bmad-cis-problem-solving

Invoke the workflow and describe your problem when prompted. The facilitator guides you through nine steps: problem definition, boundary diagnosis, root cause analysis, force field analysis, solution generation, evaluation, implementation planning, and validation setup.

The workflow draws from a methods catalog including Five Whys for linear cause chains, Fishbone diagrams for multi-factor problems, and systems thinking for interconnected dynamics. It recommends 2-3 methods matched to your problem type.

It generates a Markdown report saved to your configured output folder, covering the refined problem statement, root cause analysis, generated solutions, evaluation rationale, implementation plan, success metrics, and risk mitigation.

Yes. A customize.toml file supports team and personal overrides for activation steps, persistent facts loaded from project files, and an on-complete action, merged using BMad structural rules.

It is less suited for trivial issues with obvious fixes or emergencies needing immediate action. The multi-step diagnosis adds the most value for recurring, ambiguous, or multi-factor problems where symptoms mask root causes.