results?

1.5- Questions

• What is the problem you are facing?
• Why is it a problem?
• How important is it to solve this problem? Is it part of your [[115-Your Priorities]]?
  • Importance score: /10

1.6- Identifying root causes and degree of control

• What are the root causes of the problem?
  • What is the depth level of the root cause?
  • What is your degree of control regarding each cause?
  • What is the weight of each root cause on the problem?
  • Killing effect: Can the root cause make the result totally black or white, and annihilate all the efforts made in other areas?
  • RC1
    • degree of control: /10
    • weight score: /10
    • killing effect:
  • RC2
    • degree of control: /10
    • weight score: /10
    • killing effect:
  • RC3
    • degree of control: /10
    • weight score: /10
    • killing effect:
  • RC4
    • degree of control: /10
    • weight score: /10
    • killing effect:

1.7- Summary of the problem

• What are the main causes that you identify that explain your problem?
• Are the main causes under your control? Is it a gravity problem?
  • Rational
    • If the main causes are not under your control the problem you are facing could be a gravity problem
      • Gravity problems are not real problems because they are not actionable. You can do nothing against them
      • What to do
        • You cannot argue or fight against reality the best way off action is acceptance.
• What are the root problems that are necessary to solve ?
  • You should focus your effort on solving root causes that have a lot of weight on the problem, that are under your control and that have a killing effect. You can use the [[AOT-18-Root Problem Resolution]] to frame a solution for each root problem
  • RP1:
  • RP2:

1.8- How I currently manage the situation

• How do you currently face the situation?
• Did you get some results?

2- Reflection

2.1- Control

• On what should you focus your efforts?
• How can you build robustness on the part you have less control?

2.2- Changes

• What could change the situation? What is the probability that this changes will happen?

2.2.1- Positive changes

• What could change the situation in a positive way? What is the probability that these changes will happen?

2.2.2- Negative changes

• What could change the situation in a negative way? What is the probability that these changes will happen?

2.3- Idea generation

• Intuitively, how would you like to solve the problem?

2.3.1- Questions

• What are some potential solutions to the problem?
• What are the pros and cons of each potential solution?

2.3.2- List of ideas

• List out all the potential solutions you came up with.
  • Opt1-
  • Opt2-
  • Opt3-
  • Opt4-
  • Opt5-
  • Opt6-
  • Opt7-
• For each solution, list the pros and cons.

2.4- Options to investigate

• Which solutions will you investigate further?
• What questions do you need to ask in order to fully understand the potential solutions?

2.5- Other questions

• Are there any other questions you need to ask yourself in order to fully understand the problem and potential solutions?
• How will you go about answering those questions?

2.6- Synthesis

• After reflection and idea generation, what do you think is the best course of action?
• How does this solution address the root causes of the problem?
• How confident are you in this solution? What is your degree of control on the output?
  • Degree of control: /10

3- Potential changes

3.1- Implementable changes

• What potential solutions have you decided to implement?
• How will you go about implementing these solutions?

3.2- Potential obstacles

• What potential obstacles might you face when implementing the solutions?
• How will you overcome these obstacles?

4- Planning

4.1- Steps

• What are the specific steps you will take to implement the solutions?
• In what order will you take these steps?

4.2- To do

• List out the tasks you need to complete in order to implement the solutions.
• For each task, include a deadline and any necessary resources.

5- Wrap-up

• What is the final solution you have decided to implement?
• How does this solution address the root causes of the problem?
• What steps will you take to implement this solution?
• What potential obstacles might you face, and how will you overcome them?