Define the problem
Write a precise problem statement and explain the reasoning behind your approach.
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Root-Cause Analysis & Corrective Action
Investigate causes and define a change whose effectiveness can be examined. Build the skills through worked examples, guided exercises and a practical assignment.
6 connected modules1 integrated case1 practical assignment
IS THIS FOR ME?
Build capability where your work needs it.
Compliance officers and action owners addressing recurring findings or ineffective remediation.
Recommended starting knowledge
Familiarity with your organization’s compliance responsibilities and business processes is helpful. Bring a development objective; we discuss suitability and preparation before enrolment.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
Leave with a workable approach.
Analyze contributing causes
Prepare a causal map and explain the reasoning behind your approach.
Deliver and escalate
Create an implementation plan and explain the reasoning behind your approach.
Verify and learn
Design an effectiveness review and explain the reasoning behind your approach.
THE FULL SYLLABUS
Develop your approach, step by step.
Open a module to see the topics and practical work.
01Define the problem
Write a precise problem statement.
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Define the problem
Write a precise problem statement.
Topics we work through
- Observed facts and boundaries.
- Impact, urgency and interim safeguards.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Write a precise problem statement. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
02Gather causal evidence
Build an evidence-based timeline.
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Gather causal evidence
Build an evidence-based timeline.
Topics we work through
- Process records and stakeholder accounts.
- Competing explanations and uncertainty.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Build an evidence-based timeline. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
03Analyze contributing causes
Prepare a causal map.
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Analyze contributing causes
Prepare a causal map.
Topics we work through
- Process, incentives and capability.
- Avoiding unsupported blame.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Prepare a causal map. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
04Choose proportionate action
Compare corrective-action options.
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Choose proportionate action
Compare corrective-action options.
Topics we work through
- Connection between causes and remedies.
- Feasibility, resources and ownership.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Compare corrective-action options. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
05Deliver and escalate
Create an implementation plan.
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Deliver and escalate
Create an implementation plan.
Topics we work through
- Milestones and dependencies.
- Interim safeguards and delays.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Create an implementation plan. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
06Verify and learn
Design an effectiveness review.
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Verify and learn
Design an effectiveness review.
Topics we work through
- Outcome criteria and fresh evidence.
- Reopening ineffective actions.
- Apply these concepts to the course case and discuss evidence, assumptions and practical constraints.
Practice: Design an effectiveness review. Record your choices and identify what needs further verification.
Examples support professional learning. Applicable requirements and procedures must be confirmed for the organization and jurisdiction involved.
PUT IT INTO PRACTICE · FICTIONAL CASE
A real-world decision.
A reasoned response.
A payment-control issue returns after retraining and a policy reminder. Earlier actions were closed without checking results.
Your challenge: Investigate causes and define a change whose effectiveness can be examined.
Write a precise problem statement.
Prepare a causal map.
Design an effectiveness review.
YOUR PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT
A corrective action and effectiveness review plan.
Bring the module exercises together into a practical deliverable for the fictional case, or an appropriately anonymized work context agreed with the instructor.
What your assignment includes
- Write a precise problem statement.
- Build an evidence-based timeline.
- Prepare a causal map.
- Compare corrective-action options.
- Create an implementation plan.
- Design an effectiveness review.
LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
Show how you would apply it.
Learn through the case
Online explanations, worked examples and guided exercises connect the six modules. Instructor arrangements, access period and schedule are confirmed before enrolment.
Explain your reasoning
Knowledge checks and your practical assignment examine your ability to connect risks, responsibilities and evidence. Feedback addresses assumptions, feasibility and gaps.
Build toward the full certificate
This course is part of the proposed 18-course Compliance House Professional Certificate in Compliance Program Practice.
Explore the full program →Assessment and credential arrangements
The proposed course assessment combines knowledge checks with review of your practical assignment. Completion evidence, passing requirements, reassessment arrangements and recognition toward the full program will be confirmed before enrolment. Completing this course alone does not confer the full professional certificate.
The Academy certificate is issued by Compliance House; it is not an externally accredited qualification or ISO certification.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Make this learning relevant to your work.
Discuss individual participation or delivery for your compliance team. We will confirm suitability, duration, delivery format, assessment arrangements and fees before you commit.