What is the most important part in solving a problem?

Problem solving is an interrelated and interconnected
chain of events in which one is dependent on the other in order to achieve the goal of
actually reaching a solution.

There are seven recognized
steps for problem solving which
are:

• Problem
  Definition.


• Problem Analysis.
  


• Generating possible Solutions.
  


• Analyzing the Solutions.
  


• Selecting the best Solution(s).
  


• Planning the next course of action (Next
  Steps)

If,
parting from this premise, you would want to give importance to one specific step, the
safe bet is to go with Step No. 1: Problem
Definition.

Imagine going through an entire process to
solve a problem and then discover that, somewhere in your process, you misunderstood the
reason for problem solving in the first place!

Therefore,
in order to be successful one must understand what the problem is, re-state it so that
you can be 100% sure, and from then on get a plan of action.