P‑M Analysis Step 2: What Is a Physical Analysis?

In the sec­ond step of P dash M analy­sis, we con­duct a phys­i­cal analy­sis. This involves study­ing our spe­cif­ic phe­nom­e­non to explain how its phys­i­cal and mechan­i­cal fac­tors inter­act to result in an unde­sired out­come. This is a key activ­i­ty because its out­puts direct how we look for causal fac­tors. Learn the sev­en step approach for this activ­i­ty, how it uses visu­al­iza­tion, how it inves­ti­gates con­tribut­ing fac­tors across mul­ti­ple lev­els of cau­sa­tion, and three com­mon mis­takes to avoid when con­duct­ing phys­i­cal analysis.