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IbD / Problem-Solving Blueprint

Stop Firefighting.
Start Solving.

A 7-step methodology for moving from reactive problem management to disciplined, evidence-based improvement. For team leads, operations managers, and consultants who deal with recurring problems that never fully go away.

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Root cause vs quick fix

The pattern is always the same

Something goes wrong. You fix it fast. Two months later it is back. You fix it again. The team is exhausted. The same problems keep appearing in the same meetings.

The reason is not that people are not working hard enough. The reason is that most professionals treat every problem the same way: react fast, fix the symptom, move on. Without a structured method for getting to root causes, the same problems keep coming back.

This course gives you that structure.

Focus on the process

The 7-step methodology

One complete arc. From vague complaint to closed, evidenced improvement.

  1. 1IdentifyWhat even is a problem? Turn a complaint into a measurable gap.
  2. 2DefineA sharp, agreed problem statement the whole team can act on.
  3. 3ObserveGo and see. Stop theorising from a desk. Gather actual evidence.
  4. 4TargetWhat exactly will be different, by when, measured how?
  5. 5Root CauseDrill beneath symptoms to the underlying cause with the 5 Whys.
  6. 6CountermeasuresFocused, prioritised actions targeted at the root cause... not the symptom.
  7. 7ReviewDid it work? What does the data show? What do we do next?

One example. All the way through.

Every module uses the same consulting team and the same problem: clients keep saying deliverables are late. You watch that one problem get progressively defined, investigated, analysed, actioned, and reviewed... from start to finish... across all 8 modules.

By Module 7, you have seen a complete problem-solving arc. You know exactly how the method works because you have watched it work on a real problem, from first complaint to closed loop.

Change happens behind the scenes

8 modules. One tool each.

Approximately 5–6 minutes of video instruction per module. One worksheet per module, applied to a real problem in your current work.

00

What Even Is a Problem?

Tool: The Problem Compass
01

Define It Sharply

Tool: The 3-Part Problem Statement Formula
02

Go and See

Tool: The 3-Lens Current State Method
03

Where Do We Want to Get To?

Tool: The Target State Formula
04

Why Is This Happening?

Tool: The 5 Whys
05

What Will We Do?

Tool: The Action Priority Matrix
06

Is It Working?

Tool: The 3-Question Review
07

The Complete Picture

Tool: The 7-Step Blueprint (capstone)

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