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5 Why

All About 5 Why

September 29, 2020July 10, 2018 by Christoph Roser

If you’re doing lean, you will encounter people telling you to do “5 Why” everywhere. And the method sounds simple, just ask “Why?” five times to find the root cause of a problem. However, there is a surprising amount of depth to this, as well as some pitfalls. Let me elaborate:

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