JournalofAccountancy

Quality management standards: How to perform a root cause analysis

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series to help practitioners learn about the AICPA’s new quality management standards and prepare to implement them. The interrelated final standards on ...
TechRepublic

Project management: How to conduct a root cause analysis

At one stage or another, all projects are subject to risks and being able to isolate problems can be tricky. Knowing how to conduct a root cause analysis can help your teams get to the source of each ...
JournalofAccountancy

Root cause analysis: Auditor tool gaining traction on multiple fronts

A new PCAOB spotlight report provides staff observations regarding the potential positive impact of performing a root cause analysis on the quality of audits performed by PCAOB-registered public ...
Forbes

Why Leaders Need To Do Plausible Cause Analysis

You’ve heard of probable cause. You’ve found the root causes of problems. But what is plausible cause, and why should we care? After all, plausible cause isn’t even an entry in my favorite dictionary ...
Forbes

From Crash To Clarity: Dissecting CrowdStrike’s Root Cause Analysis

Three weeks after a massive IT outage brought the world to its knees, CrowdStrike has just unveiled a detailed Root Cause Analysis report. The July 19 systems crash left an indelible mark, causing ...