BlueDragon
BD2:
BlueDragon Root Cause Practitioner Training
Format
Online
Course
Yearly Cohorts
Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct
Starting Date
May 27, 2025
Registration
Duration
40 hrs
Price
$ 2297
COURSE OUTLINE
BECOME A BLUEDRAGON ROOT CAUSE PRACTITIONER
Frequently Asked Questions
Course Highlights
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the most holistic and advanced methodology for solving workplace problems.
This intense, hybrid online workshop will introduce you the two of the most critical life skills you can learn in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (1) – Critical Thinking and Complex Problem Solving.
Mainstream education has failed to adequately provide these critical life skills in primary and secondary schools and higher learning institutions. As a result, studies show that half of all millenials get an “F” in critical thinking (2). The course will break down critical thinking into its basic components that can be learned, practiced and mastered.
This course will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the graded approach to solving complex, human-centric problems using the most modern and innovative approach available in regulated industries: the BlueDragon Integrated Problem-solving (IPS) Methodology.
With BlueDragon, investigators, root cause subject matter experts and Six Sigma Master Black Belts can take their complex problem-solving skills to the next level.
Personnel new to root cause analysis can develop a comprehensive understanding of the graded approach to solving complex, human-centric problems using IPS.
This course will prepare you for certification as a BlueDragon Certified Analyst Level 2 and 3, helping you to become much more valuable to your organization.
(1) World Economic Forum, 2016 Future of Jobs Report)
(2) Williams, T. (2020). “Study: Nearly Half of Millennials Get an ‘F’ In Critical Thinking.”
You'll build practical and essential skills such as:
- Critical Thinking
- Systems Thinking
- Cause & Effect
- Analysis
- BlueDragon Framework
- BlueDragon Rapid Investigations
- BlueDragon Comprehensive Investigations
- BlueDragon Proactive Program Reviews
Who Should Attend?
This certification is relevant across all industries.
- Lean Six Sigma practitioners, Green Belts, Yellow Belts
- Federal, state and local auditors and investigators
- Inspector General investigators in all branches
- Project and program managers in all industries
- Methodologists helping others applying HCA in all industries
- Accident/Event Investigators in all industries
- Industrial Safety Managers in all industries
- Construction Safety and Management
- Performance Improvement Department personnel
- Contractor Assurance personnel
- Corrective Action Program Managers
- Occurrence Reporting personnel
- Safeguards & Security personnel
- Quality & Oversight Dept. personnel
- Environmental Health & Safety personnel
- Facility/Operations Managers
- Management of all levels
- Engineers in all industries
- Scientists in all industries
- Operators in all industries
- Regulators from all industries
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspectors
- Institute of Nuclear Power Operators
- (INPO) Inspectors
- World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Inspectors
- National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Inspectors
Objectives
After completion of the BlueDragon Root Cause Practitioner certification course, students will have developed an understanding of the fundamentals of critical thinking and complex problem solving, they will have developed an understanding of the BlueDragon Integrated Problem-solving (IPS) methodology, and they will be able to participate in IPS Rapid Investigations, IPS Comprehensive Investigations and IPS Proactive Program Reviews.
Requirements for Certification
After completion of the BD2 training course and live case study, prospective BD2 candidates must complete the following before being certified by BlueDragon:
Documentation
Investigations
Complete 6 IPS Rapid Investigations within a 6-month period *
* Or substitute 2 Comprehensive Investigations
Documentation
Turn in the required BD1 Certification documentation form.
Final Exam
Register and pay to take the BD1 Final Exam (80% to pass).
Technical Requirements
LMS Live Sessions
Online workshops are conducted through our BlueDragon Learning Management System (Absorb LMS), which requires access to the internet. There are no programs or software to download and our corporate clients will be provided with their own branded portal to access the LMS.
BD1 includes one instructor-led case study. The case study will be conducted online using Zoom or Teams. In addition, we will be using a virtual whiteboard (Lucid) that allows the team to collaborate simultaneously on the chart. These two platforms have made it possible to deliver virtual classes with the same or better results than live workshops.
The use of virtual whiteboards has made it easier to conduct assessments, investigations and root cause analysis when we cannot conduct meetings in person.
For the instructor-led case study, participants are required to have a webcam and microphone and be able to access Zoom/WebEx through the internet.
Internet download speeds greater than 20 Mbps are highly recommended.
Rob De La Espriella, BD3
Deming Prize winning team member and pioneering Nuclear Quality Assurance expert Rob De La Espriella is a former US Navy nuclear submarine officer and the founder and CEO of DLE Technical Services, LLC. Rob has a distinguished career spanning four decades leading and facilitating hundreds of audits, assessments, accident investigations, root cause analyses, and operational excellence initiatives. His clients include commercial nuclear power plants, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Defense (DOD) installations, Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories, and facilities across the US Nuclear Weapons Complex.
