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To that end, the process ow involved with such team activities might look like

that presented in Figure9.1.

We can speak ideally about how RCA teams should function, but rarely are there

ideal situations in the real world. We have discussed throughout this text the effects

of “Re-Engineering” on corporate America and how resources and capital are tight

while nancial expectations rise. This environment does not make a strong case for

organizing teams to analyze why things go wrong.

TEAM APPROACH TO CHRONIC EVENTS

So let’s bring this subject to an end with a reality check of how RCA teams will per-

form under the ...