Continuous Improvement Engineer Mock Interview

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Question 5 of 30

Please explain your understanding of cause and countermeasure.

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This question is meant to evaluate the candidates ability to apply a structured way of thinking when solving problems. As mentioned before, western thinkers tend to focus on solutions before a problem is fully understood. This way of thinking leads to expensive and ineffective solutions to problems. It is important that a CI engineer fully understands what is causing a problem and implements a solution that prevents a problem from occurring rather than just focusing on treating symptoms of the underlying problem.

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"When solving a problem it is important to understand the root-cause so an effective countermeasure can be implemented. If a solution is generated before the root-cause is understood then it is unlikely the problem will be eliminated. A true countermeasure prevents a problem from ever occuring rather than just resolving the effects of the underlying problem."

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