Problem examples – Failure Hackers https://www.failurehackers.com Foiling Failures Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:52:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.failurehackers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-FHtitles512-150x150.png Problem examples – Failure Hackers https://www.failurehackers.com 32 32 The Case of the Declining Newsletter Engagement https://www.failurehackers.com/declining-newsletter-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=declining-newsletter-engagement Fri, 09 May 2025 07:29:00 +0000 https://www.failurehackers.com/?page_id=519 Background: A B2B SaaS provider relied heavily on email marketing to nurture leads and retain customers. Their weekly newsletter shared case studies, feature updates, and opinion pieces. Over a six-month period, email open rates dropped by half and click-throughs declined even more. Feedback was minimal, and marketing ROI fell off a cliff. Workaround The marketing […]

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]]> The Case of the Inaccurate Inventory https://www.failurehackers.com/inaccurate-inventory-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inaccurate-inventory-problem Sat, 03 May 2025 19:57:09 +0000 https://www.failurehackers.com/?page_id=516 Background: A regional online retailer experienced frequent disruptions due to incorrect stock records. Products listed as available would turn out to be out of stock when pickers arrived at the shelves, leading to delayed shipments, cancelled orders, and dissatisfied customers. The issue worsened during promotional periods and seasonal peaks. Workaround To prevent order errors, warehouse […]

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]]> The Case of the Overbooked Meeting Rooms https://www.failurehackers.com/overbooked-meeting-rooms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overbooked-meeting-rooms Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:31:28 +0000 https://www.failurehackers.com/?page_id=487 Background: In a fast-growing professional services firm, meeting rooms had become a precious commodity. With hybrid working patterns, need for video-calls, desk-sharing, and an increase in collaborative project work, the demand for quiet, private meeting spaces surged. However, despite having enough rooms on paper, teams constantly found themselves wandering the building looking for an available […]

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]]> Slow Software Deployment https://www.failurehackers.com/slow-software-deployment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slow-software-deployment Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:30:14 +0000 https://www.failurehackers.com/?page_id=444 Background: A tech company experiences slow software deployment, causing frequent delays in launching updates. This has led to customer dissatisfaction and a decline in product reliability perception. Workaround: The development team decides to increase manual testing and patching before each release to catch and fix issues quickly. This helps minimise the delays and ensures the […]

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]]> The case of the Late Homework https://www.failurehackers.com/case-of-the-late-homework/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-of-the-late-homework Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:28:24 +0000 https://www.failurehackers.com/?page_id=440 Background:A school teacher notices that many students consistently turn in their work late, the late homework disrupts the class schedule and affects the students’ marks. Workaround: To address this, the teacher starts offering extra marks to students who turn in their homework on time. This motivates some students to be more punctual, but it doesn’t […]

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