How to use 5 Whys to solve a simple problem

🍕 Following up on my previous post on root cause analysis using a Fishbone Diagram, today I’m sharing a 5 Whys Analysis of the same issue: **"The pizza was burnt while being baked." 🍕 As the 5 Whys approach shows, sometimes the path to the root cause is more direct than we think: 1st Why: Pizza was burnt because it was left in the oven too long 2nd Why: The timer malfunctioned 3rd Why: It hadn’t been serviced or replaced 4th Why: No maintenance schedule existed 5th Why: Management overlooked its importance ✅ Root Cause: Lack of regular maintenance for kitchen equipment 💡 Solution: Implement scheduled maintenance and replace unreliable tools. This analysis reminded me that for simpler or less complex problems, the 5 Whys method can often be a faster and clearer first step toward identifying actionable root causes, especially before jumping into more comprehensive tools like the Fishbone Diagram. 📌 Practical tip: Start with 5 Whys. If it gets deeper or broader, then escalate to Fishbone or 8D. Do you typically start with 5 Whys or jump straight to structured RCA tools? #5Whys #RootCauseAnalysis #QualityTools #ContinuousImprovement #ProcessImprovement #BurntPizza #ProblemSolving #LeanSixSigma #QualityGurus #VisualThinking #OperationalExcellence