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SOLVING PROBLEMS FOR MISSION
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CONTENT
Session 1: Recognizing the problem
¡ What is a problem?
¡ Recognizing the problem
¡ Accepting ownership of the problem
Session 2:Analyzing the problem
¡ Stating the problem
¡ Finding the causes
Session 3: Choosing and implementing solution

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WHY DO LEADERS NEED PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS? SOLVING SKILLS?
¡ Leaders’ job is to solve problems and make decisions.
¡ Problems should be considered as‘opportunities’.

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SESSION 1
RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM

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¡ Hasty assessment leads to misunderstanding.
¡ Solving symptoms not main causes.
¡ Not assessing properly associated risks.
¡ Choosing the best solution without considering its
feasibility.
Common mistakes

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WHAT IS A PROBLEM?
Deviation
• Causes are not clear.
• Solutions are not yet found.
Standard
Reality
Deviation

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RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM
¡ Actively recognize problems before they
happen.
¡ Assess the magnitude of the problem.

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TYPES OF PROBLEMS
¡ Deviation problems
¡ Potential problems
¡ Improvement problems

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ACTIVITY # 2
¡ Handout 2 – Stating the Problem

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ACCEPTING OWNERSHIP OF THE
PROBLEM
Are you the owner of the problem?
Are you responsible and authorized for the job or part
of the job that has the problem?
What would you do if you did not have
responsibility and authority over a problem?

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ANALYZING THE
PROBLEM
Stating the problem.
Identifying possible causes.
Checking for true causes.

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STATING THE PROBLEM
¡ Stating the problem
correctly:
- decides half of
problem-solving
process;
- decides which
problem to solve.
¡ Stating the problem
incorrectly:
- gets stuck;
- solves unreal problem;
- does not solve the
right problem.
Should be done
objectively and honestly

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HOW TO STATE A PROBLEM?
¡ Which object has deviation?
¡ What worry or potential threat might the deviation
bring?
Note:With improvement problems, stating the problem
just expresses concern about the objective. Example: ‘how
to …’

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ACTIVITY # 4 ¡ Handout 3 –Verifying Information

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LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSESCAUSES
By doing the following.
¡ Asking for others’ experience.
¡ Asking 'Why?‘
¡ Using process and standards.
¡ Using fishbone diagrams.

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LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES
ASKING 'WHY?'
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Problem
Possible causes

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LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES
PROCESS AND STANDARDS
¡ Fast
¡ Convenient
¡ Accurate
¡ Economical
Drawback
¡ Hard to express
relationship between
factors.

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LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES
FISHBONE DIAGRAMS
¡ A technique to define possible causes that creates
the effects.
¡ Often applied in a team.
¡ Also called cause-effect diagrams or Ishikawa
diagrams.

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LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES
FISHBONE DIAGRAMS
¡ Write the problem statement in the
‘problem’ box.
¡ List the main factors related to the
problem.
¡ List more detailed factors in each main
factor.
¡ Consider all the factors to find out possible
causes.
Problem

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SOME MAIN CAUSES
¡ Production:
¡ Machines
¡ Methods
¡ Materials
¡ Man
¡ Services:
¡ Policies
¡ Procedures
¡ Plant
¡ People
¡ Others
¡ Environment (buildings,
logistics, space) …
¡ Measurement (calibration
and data collection)…

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EXAMPLE: PA SYSTEM AT ST PETER’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Equipment
Put in place standard operating
procedure for maintenance
Frequent
breakdown of
PA system at
St Peter’s
People
M/O does not
appreciate the
importance of his role
Inexperience Maintenance officer
Maintenance officer
reports incident late
Why the frequent
breakdown
Bad maintenance
culture
Why the breakdown so soon?
Capacity Problem?
Check rating of
the PA system
Is the equipment properly earthed?
Quality of PA system
questionable
Periodic service
agreement
Infrastructure
Is the Infrastructural
integrity okay?
Conduct a
wiring audit
Check ALL sockets &
connection points
Process
Late reporting of incidents In case of emergency?
Have external team on standby
Internal technical
team to support M/O
Not organized

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SESSION 3
CHOOSING AND IMPLEMENTING A
SOLUTION

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SETTING THE OBJECTIVES
WHAT ISTHE EXPECTED OUTCOME?
¡ ‘The problem can be solved if …’
¡ Suggested solutions should include:
• The musts …
• The shoulds …
• The coulds …

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FINDING
SOLUTIONS
Two approaches
Logical approach
Creative approach

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CREATIVE THINKING
¡ Connect the nine points
with four lines without
raising the pen.

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BRAINSTORMING TO FIND SOLUTION
Don’t
Criticize
Be pessimistic
Tease
Be unfair
Be biased
Go into too details
Don’t say
Yes, but …
No, because …
This one is already mentioned
That one is not effective
It is nonsense
It cannot be done …
Do
Contribute many ideas
Think positively
Forgive
Piggy-back
Respect others’ ideas
Say
We can if …
Why not?
Let’s think more about this
More ideas, please.
We can
Try this …

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BRAINSTORMING
• Group related ideas.
• Evaluate and choose the most valuable ideas.
• Assign roles
• Inform the objectives
• Inform time and rules
Process:

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ACTIVITY # 5 ¡ Handout 4 – Fr Tom’s Laptop

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CHOOSING A SOLUTION
A good solution must be:
¡ Effective
¡ Feasible
¡ Efficient

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FEASIBILITY – CONSTRAINTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
SOLUTION
Financial
Human
Cultural
Legal
Resource
Risk

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EFFECTIVENESS
= Max
(Cost + Resource + Time)
Outcomes

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TOOLS
CHECKLIST WEIGHTING
ANDVOTING
FORCE FIELD
ANALYSIS

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CHECKLIST
Cost Time Resource
Solution 1 ü ü ü
Solution 2 û ü û
Solution 3 ü û ü

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WEIGHTING ANDVOTING
¡ Fast
¡ Avoid conflicts
¡ Get contribution of
team members
Drawbacks
¡ Low accuracy
¡ Easily become subjective

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FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS
Driving Forces Restraining Forces
The solution is…

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IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS
¡ What is final solution?
¡ Who is mainly responsible?
¡ How long to implement?
¡ How about budget?
¡ What sources can be used?
MAKE SURE OF EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

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NOTICES FOR
IMPLEMENTING
SOLUTION
Do superiors
continue to help
and support?
Do superiors make
sure of source
supply?
Are you really
authorized to
implement?
Do you get
cooperation from
related
departments?
What will you do
when requirements
are changed?
Should you be a
perfectionist?

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EVALUATING THE IMPLEMENTATION
DOES SOLUTION MEET AGREED OBJECTIVES?
¡ Compare result with agreed objectives.
¡ Check if important criteria are achieved.
¡ Take notes and draw experiences.
¡ Celebrate success.

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