Root Cause Failure Analysis - Apollo Method

Prerequisites: None

Maximum # Students: 15

Recommended Text:

Gano, Dean L., “Apollo Root Cause Analysis”, 2nd Ed., Apollonian Publications, Yakima, WA, 1999.

Synopsis:

By the end of this three-day seminar, students will be able to participate in, and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis projects using the Apollo Method. The instruction is delivered with two-hour lecture segments immediately followed by two hours of practice and exercise. Targeted participants are any personnel interested in finding long term solutions to reliability problems.

Syllabus and Seminar Schedule

Day One

8:00AM – 9:50AM
Typical Problem Solving Practices and Causes of Ineffective Problem Solving

9:50AM – 10:10AM
Break

10:10AM – 12:00PM
Practice Problems and Exercises

12:00PM – 1:00PM
Lunch

1:00PM – 2:50PM
Understanding the Cause and Effect Principle

2:50PM – 3:10PM
Break

3:10PM – 5:00PM
Practice Problems and Exercises

Day Two

8:00AM – 9:50AM
Solving Problems with Apollo Tools

9:50AM – 10:10AM
Break

10:10AM – 12:00PM
Practice Problems and Exercises

12:00PM – 1:00PM
Lunch

1:00PM – 2:50PM
Identifying Effective Solutions and Implementation

2:50PM – 3:10PM
Break

3:10PM – 5:00PM
Practice Problems and Exercises

Day Three

8:00AM – 9:50AM
Facilitating Groups

9:50AM – 10:10AM
Break

10:10AM – 12:00PM
Practice Problems and Exercises

12:00PM – 1:00PM
Lunch

1:00PM – 2:50PM
Practice - A Real Failure Scenario

2:50PM – 3:10PM
Break

3:10PM – 5:00PM
Practice – A Real Failure Scenario