kodestree’s Apollo RCA training teaches the proven 4-stage Apollo methodology: problem definition, cause-and-effect charting, solution identification, and implementation tracking that is used across manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and IT operations to eliminate recurring incidents for good.
Prerequisites
- No prior root cause analysis experience is required
- Basic understanding of your industry’s operational or process workflows is helpful
- Familiarity with MS Excel is useful for tracking causes and action plans
- Basic understanding of problem-solving
Course Objectives
- Differentiate between symptoms and true root causes
- Build a structured Cause-and-Effect chart for any incident or failure
- Apply the RAM criteria (Reduces risk, within your Authority, Meets objectives) to evaluate solutions
- Lead or contribute effectively to an RCA investigation team
What You Will Learn
- Understand the Apollo Root Cause Analysis™ methodology and its principles
- Define problems clearly and establish an evidence-based understanding of causes and effects
- Build cause-and-effect relationships using RealityCharting®
- Gather and evaluate evidence and data to support the analysis
- Identify effective solutions that address proven causes
- Develop and implement action plans to prevent problem recurrence
- Apply Apollo RCA to real-world problems through practical exercises
- Develop skills to facilitate RCA teams and collaborative problem-solving
Who Is this Course For?
This training is designed for professionals who investigate problems, lead improvement initiatives, or are accountable for preventing recurring failures.
- Quality, reliability, and maintenance engineers
- Six Sigma and continuous improvement professionals
- HSE officers and incident investigators
- Operations, manufacturing, and plant managers
- Anyone responsible for facilitating problem-solving teams
Tools You Will Work With
- Cause-and-Effect (Realitychart-style) charting templates
- Evidence and data-validation worksheets
- Action plan / corrective-action tracking sheets
- MS Excel for cause tracking and reporting
Skills You Will Gain
This course builds practical, job-ready problem-solving capability, including:
- Structured problem definition and scoping
- Cause tree / cause-and-effect chart construction
- Evidence-based causal reasoning
- RCA facilitation and stakeholder alignment
- Corrective action planning and tracking
- Investigation reporting and documentation
Career Outcomes
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Facilitator
- Quality/Reliability Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
- Maintenance or Asset Manager
- HSE Investigator
- Process/Operations Excellence Lead
