The Method of The Five W’s, 5W 1H Is An Acronym In Which Every Letter Corresponds To A Question: WHAT, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, HOW & WHY, considered basic in information gathering or problem solving. The 5W1H Method Is Popular, Simple, and Easy To Use. It May Be Used in Various Situations.

1. 5 W's & 1H

2. 5W 1H Method
Popular, Simple & Easy To Use.
5W 1H Method May Be Used In Various Situations.

3. A Famous Quote
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their
names are What and Why and When And How and Where and
Who.
By - Rudyard Kipling in his book "Just So Stories"(1902)

4. Use of 5 W's & 1H Method
 To Define a Project.
 To Solve a Problem.
 Leading a Meeting or a Brainstorm.
 Criminal Investigation.
 Information-gathering.

5. Advantages of the 5 W’s & 1H
Method
 Process Is Simple.
 It Helps In Problem-solving Approach.
 Versatile.
 Broad View Of A Problem.
 A Powerful Questioning Technique.
 Determines Root Cause Of Problem.

6. • What ?
1st W
• Where ?
2nd W
• When ?
3rd W
• Who ?
4th W
• Why ?
5th W
• How ?
1 H

7. 5 W's & 1H
Why ?
How ? Who ? Where ?
What ?
When ?

8. What ?
 What, Specifically,...?
 What Next?
 What Else?

9. Where ?
 Where Else?
 Where Are You?
 Where, Exactly...?

10. When ?
 When, Exactly, Will You...?
 When Will It Start/End?
 When Will I Know?

11. Why ?
 Why Does That Happen?
 Why Not?
(just keep asking 'WHY?' to find root cause - often around 5
times)

12. Who ?
 Who Else Will Do This?
 Who Pays?
 Who Benefits?
 Who Will Do This?

13. How ?
 How Many?
 How Much?
 How Does It Work?

14. 5 W's & 1H Questions
 Who was Involved?
 What Happened?
 When did it Happen?
 Where did it Happen?
 Why did it Happen?
 How did it Happen?

16. Who Invented 5W 1H?
The 5 Whys technique is part of the lean production system and
was invented by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota
Industries.
The technique was first used in the 1950s, became extremely
popular in the 1970s and is still used in the Toyota today.

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