The document discusses cause and effect analysis as a technique to identify the root cause of problems. It involves identifying the major factors of a problem, determining possible causes by asking "why" until reaching the deepest root cause. Cause and effect analysis was originally a quality control tool but can also be used to discover bottlenecks and why processes may not be working. The steps outlined include identifying the problem, determining major involved factors, identifying possible causes, and analyzing the resulting diagram.

1. Challenge 3

2.  If you have a problem it is necessary to have a way you
can solve the problem completely, first time round,
rather than just addressing part of it and having the
problem run on and on
 Cause and Effect Analysis gives you a useful way of
doing this. This diagram-based technique, which
combines Brainstorming with a type of Mind Map,
pushes you to consider all possible causes of a
problem, rather than just the ones that are most
obvious

3.  Cause and Effect Analysis was originally
developed as a quality control tool, but you
can use the technique just as well in other
ways. For instance, you can use it to
 Discover the root cause of a problem
 Uncover bottlenecks in your processes
 Identify where and why a process isn't
working

4.  Follow these steps to solve a problem with Cause and
Effect Analysis:-
 Step 1: Identify the Problem
 Step 2: Work Out the Major Factors Involved
 Step 3: Identify Possible Causes by asking WHY to
every Major Problem till you reach the most root cause
 Step 4: Analyze Your Diagram

7.  Curriculum
 No interest shown by college to maintain
relations with companies and alumni
 No focus on development of soft skills

8.  Curriculum- To Design a up-to- date syllabus as
per the current market needs as the current
syllabus is too old and outdated. So keeping in
mind the changing environment we need to
design the new syllabus.
 Alumni Relations- A special cell in the college
should be formed which should look after the
placement of the students. They should keep the
track of the alumnus so as to maintain the
cordial relationship with both the companies and
the alumnus.

9.  no focus on development of soft skills –
special focus should be given on the
development of soft skills, because you are
hired for your technical skills but fired for the
lack of soft skills

10.  If you asked the correct question you are
bound to get the right causes.
 It is necessary to use cause and effect to
analyze and reach to the root cause and find
solution
 It again helps in finding the bottlenecks in the
process.
 Use it when you start investigating a problem