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How to start root cause analysis

Short answer: Root cause analysis runs on an improvement case or CAPA: on a problem choose Start an improvement case, then Start the analysis and open the Analysis tab. Use 5 Whys, cause and effect, Pareto and the cause tree; every cause says how sure you are.

Verified for PVology 0.58.0 · updated 2026-10-11

When to use this

A problem is defined and you need to know why it happens before choosing a solution.

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