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Steps to solving problems (THINK (Read The Problem as well as possible,…
Steps to solving problems
ACTION PLAN
Does the problem look familiar?
Does it have a physical solution?
Is there a pattern?
Create a Model
Pictures or proof of failure
Available statistics
A Table?
A Number Model?
THINK
Read The Problem as well as possible
Can you retell it? Can the problem be re-created?
What do you know from the problem?
What is the problem asking you?
Do you have all of the information needed to solve?
DISCUSS AND DECIDE
Does your answer make sense?
Is your answer close to your estimate?
Can you solve the word problem a different way?
Will your solution produce value in long term
Involve stake holders, and problem solvers in the discussions
EXECUTION
Let all the stakeholders know
Execute steps in a sequence
Keep updating the stake holders
Let them know one final time it has been solved
Come up with a plan to solve it. Write down all the steps
DOCUMENT AND MEMORIZE
Train others on how to solve the same problem in future.
Create a document describing how it was solved.
Publish solution to the problem. This could be for yourself, or for a group
Note down steps that did not go well while coming up with the solution. Often people do not document this, and then they have to re-invent the wheel.
FIND ROOT CAUSE
Are there known solutions
Does anyone else know about the problem
Is a root cause apparent?
Do you know why it has come up in the picture in the first place?