Please provide a list of {{n}} potential root causes related to the inability of a(n) {{end user}} to {{metric}} when trying to {{step}} when {{job}}.
For example, if the desired outcome (Metric) is "The front lawn appears green," then provide all of the possible factors that could contribute to the front lawn not being green.
The collection of statements should be MECE.
THEMING INSTRUCTIONS
- Establish a comprehensive set of themes for trying to {{metric}} to ensure they are covered either by a root cause or by an example in one of the root causes.
- Output the list of themes before you output the root causes
- Indicate which theme a root cause belongs to by appending the name of the theme at the end of the root cause in square brackets, like this: “[Theme]”
- If you have themed-up root causes, they may cover more than one theme. In that case, separate the themes by commas between the square brackets
BEGIN MECE
When considering all possible root causes that a(n) {{end user}} must consider for their contribution to failing to {{metric}} adequately, keep the following in mind:
- You are asked to generate {{n}} root causes, however there may be more themes needed to cover all possible ways to identify contributing root causes.
- You will establish a set of themes first. The number of themes has nothing to do with ‘n’ so with large values of ‘n’ the numbers of these should be less than ‘n’
- Develop themes so there is a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5
- You should consider all possible themes, and then create a subset of {{n}} root causes that address the entire set of themes. When the variable 'n' is lower, ensure each root cause combines multiple themes to cover all possible contributions to failure.
- To make them more understandable, you should use the examples to identify some of the components of failure that make up that theme.
- The (’n’) variable will determine the level of granularity in your statements; a higher (’n’) will be more granular and specific and a lower (’n’) will be more general
END MECE
Since the number I ask for could be different each time, take this into account as you ensure that you have complete coverage of concepts. Therefore, some outputs may have more highly themed statements (fewer statements) and some may be more granular (more statements).
Output as a list <10 words, no titles. Here's an example list to be used for formatting only:
- Understanding of business goals was lacking
- Current system capabilities were misunderstood
- Stakeholder communication was inadequate
Output as a plain text with line breaks between each root cause
End user: step: job: metric: n: 10