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5AStepsAofAtheAODAProcessA-AcorrectAanswers1A-AIdentifyAopportunitiesAorAproblems
2A-ADigA&ADiagnose
3A-ASelectASolutions
4A-AImplementAChange
5A-AEvaluateA&ASustainAChange
StepA1AofAtheAODAProcess:AIdentifyAOpportunitiesAorAProblemsA-
AcorrectAanswersIdentifyAareasAforAimprovementAwithinAtheAorganizationAbyAgatheringAdata,Ag
ettingAfeedbackAfromAstakeholders,AandApinpointingAtheAgapAbetweenAcurrentAandAdesiredApe
rformanceAlevels.
StepA2AofAtheAODAProcess:ADigA&ADiagnoseA-
AcorrectAanswersInAthisAstep,AweAfigureAoutAwhyAtheAproblemsAorAopportunitiesAareAhappenin
g.AWeAmightAdoAsurveys,Ainterviews,AfocusAgroups,AandAlookAatAdataAtoAunderstandAwhat'sAreal
lyAgoingAonAinAtheAorganization.
StepA3AofAtheAODAProcess:ASelectASolutionsA-
AcorrectAanswersOnceAweAknowAtheAproblems,AweAfindAwaysAtoAfixAthem.AThisAcouldAmeanAch
angingAhowAthingsAwork,AtrainingAleaders,AorAadjustingAtheAculture.AWeApickAsolutionsAbasedAo
nAwhat'sAwrongAandAwhatAfitsAtheAorganization'sAgoalsAandAvalues.
StepA4AofAtheAODAProcess:AImplementAChangeA-
AcorrectAanswersOnceAwe'veAchosenAwhatAtoAdo,Ait'sAtimeAtoAmakeAitAhappen.AWeAmakeAaAplan
,AassignAresources,AtellAeveryone,AandAgetAgoing.AGoodAcommunicationAandAmanagementAareA
keyAtoAmakingAsureAtheAchangesAworkAout.
StepA5AofAtheAODAProcess:AEvaluateA&ASustainAChangeA-
AcorrectAanswersInAtheAend,AweAcheckAifAtheAchangesAworked.AWeAuseAfeedbackAandAmetricsAt
oAseeAtheirAimpact.AWeAalsoAplanAtoAkeepAtheAchangesAgoingAbyAtrackingAprogress,AofferingAsu
pport,AandAadjustingAasAneededAforAlastingAsuccessAandAimprovement.
DefinitionAofAaAChangeASponsorA-AcorrectAanswers-
ATypicallyAaAleaderAwithinAtheAorganizationAwithAauthorityAoverAtheApartAwhereAchangeAoccurs.
A
-AAlsoAhaveAtheAinfluenceAandAresourcesAtoAensureAchangeAsuccess.
,WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAaAgapAanalysis?A-
AcorrectAanswersGapAanalysisApinpointsAdifferencesAbetweenAwhereAanAorganizationAisAnowAa
ndAwhereAitAwantsAtoAbe.AItAclarifiesAtheApathAforward,AguidingAdecisionsAandAgoal-
settingAtoAdriveAimprovementAandAchange.
WhatAisAaAproblemAgap?A-
AcorrectAanswersProblemAgapsAareAdifferencesAbetweenAwhereAthingsAareAnowAandAwhereAthe
yAshouldAbe,AcausingAissuesAthatAneedAfixing.ATheyAfocusAonAresolvingAexistingAproblemsAorAine
fficienciesAwithinAtheAorganization,AhinderingAprogressAtowardAgoals.
WhatAisAanAopportunityAgap?A-
AcorrectAanswersOpportunityAgapsAareAareasAwhereAimprovementsAcanAbeAmadeAtoAboostAsuc
cessAorAseizeAemergingAopportunities.ATheyAspotlightAuntappedApotentialAforAgrowthAandAinno
vationAwithinAtheAorganization,AaimedAatAenhancingAperformanceAandAachievingAstrategicAgoa
ls.
WhatAisAtheAdistinctionAbetweenAproblemAgapsAandAopportunityAgaps?A-
AcorrectAanswersInAessence,AproblemAgapsAfocusAonAresolvingAexistingAissues,AwhileAopportuni
tyAgapsAfocusAonAidentifyingAareasAforAimprovementAandAinnovation.
CauseAAnalysisA-A5AWhy'sATechniqueA-AcorrectAanswers-
AIterativelyAasksA"why"AaboutAperformanceAgapAcauses.
- MayArevealAmultipleArootAcauses.
A A
WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAcauseAanalysis?A-
AcorrectAanswersCauseAanalysisAdigsAdeepAintoAwhyAproblemsAhappenAinAanAorganization,Aaimi
ngAtoAunderstandAandAaddressAtheirArootAcauses.AItAhelpsAmakeAinformedAdecisions,Aimpleme
ntAlastingAsolutions,AandApreventAsimilarAissuesAinAtheAfuture.
WhatAareAtheAproximateAcausesAofAcauseAanalysis?A-
AcorrectAanswersProximateAcausesAareAtheAdirectAfactorsAthatAimmediatelyAleadAtoAaAproblem.
AThey'reAtheAeventsAorAconditionsArightAbeforeAtheAissue,AoftenAvisibleAandAeasierAtoAidentifyAb
ecauseAthey'reAclosestAtoAtheAproblem.
WhatAareAtheArootAcausesAofAcauseAanalysis?A-
AcorrectAanswersRootAcausesAareAtheAmainAreasonsAwhyAproblemsAhappenAinAtheAfirstAplace.AT
hey'reAtheAdeeperAissuesAthatAmakeAimmediateAproblemsAoccurAandApersist.AFiguringAoutAroot
AcausesAmeansAlookingAatAtheAbiggerApictureAtoAfindAoutAwhyAimmediateAissuesAhappenAinAtheA
firstAplace.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:ALinkARootACausesAtoASymptomsA-
AcorrectAanswersConnectAeachArootAcauseAtoAtheAsymptomsAorAissuesAitAgeneratesAwithinAtheA
organization.AThisAcorrelationAhelpsAinAunderstandingAtheAimpactAofAaddressingAtheseArootAca
uses.
, PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:ABrainstormASolutionsA-
AcorrectAanswersGenerateAaAlistAofApotentialAsolutionsAorAstrategiesAthatAdirectlyAtargetAeachAr
ootAcause.AEncourageAdiverseAperspectivesAandAcreativeAthinkingAtoAexploreAvariousAalternativ
es.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:APrioritizeASolutionsA-
AcorrectAanswersEvaluateAandAprioritizeAtheAidentifiedAsolutionsAbasedAonAfeasibility,Aimpact,Ac
osteffectiveness,AandAalignmentAwithAorganizationalAgoals.AFocusAonAsolutionsAthatAaddressAro
otAcausesAeffectively.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:ADevelopAActionAPlansA-
AcorrectAanswersCreateAdetailedAactionAplansAforAimplementingAtheAchosenAsolutions.ADefineA
clearAsteps,Aresponsibilities,Atimelines,AandAresourcesArequiredAforAeachAsolution.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:AMonitorAProgressA-
AcorrectAanswersImplementAmechanismsAtoAmonitorAtheAprogressAofAtheAchangeAinitiatives.AR
egularlyAevaluateAtheAeffectivenessAofAtheAsolutionsAinAmitigatingAtheArootAcausesAandAachievi
ngAtheAdesiredAoutcomes.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:AAdjustAandAFineTuneA-
AcorrectAanswersBeApreparedAtoAadjustAandAfinetuneAtheAchangeAsolutionsAasAneededAbasedAo
nAongoingAfeedback,AperformanceAdata,AandAevolvingAorganizationalAneeds.AFlexibilityAisAkeyAt
oAadaptingAtoAunforeseenAchallenges.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingArootAcauses:ACommunicateAandAEngageA-
AcorrectAanswersCommunicateAtheAidentifiedArootAcauses,AproposedAsolutions,AandAtheAration
aleAbehindAthemAtoAstakeholders.AEngageAemployeesAandAkeyAstakeholdersAinAtheAchangeApro
cessAtoAfosterAbuyinAandAsupport.
PossibleAchangeAsolutionsAusingABrightspots:A-
AcorrectAanswersBrightAspotsAareAwhereAthingsAareAgoingAreallyAwellAinAanAorganization.A
ToAuseAthemAtoAmakeAchanges,AfollowAtheseAsteps:AFindAtheseAspots,AfigureAoutAwhat'sAmakin
gAthemAsuccessful,AandAshareAtheirAstories.AThen,AreplicateAtheirAsuccessAelsewhere,AadaptAth
eAsolutionsAasAneeded,AandAkeepAanAeyeAonAprogress.AKeepAlearningAandAfindingAmoreAbrightAs
potsAtoAkeepAimproving.
WhatAareAtheA4AcategoriesAofAstakeholders?A-
AcorrectAanswersChangeAinitiators,AchangeApartners,AchangeArecipients,AinterestedAonlookers.
ChangeAInitatorsA-AcorrectAanswersOnesAwhoAtriggerAtheAchangeAprocess
Who?