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📖What it means
The investigation of WHY an attempt failed, completed before another attempt is allowed. Its purpose is a concrete remedy: 'try again' is not a diagnosis, and a fresh attempt without one just burns the ladder.
⚖️What it is NOT
The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.
Not: Remediation
Diagnosis finds the cause; remediation applies the fix.
Not: Review
Diagnosis asks why something failed; review asks whether what was produced is acceptable.
🗣️Also called
root-cause investigationpost-mortem