Prompt #93
Back to promptsRoot Cause Analysis
- Variables
- incident, timeline, systems, mitigation
- Tags
- rca,incident,post-mortem,analysis
- Source
- research-2026-05-01
- Use count
- 0
- Created
- 2026-05-01T18:11:52.162090+00:00
- Updated
- 2026-05-01T18:11:52.162090+00:00
Content
Perform a root cause analysis for the incident:
Incident description: {{incident}}
Timeline: {{timeline}}
Affected systems: {{systems}}
Use the 5 Whys method:
- Why #1: ...
- Why #2: ...
- Why #3: ...
- Why #4: ...
- Why #5 (root cause): ...
Immediate mitigation taken: {{mitigation}}
Proposed permanent fixes:
1. Short-term (< 1 week)
2. Medium-term (< 1 month)
3. Long-term (architectural)
Prevention: What monitoring/alerts would have caught this earlier?