- A Statistical Comparison of Three Root Cause Analysis Tools - Compares cause-effect diagrams, interrelationship diagrams, and current reality trees in areas such as perceived ease-of-use and ability to identify root causes. Peer-refereed article by Dr. Anthony Mark Doggett, published in the Journal of Industrial Technology, April 2004. [PDF]
- Analysis Paralysis - Article proposing analysis of root contradictions as a quicker, less data-intensive method to achieve effective problem solutions. Hosted at the TRIZ Journal. By Darell Mann.
- Root Cause Analysis - Concise description of root cause analysis from a systems perspective, with reference to classic system archetypes. By Gene Bellinger.
- Root Cause Analysis for Beginners - Article from the July 2004 issue of Quality Progress, published by the American Society for Quality. By James Rooney and Lee Vanden Heuvel. [PDF]
- Root Cause Network - Archive of newsletters with articles on root cause analysis.
- Solving Operational Problems in Business - Article from the October 2006 issue of Inc.com. Provides a brief description of the "5 Why?" method for small business problem solving. By Rebecca Morgan.
- The Seven Deadly Sins of Quality Management - Article from the September 2003 issue of Quality Progress, published by the American Society for Quality. Suggests a new taxonomy of root causes that characterizes seven modes of management system dysfunction. By John Dew.
- Why do root cause analysis? - Short article providing a statistical argument for targeting improvement efforts using root cause analysis instead of traditional problem solving. By Arthur Schneiderman.
