The Five Whys Technique
Serrat, Olivier | February 2009
Abstract
When confronted with a problem, have you ever stopped and asked “why” five times? If you do not ask the right question, you will not get the right answer. The Five Whys is a simple question asking technique that explores the cause-and-effect relationships underlying problems.
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Serrat, Olivier. 2009. The Five Whys Technique. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2732. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Development Challenges
Asian Development Bank
Development Management
Skills Development
Performance Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Evaluation
Job Evaluation
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