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Title: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Thorin on December 22, 2010, 01:13:30 PM
I've been asked to detail, essentially, the lifecycle of a bug.  In my research, I came across this interesting Wikipedia article, where they take about necessary, sufficient, and necessary and sufficient, and sufficient but unnecessary conditions.  It all ties back to Root Cause Analysis.  Anyway, I know some of us on here will find this an interesting little read; it made me think deeply about the true cause of bugs.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cause,_Effect,_Efficiency_%26_Soft_Systems_Models#DEVELOPING_THE_LOGIC_OF_CONCEPTUAL_MODELING
Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Mr. Analog on December 22, 2010, 02:11:57 PM
I can lend you my old ITIL handbook
Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Thorin on December 22, 2010, 02:58:08 PM
Oh, I've got my ITIL stuff, plus it's all (well mostly) available via Wikipedia.
Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Darren Dirt on December 23, 2010, 09:01:45 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on December 22, 2010, 02:11:57 PM
I can lend you my old ITIL handbook

^ wuh?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology_Infrastructure_Library ah.



Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Thorin on December 23, 2010, 10:42:09 AM
So did y'alls read the actual Wikipedia article?  It talks about necessary vs sufficient conditions and logical dependencies between such.
Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Darren Dirt on December 23, 2010, 11:39:33 AM
To quote Billy Crystal in a particularly fun movie,

I'M ON VACATIOOOOOOOOOON!




So, nope, didn't read the Heavy Stuff.
Title: Re: Root Cause Analysis: What Depends on What Else?
Post by: Mr. Analog on December 23, 2010, 01:07:14 PM
Nope, sorry :D

All I know is this:

-Triage
-Backlog
-Active Work Item
-Testing
-Signoff

That's pretty much the cycle anywhere