AAOM Handbook

Management Routines

Contributing/Root Cause Validation:

In the table below record the most probable Contributing/Root Causes (the highest ranked potential causes nominated above). Enter also: • The means to measure and validate the contribution of that cause to the Issue. • The person responsible for the validation. • The quantified contribution to the Issue (based on Pareto analysis or similar).

Potential Root Cause

Method of Validation

Person Responsible

Contribution Validation Activity WO Number

If no significant Contributing/Root Cause has been identified return to the identification and ranking of potential causes.

If a significant Contributing/Root Cause has been identified and accepted an improvement action and Implementation Plan should now be developed to eliminate or establish (depending on whether the change was good or bad) the significant Contributing/Root Cause(s) of the Issue. Record the Improvement Project Number next to the appropriate Contributing/Root Cause in the above Table.

Completion:

Attach the completed Process Investigation form to the Process Review Checklist from which the investigation was initiated.

Contributing/Root Causes(s):

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