What is Step 7 in Change Analysis?

• A. Select the most likely causes.
• B. Implement corrective actions
• C. Document the results
• D. Verify the analysis

Answer: (A)

In Change Analysis, the key task at this stage is to select the most likely causes. After you’ve brainstormed potential causes and weighed the evidence, you need to determine which factors are the leading contributors to the change or incident. This prioritization focuses the investigation and the corrective actions on the actual drivers, rather than chasing less plausible explanations. You’ll use evidence from the change timeline, failure patterns, testing results, and related data to rank the causes by likelihood and impact.

Implementing corrective actions, documenting results, and verifying the analysis all come after this step. Corrective actions are taken to address the identified top causes; documentation records what was found and what was done; verification checks that the analysis and actions actually resolved the issue.