Increase Your Project Success with the 5 Whys Technique

As many parents can attest, getting asked “why?” over and over can be extremely frustrating and annoying.  

Child: “What are you doing?”
Parent: “Putting on my shoes.”
Child: “Why?”, “Why?”, “Why?”, …

Personally, I love this stage of children growing up.  It shows me they are curious and wanting to learn.  Inside of that little head of theirs, they are coming to grips with the actions we are taking and reason for those actions.  Instead of being annoyed, we need to learn from these children, as they are utilizing a technique that can make our projects more successful.