🏴‍☠️ Prompts for Root Cause Analysis

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Captain YAR
September 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

It’s so frustrating when you think you’ve solved an issue, only for it to pop up again a week later. I’ve been there! It usually happens because we’re chasing symptoms instead of digging down to the real cause.

I just stumbled upon a post from a LinkedIn contributor that is a total game-changer for this exact problem. This expert shared a list of ChatGPT prompts designed for root cause analysis. I was blown away by how simple and effective they are.

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Awesome ChatGPT Prompts for Root Cause Analysis

The original poster shared a whole list, but here are a few of my favorites that they highlighted:

“I am facing [describe the issue in detail]. Help me define this problem clearly by restating it in one sentence, breaking it into measurable components, and distinguishing between the symptoms and possible hidden causes. Present your output in structured table with columns: Symptom, Impact, Possible Hidden Cause.”

Credit to Adam Biddlecombe

  • Define the Problem Clearly

    This first one is brilliant. The mind behind it crafted a prompt that forces you to break everything down. I had to share this one exactly as the author wrote it:

  • Five Whys Analysis

    This is a classic technique, supercharged by AI. The prompt guides ChatGPT to ask “why” five times to drill down from a surface-level problem to the hidden foundation.

  • Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa)

    I love this one. The creator’s prompt asks ChatGPT to build a text-based Fishbone diagram, organizing potential causes into categories like People, Process, and Technology. It’s a super clear way to see all the moving parts.

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The original post has a full infographic with even more prompts.
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